▁east . ▁To ▁the ▁north ▁the ▁parish ▁meets ▁the ▁parish ▁of ▁Raw cl iffe . ▁To ▁the ▁south ▁the ▁boundary ▁runs ▁past ▁Hom est ead ▁Park ▁from ▁the ▁O use ▁then ▁north ward ▁along ▁the ▁A 1 9 ▁to ▁turn ▁east ▁along ▁B rom pton ▁Road , ▁then ▁it ▁turns ▁north ▁up ▁Water ▁Lane ▁before ▁going ▁east ▁again ▁along ▁Lil bourne ▁Drive ▁and ▁then ▁following ▁the ▁water way ▁known ▁as ▁Bur ▁Dy ke . ▁Where ▁Bur ▁Dy ke ▁reaches ▁Bo oth am ▁St ray ▁it ▁extends ▁an ▁arm ▁towards ▁the ▁N est le ▁Factory ▁they ▁and ▁ends ▁at ▁the ▁River ▁F oss . ▁ ▁The ▁parish ▁contains ▁Cl if ton ▁Back ies ▁Nature ▁Reserve ▁which , ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁was ▁designated ▁as ▁a ▁local ▁nature ▁reserve . ▁The ▁diverse ▁habit ats ▁support ▁many ▁different ▁species ▁of ▁m amm al , ▁bird , ▁insect ▁and ▁plant ▁life . ▁It ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁Cl if ton ▁Air field ▁but ▁after ▁its ▁last ▁use ▁in ▁the ▁Berlin ▁Airl ift ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 4 0 s , ▁it ▁was ▁allowed ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁nature . ▁The ▁land ▁originally ▁belonged ▁to ▁St ▁Mary ' s ▁Ab bey , ▁but ▁after ▁the ▁dissol ution ▁of ▁the ▁monaster ies ▁the ▁land ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁f url ong ▁or ▁field ▁known ▁as ▁' M oor ▁Bro ats ' ▁and ▁cultiv ated ▁under ▁the ▁strip ▁far ming ▁system ▁in ▁medieval ▁times . ▁The ▁current ▁r idge ▁and ▁fur row ▁appearance ▁of ▁the