Old Arkwright Town
Introduction
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Old Arkwright Town
Image: © Michael Patterson Taken: 21 Feb 2006
The monument between the lampposts records the fact that the village of Arkwright Town was formerly located here. The village was moved in its entirety a number of years ago to remove villagers from the threat posed by methane gas which was seeping into their homes from old coal workings. See the new village in Image
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Image Location
Latitude
53.231901
Longitude
-1.362374