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TQ8029 : Hop flower at Hoad's Farm

near to Sandhurst, Kent, Great Britain

Hop flower 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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2012

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Grid Square: TQ8029, 35 images (more nearby)
Photographer: Oast House Archive (find more nearby)
Image classification^?: Supplemental image
Date Taken: Sunday, 16 September, 2012 (more nearby)
Submitted: Saturday, 22 September, 2012
Geographical Context: Farm, Fishery, Market Gardening
Subject Location: OSGB36: TQ 807 294 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:2.1801N 0:34.6159E
Photographer Location: OSGB36: TQ 807 295
View Direction: SOUTH (about 180 degrees)