Originally Posted By Jays
Originally Posted By Peter J
I've attached the route for LogMog New Year Run tomorrow.

Ironically about half way round it goes past our house...!!




Petersfinger ? rofl


:santahohoho: :santahohoho:

Actually Alderbury....

Petersfinger = Saint Peter ad Vincula is corrupted to Peter’s Finger. But why is the street called Petersfinger? Some web research was needed!

It seems that in the middle ages fences of the Royal Clarendon Estate at Peter’s Finger were ‘thrown open’ on Lammas Day, which also happens to be the feast of Saint Peter ad Vincula. Lammas day is 12th of August, after the harvest. They remained open until the following Lady Day (25th March)when the the fields would have been sown with seed. Why throw the fences open? so animals would graze and help fertilise the soil.



Last edited by Peter J; 03/01/15 06:23 PM. Reason: Explanation of Peters Finger

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