Lingham Mere
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Lingham Mere by Sue Adair as part of the Geograph project.
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Lingham Mere
Image: © Sue Adair Taken: 17 Aug 2005
All that remains of this once large mere is a tiny corner, the rest has been used as a landfill site for the nearby brickworks. The river Birkett (from which Birkenhead gets its name, a corruption of Birkett head) flows nearby. It is now used for fishing.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.406836
Longitude
-3.132657