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Great Barn, Boroughby Grange blue plaque

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Great Barn, Boroughby Grange blue plaque
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This blue commemorative plaque records: Near here stood the 14th century Great Barn of Peterborough Abbey's Boroughby Grange. Demolished in 1892, stone from the barn forms the plinth of this terrace. Recorded plaque organisation: Peterborough Civic Society.
The Great Barn at Boroughby Grange was a significant agricultural structure built in the 14th century for Peterborough Abbey, reflecting medieval monastic land management practices; its demolition stones were repurposed locally in the late 19th century.

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