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An Inclosure Award in 1811 allotted to resident Freemen and Freemen's Widows of Leicester 36 acres of land between Aylestone Road and the River Soar, 2 acres at Saffron Lane and 85 acres between Welford Road and Aylestone Road. The last mentioned was to become known as Freemen's Common, now a large retail and industrial estate. This picture shows the Counting House, a remnant of the old cattle market that used to be on the site, now a large and popular public house. View point is the carpark of Morrison's supermarket. See Link for more historical information about Freemen's Common and the surrounding area.