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Withybrook
Acre is a triangular piece of land near a parish boundary in south
Leicestershire. It is defined
by a village road one one side, a stream on the lower side and an
enclosure hedge on the third side. Its shape is significant in determining its history, as it is probably a pightle. At the time of enclosure, odd-shaped fields caused problems which had not been encountered in the days before mechanisation. Fields were reorganised to be rectangular but this created leftovers or off-cuts. In most cases these were small pieces of land which were essentially triangular in shape. Local people probably referred to these pieces as “pigtails”. In East Anglian dialect, this became pronounced as 'pye-tell'. Later, several long low greenhouses were constructed on the site and willow was cultivated in the area bordering the stream. In more recent times the site has been used as a small market garden, several additional buildings being constructed for this purpose. After some years of neglect, the land is being cleared of accumulations of rubbish, and as much as possible of the original character and nature of the area is being restored. |
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