The Butter Cross, Little Houghton
Introduction
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The Butter Cross, Little Houghton
Image: © Neil Theasby Taken: 21 May 2015
Perhaps it hasn't always stood here but it was a rallying point for farmers and other traders in times long gone. It must have watched the rise of coal mining in the area and then its cruel demise so that now you would hardly know what had happened.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.546327
Longitude
-1.362339