Brierley Forest Park
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Brierley Forest Park
Image: © Trevor Rickard Taken: 25 Sep 2010
Looking south towards Sutton In Ashfield. This site was originally the waste tip from Sutton Colliery, known locally as 'Brierley Colliery' (possibly renamed by the Staffordshire colliers who moved here from the Brierley Hill area), or the 'Bread and Herring Pit' because of the poor condition of the colliery. The colliery closed in 1989 and, following landscaping, the site is now a country park. http://www.ashfield-dc.gov.uk/ccm/content/leisure-and-culture/parks-and-recreation/parks-and-recreation.en?page=2
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Image Location
Latitude
53.132896
Longitude
-1.277449