The City Road to the country
Introduction
The photograph on this page of The City Road to the country by David Long as part of the Geograph project.
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The City Road to the country
Image: © David Long Taken: 13 Mar 2007
Wigan, once a place of heavy industry and mining, is surrounded by lovely countryside - vistas of which pop into view unexpectedly as you round a bend, or reach a high spot where you can look out over the tops of houses and mills.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.542385
Longitude
-2.683551