Minewater Treatment Plant
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Minewater Treatment Plant
Image: © David Hignett Taken: 7 Sep 2005
I would love to explain what a "Sough" is, but all I can find out is that it's something to do with Mine drainage. This place takes nasty polluted water and makes it better. Tim Livesey has now written to advise that a Sough acts a bit like a field drain dug under otherwise sodden mineworkings.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.558971
Longitude
-2.608337