Rowton Castle
Introduction
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Rowton Castle
Image: © Des Blenkinsopp Taken: 28 Nov 2010
Site of a castle for over 800 years. The present building is now a hotel, but previously was a college for blind people. Politician David Blunkett was a former student. More history on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rowton_Castle
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Image Location
Latitude
52.708387
Longitude
-2.920433