2011

TQ8128 : Hop bines at Hoad's farm

taken 13 years ago, near to Linkhill, Kent, England

Hop bines at Hoad's farm
Hop bines at Hoad's farm
A traditional Hop Field, or Hop Garden, was formed by rows of poles or strings 16 feet high. Modern fields are about 10 feet high. The hop plant starts growing in spring and grows up the pole or string, until September when it is harvested. Hops are dried and used for flavouring beer. …read more Link

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TQ8128, 65 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Oast House Archive   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Thursday, 9 June, 2011   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 13 June, 2011
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 812 286 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:1.7406N 0:34.9680E
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OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 812 286
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