Wingerworth Sheepwash
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Wingerworth Sheepwash
Image: © Peter Barr Taken: 28 Jul 2010
Built around 1860, this parish sheepwash was in use till the 1920s."Some years a thousand or so sheep were dipped here, at a cost of around a shilling (5p) per twenty".
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Image Location
Latitude
53.198805
Longitude
-1.44909