Winsford Rock Salt Mine
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Winsford Rock Salt Mine by Stephen Burton as part of the Geograph project.
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Winsford Rock Salt Mine
Image: © Stephen Burton Taken: 9 Jul 2014
Winsford Rock Salt Mine is Britain’s oldest working mine http://www.winsfordrocksaltmine.co.uk/ it supplies a large percentage of the salt used for de-icing our roads. It is situated on the banks of the River Weaver.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.211965
Longitude
-2.522249