Birchwood Forest Park
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Birchwood Forest Park by David Dixon as part of the Geograph project.
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Birchwood Forest Park
Image: © David Dixon Taken: 28 Mar 2011
Originally, this area was known as Risley. In 1939 the small farming community was transformed by the construction of Risley Royal Ordnance Factory which covered nearly 1000 acres of prime agricultural land and produced millions of bombs and shells during the Second World War. After the war, the factory was used by the Admiralty as a storage depot until 1961. The new town of Birchwood and Birchwood Forest Park were created in the 1970s from one of the largest derelict land sites in Europe. This is the path into the park from Dewhurst Road, near to Birchwood Station.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.414217
Longitude
-2.521264