Pottery Pond, Bovey Tracey
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Pottery Pond, Bovey Tracey
Image: © David Smith Taken: 5 Dec 2016
Pottery Pond is artificial. It was excavated to provide a source of water for five waterwheels used by the local pottery industry. The clay that was excavated was used for fine pottery including Wedgwood's "Blue Ware". Now the pond is a wildlife sanctuary
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Image Location
Latitude
50.582688
Longitude
-3.679249