Buxton Old Road meets Buxton New Road
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Buxton Old Road meets Buxton New Road by Graham Hogg as part of the Geograph project.
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Buxton Old Road meets Buxton New Road
Image: © Graham Hogg Taken: 23 May 2016
Old to the right, new to the left. The old road was the original 1759 turnpike road, replaced in 1821 by a longer but less steep route. Today it is the A537.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.255943
Longitude
-2.102786