Sedgwick
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Sedgwick by Stephen McKay as part of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
There are currently over 7.5m images from over 14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk
Sedgwick
Image: © Stephen McKay Taken: 26 Dec 2008
Looking down on the village from the top of the Lancaster Canal aqueduct. Sedgwick was largely developed by the Wakefield family who opened a gunpowder works nearby in the 18th century. This was the major source of employment until 1920 when gunpowder ceased to be produced there. The family subsequently built Sedgwick House.
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
Image Location
Latitude
54.276399
Longitude
-2.749859