The boundary of the Hundreds of Leyland and West Derby
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The boundary of the Hundreds of Leyland and West Derby
Image: © David Long Taken: 14 Nov 2008
The River Douglas often causes flooding down in Wigan itself. Just visible across the stream, with a grey box on the left-hand bank, is what appears to be a device for measuring its levels up here to give warning down below.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.583989
Longitude
-2.637094