Welcome To Watergrove
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Welcome To Watergrove by David Dixon as part of the Geograph project.
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Welcome To Watergrove
Image: © David Dixon Taken: 1 Mar 2011
At the northern end of Wardle village, the tarmaced surface of Ramsden Road gives way to the old cobbled surface, passing the sign welcoming us to "Watergrove, gateway to the south Pennine Moors". A look at the 1940s OS map (http://wtp2.appspot.com/wheresthepath.htm?lat=53.65150356864973&lon=-2.1339977780424703&gz=14&oz=8>=6 ) shows that this used to lead to, and through, the village of Water Grove (note spelling as two words), "drowned" in the 1930s to make way for the Watergrove (note spelling as one word) Reservoir.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.652391
Longitude
-2.136278