Cycleway near Marlpool
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Cycleway near Marlpool
Image: © Trevor Rickard Taken: 24 Jul 2010
Heading southwards through the woodland on the edge of Shipley Country Park. This was once the route of the Great Northern Railway branch line from Ilkeston to Heanor, opened in 1891 mainly to carry coal from the local pits and closed in 1963.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.000605
Longitude
-1.344776