A branch of Ripponden FP75 alongside a field boundary ditch

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A branch of Ripponden FP75 alongside a field boundary ditch

Image: © Humphrey Bolton Taken: 8 Jan 2015

The ditch was probably dug as part of a drainage system for the adjoining fields. The path follows it up to Zechariah Wood, and is first shown on the 1893 1:2500 map.

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Image Location

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Latitude
53.680911
Longitude
-1.890351