The River Ribble upstream of Washpit Mills, Cartworth
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The River Ribble upstream of Washpit Mills, Cartworth
Image: © Humphrey Bolton Taken: 5 Nov 2009
Although its valley is mostly rural, the water power available from river has been used by a series of textile mills. The first was Choppards Mill (Woollen), long gone, and the second, still in business, is Washpit Mill (Woollen). Here the river is bounded by high dry-stone retaining walls. The millpond is alongside the river to the right.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.555839
Longitude
-1.788632