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Historical landmark in Hallaton

Updated: August 06, 2024 04:47 AM

Monument is located in Hallaton (Village in England), United Kingdom. It's address is Skeffington Wood Rd, Leicester LE7 9DN, United Kingdom.

Skeffington Wood Rd, Leicester LE7 9DN, United Kingdom

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Where is Monument?

Monument is located at: Skeffington Wood Rd, Leicester LE7 9DN, United Kingdom.

What are the coordinates of Monument?

Coordinates: 52.623127, -0.8827539

Monument Reviews
Angie Allen (Time&Place)
2021-03-20 20:46:53 GMT

This wood was a refuge to the people of Skeffington during the plague and was a large forest in Saxon times. During the second world war it was decimated probably to provide timber when imports were difficult to obtain, and the area was replanted by Mr C.Harry Walker (George Walker Ltd.) of Syston between 1945 - 1955.
George Walker Ltd was established in 1814 as a haulage business, and quickly became involved in handling round timbers from the local country estates. Soon the company was trading as a timber merchant, selling and hauling rough tree trunks to sawmills across the region. It was not until Harry Walker took over the business in 1915 that the natural progression into saw milling was made.
The monument commemorates the re-afforestation of the ancient wood. It reads:
NELSON PLANTATION
Aug the 1st
1798
M

SKEFFINGTON
WOOD
REAFFORESTED
1945 -1955
HARRY WALKER

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About Hallaton
Village in England

Hallaton is a village and civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 523, which had increased to 594 at the 2011 census. source

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