It would seem like you have found the villages old sewage works.. I think that at some time the village has been connected to a much larger system elsewhere.
Some of the tastiest tomatoes that I've ever eaten were harvested from Knowsthorpe sewage works in Leeds. I spent an idyllic summer working there when I was between completing my PGCE course and taking up my first teaching post.
In a similar vein, the reason why you often find clumps of stinging nettles alongside bridleways and paths is because of the nitrate-rich soil, thanks to generations of working men stopping for a tinkle on their way home from the pub.
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