Parson Drove

Parson Drove is a fen village and civil parish in the Isle of Ely, Cambridgeshire, England.The area was farmed by the Romans, who left evidence of their presence in several places throughout Parson Drove and the surrounding parish.[3] Samuel Pepys wrote about Parson Drove in his diary for 17 September 1663, describing it as a "heathen place" where he found his uncle and aunt in a "sad poor thatched cottage", after which he took them to a "miserable inn" (the Swan Inn), where he was staying, and where his uncle's horse was subsequently stolen.[6] Parson Drove has buildings dating from the 16th century, ten of which are Grade II listed.[16] The local football club, Parson Drove, play in the Eastern Counties League Division One North.
Woad mill, Parson Drove by James Doyle Penrose (1906)
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