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Beating the bounds

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Beating The Bounds (1936)

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BEATING THE BOUNDS

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Beating The Bounds Of London (1920-1929)

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Llantrisant: Beating the Bounds Compilation

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Beating the Bounds

Beating the bounds is an ancient custom still observed in some English and Welsh parishes. Under the name of the Gangdays the custom of going a-ganging was kept before the Norman Conquest. A group of old and young members of the community would walk the boundaries of the parish, usually led by the parish priest and church officials, to share the knowledge of where they lay, and to pray for protection and blessings for the lands.