Rogation Day

This is the only day of the year that we are legally entitled to walk those parts of the boundary that are not a public right of way. In the charter of AD 926 King Aethelstan granted the estate to a certain Ealdred:

“Where the dyke shoots on to Watling Street, then along Watling Street till you come to the ford, then along the brook to the second ford. Then from the ford up to the spring and thence to the dell (small valley), and then from the dell to the dyke, and from the dyke to the second dyke to the brook and from the brook to Cynburg well. Then along the dyke to East Coten, thence to the Old Brook, and thence along the rithe (riddy or stream). Then straight to the Highway and along the Highway to the dyke, and along the dyke to Watling Street“.

We leave from the Queens Head Tebworth at 10:00 AM sharp, stop for a well deserved lunch at the Fancott Arms around 1:00 PM, and get back into Tebworth around 5.30 PM. All are welcome.

Further details here.