The River Holme alongside Woodhead Road, Holmfirth

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The photograph on this page of The River Holme alongside Woodhead Road, Holmfirth by Humphrey Bolton as part of the Geograph project.

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The River Holme alongside Woodhead Road, Holmfirth

Image: © Humphrey Bolton Taken: 8 Jan 2009

The river makes a rather sharp turn here, probably due to the construction of the road on a high retaining wall. A culvert enters, apparently from under the houses although it might have crossed under the road and then turned left. The iron box is probably a sewer manhole.

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Image Location

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Latitude
53.56664
Longitude
-1.797638