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Hollow Lane, Canterbury, UK, joins the city's approach-road to the Roman road Stone Street.

Tennyson's Lane, a picturesque sunken lane on Blackdown named in memory of the poet.

A sunken lane, also called a hollow way or holloway, is a road which has, through water erosion, fallen significantly lower than the land on either side. Some are very ancient indeed with evidence of Roman, Iron Age or even earlier examples.

Sunken lanes are a characteristic feature of the landscape of southern England, especially in greensand areas of the Downs and the Weald. The earth banks on either side, topped with hedges and trees, give the impression of a tunnel enclosing the traveller.

Because the roadway is restricted by the banks on either side, sunken lanes typically admit the passage of only one vehicle; that is, they are single track roads. Occasional passing places are provided where possible; because visibility is restricted by the banks, road users encountering another vehicle will often have to reverse to find a suitable place to pass.

While many sunken lanes are now metalled, and thus unlikely to erode any further down, some are still unsurfaced green lanes, typically now designated as bridleways. A few sunken lanes are open to vehicular traffic as Byways Open to All Traffic, although the severe potential for increased erosion means that such usage is increasingly restricted.

A Hollow way, or Holloway is a country track that is lower than its surrounding fields.

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+[[Image:CanterburyHollowLane4396.JPG|thumb|Hollow Lane, Canterbury, UK, joins the city's approach-road to the [[Roman road]] [[Watling_Street#Subsidiary_routes|Stone Street]].]]
 [[Image:Tennysonslane.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Tennyson's Lane, a picturesque sunken lane on [[Blackdown, Sussex|Blackdown]] named in memory of the poet.]]
-A '''sunken lane''' is a road which has, through [[erosion]], come to fall significantly below the land on either side.  Sunken lanes are a characteristic feature of the landscape of [[southern England]], especially in [[greensand]] areas of the [[Downs]] and [[the Weald]].
+A '''sunken lane''' is a road which has, through [[erosion]],     the land on either side.  are      of [[ ]], [[]]    .
+Sunken lanes are a characteristic feature of the landscape of [[southern England]], especially in [[greensand]] areas of the [[Downs]] and [[the Weald]]. The earth banks on either side, topped with hedges and trees, give the impression of a tunnel enclosing the traveller.
 Because the roadway is restricted by the banks on either side, sunken lanes typically admit the passage of only one vehicle; that is, they are [[single track road]]s.  Occasional [[passing place]]s are provided where possible; because visibility is restricted by the banks, road users encountering another vehicle will often have to reverse to find a suitable place to pass.
 While many sunken lanes are now [[metalled]], and thus unlikely to erode any further down, some are still unsurfaced [[green lane]]s, typically now designated as [[bridleway]]s.  A few sunken lanes are open to vehicular traffic as [[Byway Open to All Traffic|Byways Open to All Traffic]], although the severe potential for increased erosion means that such usage is increasingly restricted.
+A '''Hollow way''', or '''Holloway''' is a country track that is lower than its surrounding fields.
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