Local List: Horse trough (Daventry)

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Date assigned	01 July 2017
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Monumental horse trough for use by horses ascending the steep slope north of Lower Harlestone. It was erected in 1904 by the husband of Charlotte Countess Spencer who died in 1903 who '..loved for gods dumb creatures..' according to the long inscription above the trough

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Grid reference	SP 70453 64636 (point) Central
Civil Parish	HARLESTONE, West Northamptonshire (formerly Daventry District)

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Jun 11 2025 9:16PM

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