Farmhouse at Pontop Pike Farm
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Farmhouse at Pontop Pike Farm
Image: © Robert Graham Taken: 9 Apr 2014
This farm dates back to the late C18 or early C19, after the Lanchester Commons Enclosure Act of 1773 when a lot of the local farms were established on the former common. At nearly 1000ft on top of Pontop Pike it must be a tough place to farm.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.868762
Longitude
-1.767183