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Cherry Tree Lane
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Cherry tree lane sohamCherry Tree Lane sohamThe left hand photo was taken from the Fordham Road end of Cherry Tree Lane beside the Cherry Tree Pub. On the right was taken from the junction of Cherry Tree Lane and the Butts.




Cherry tree lane sohamThe photo on the left shows Cherry Tree Lane heading down towards the Railway line etc.

Cherry Tree Lane is an ancient lane that runs to the right of the Cherry Tree Public House. It is shown on a map of 1656, called Broad Lane and still follows the same coarse today and most likely got its name from the old Cherry Tree Public House that burnt down, the modern Cherry Tree Pub is built on its site. it is also inline with Regal Lane, another ancient lane known originally as Malin Lane, these two lanes would have most likely connected in ancient times at a spot known as The Butchers Causeway, now apart of Fordham Road.
Cherry Tree Lane is unsuitable for cars being a dirt track, and is quite creepy if you walk alone down there at night time, especially in the Summer months, with trees either side forming a canopy, making it very dark. It also leads you  up another track by the rear entrance to the Cemetery and leading you onwards towards The Butts, the other way leads you over the Railway Line in the direction of the Meer and Wicken etc. There was also an ancient fair ground down this lane used in bygone times.






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