Just to nail down the exact position of Green Hedges in relation to the present-day site, I overlaid a map from the early 1970s onto the most recent aerial photograph from Google Maps:
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The green arrow points to Green Hedges: the road appears to pass right through the site of the house.
Where exactly was Green Hedges?
Re: Where exactly was Green Hedges?
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Re: Where exactly was Green Hedges?
That's interesting. Thanks, Ian!
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Re: Where exactly was Green Hedges?
Shakespeares house met a similar fate to Green Hedges!
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