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Chipping Sodburt Mop Fair

The fair happens twice a year. It originated as a hiring fair in the reign of Edward lll (circa 1351) and the need to regulate manpower, matching workers with employers, after the Black Death greatly reduced the population of England.

Today it is a funfair that is held in the High Street for all the family to enjoy.

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Uploaded on September 23, 2017
Taken on September 22, 2017