You are in the Ratby Meadow open space. Wander around and enjoy the varied wildlife that lives here. You are looking for a pot of about 1l capacity.
The meadow has an interesting history. It is called Ratby meadow inspite of being in the parish of Enderby. During the latter half of the 14th century there was a meadow in the parish of Ratby owned by several local people. The meadow was mown on a certain day each year.
One year John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster and Earl of Leicester passed the meadow in Ratby and joined in with the festivities, and "...he was so well pleased with their innocent pastimes that when he took his leave he told them if they would meet him at Leicester, he would give to each of them a ewe to their ram, also a wether whose fleece should annually, when sold, make them a splendid repast."
The Ratby parishioners met the Duke, who also gave each of them half an acre of land in the parish of Enderby to be called The Ewes, plus another small piece of land for each person to be called The Bootsand two acres of land for their general use to be called The Wether. Hay from the Wether was to be sold annually on Whit Monday to pay for the Whit Monday feast. The Ewes, Boots and Wether now make up Ratby meadow.