Cheese factory, Hartington
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Cheese factory, Hartington
Image: © Richard Green Taken: 11 May 2010
This factory once produced large quantities of cheeses, including Hartington Stilton, the famous blue cheese. Unfortunately the company was taken over by a rival, and the factory closed (some say with indecent haste) in 2009, and the machinery exported to Germany.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.141233
Longitude
-1.813393