Bramcote - Town and
Country
w/e 24 August
2003
For our circular
walk around Bramcote Village and Burnt Hill we parked on Church
Street and then took a left turn into Town Street, the narrow
lane that runs through the village. In many places there is only
room for a footpath on one side of the road and even then, at
the White Lion it has a dual function serving as an access way
to the pub with part of the hostelry overhanging.
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The pub entrance
provides a good vantage point for some of the cottages on Town
Street.
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At the junction
with Cow Lane, the Francis Longden Alms Houses stand on the corner.
This is the view from the corner of Moss Drive which forms the
next part of the route.
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But before continuing up Moss
Drive, we must first take note of the remains of St Luke's Church
which stands on the corner. A small church existed in Bramcote
as early as 1246 and it has been suggested that this tower could
have been part of that church. Whatever the truth, the tower
standing in the graveyard is all that now remains of St Luke's
and is known locally as the "Sunken Church".
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We now head for the country
and towards the highest point of our walk by following a path
by iron railings around the waterworks. Crossing a field and
over a stile the route then reaches Burnt Hill via a fern flanked
footpath .....
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.... from where we can enjoy
the view across the surrounding fields and houses. This one is
in the direction of Stanton By Dale over parts of Bramcote and
Stapleford.
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