'The Ride' is Closed
Introduction
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'The Ride' is Closed
Image: © John M Taken: 3 Jun 2007
Originally the upper ride from Hilton Park would have emerged here near Essington. The line was severed by the building of the M6 motorway in the 1960s and more recently by open cast quarrying for coal and clay.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.639137
Longitude
-2.044585