The local water supply for Laleston before water was piped into villages, this watering hole has a hand pump and underground sump.

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Laleston village near Bridgend in South Wales has what most villages used to have to have, a fresh supply of water, like a lot of villages water was only available from dug wells either by pumping it up by hand or filling a bucket from a reservoir, situated just off the main road in a small village.

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Size: 5616px × 3744px
Location: Laleston, Near Bridgend in South Wales. UK
Photo credit: © Christopher May / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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