Townend Common Local Nature Reserve

Introduction

The photograph on this page of Townend Common Local Nature Reserve by Graham Hogg as part of the Geograph project.

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Townend Common Local Nature Reserve

Image: © Graham Hogg Taken: 5 Sep 2014

This land was once used for coal mining to support local steel and ceramic industries. The hummocks are the remains of old mine adits (horizontal mine shafts).

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Image Location

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Latitude
53.46716
Longitude
-1.568391