The Oldham Way footpath at Grasscroft
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The Oldham Way footpath at Grasscroft
Image: © Michael Fox Taken: 18 Sep 2011
To the left of the newly-built house is a mound. This is spoil that was excavated when a tunnel was built beneath this hillside in the 1850s to take a railway from Greenfield to Oldham.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.534987
Longitude
-2.034512