A Summer's Evening walk to Titchfield Park

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	Walking up Orchard Walk towards Church Street and the Duke of Wellington. There isn't much room on either side. If you meet someone coming the other way, one of you has to stand in the side.
	We reach the top of Orchard Walk, Church Street is to the right. I see a house is for sale on the western side.
	We turn the corner and continue along Church Street towards the church. We'll turn right opposite St Wilfrid's and go up Manor House Court onto Titchfield Park.
	A game of bowls on the park. My friend Geoff Grainger gets into position to take his shot. The plump lady in the next group is his wife, Norma.  "I say! Well bowled, Sir!"
	The players stand around the rink discussing the game. "That was a good wood that young Geoffrey bowled!"" We turn and walk away, heading towards Cowpasture Lane
	The sun just manages to break through the hawthorn hedges which nearly meet in the middle of Cowpasture Lane, as it twists.........
	.... and turns on it's way down towards the ancient Kirkby Cross. .
	The gateway to Cowpasture Farm. The farmhouse, which has been extensively modernized, is of indeterminate age. But is known to be some hundreds of years old. I guess I'd have enlarged the windows a little if I were modernizing it.
	We arrive at the bottom of cowpasture Lane. I find the sign to be very amusing, who in their right mind, would even dream of parking their vehicle up the narrow lane?
	This is all that remains of Kirkby in Ashfield's old market cross, which is known to date from the 11th century AD. Hundreds of years ago the village market would be held on this site. We cross the road and head down Chapel Street for home. It's time for tea.

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