The Captain Webb
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The Captain Webb
Image: © A Holmes Taken: 20 May 2007
Wellington Road, Wellington. The pub is named after Dawley's most famous son, Captain Matthew Webb, who in 1875 became the first person to swim the English Channel. Captain Webb died in 1883.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.706554
Longitude
-2.529216