capslane
capslane
A very early lane across the fields
Thought to be in
the area of Lyde
Road, there is
just one
intriguing
reference, made
in a document of
13 Henry IV
(1411) which
states "....
seven acres in
the fields of
Kingston,
whereof 3½
The "meadow called Dychefulle Moure" is most likely the later Ditchelmoor. In terms of today's geography, Ditchelmoor was (very roughly) that area of land between Flushing Meadow in the east and the River Yeo in the west, now occupied by the garage on Sherborne Road, the small business park to its north and part of the sewage works.