A dogged couple have told how they leapt into action to stop builders sticking a fence what they claim is their land.
Raging Laura and John Allen of Winterton said they confronted workmen for Keigar Homes after they turned up and tried take the plot.
Grimsby Live reports how plans show that the project cuts off around ten feet of their garden.
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A boundary fence has been built already but Laura and John say it would cut through their garden if it was allowed to continue
Determined Laura insists that the strip of land has always belonged to the houses on their road in Lincolnshire - and she was never going to allow it to be taken away.
"When I saw the workers putting a fence up across the other gardens, I ran up the garden and shouted at them to stop," Laura, 77, said.
"I have lived in this house for more than 20 years and was born in the house next door. I know exactly where the garden ends.
"I asked the workmen how they knew where the boundary was and they said it was on their plan.
"The other houses may not have put a fence up at the end of their property, but ours has been there for years.
"We are not trying to steal land, we just want what is ours.
"I wasn't about to let them take a bit of our garden."
Keigar Homes was granted permission to build 135 homes on the site by North Lincolnshire Council in 2019.
The dispute began on October 8 when Laura confronted employees.
The couple have now been assured that nothing will happen until the company checks the Land Registry for the houses on Cemetery Road.
Laura and John are positive it will show they are in the right.
They say that the houses' gardens originally extended even further.
John, 74, said: "Laura's father lived next door and used to get one shilling a week from the electric company because the wires went over his land.
"Our garden is on the same level, so that shows to us that this is our garden."
They say that other residents haven't established firm boundaries at the end of the gardens, whereas they have fenced theirs off to let a dog exercise."
Grandson Robby said: "These problems are causing them a great deal of stress, and they have been worried that work would start without them realising.
"My grandmother knows the area and boundaries better than almost anyone."
Keigar Homes has been contacted for comment.
