Grave of Polly - Mother of over 200 pigs
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Grave of Polly - Mother of over 200 pigs
Image: © Anthony Parkes Taken: 7 Feb 2017
Polly Pig lived at the Cock Hotel Worsley - She was noted for drinking ale with visitors who had stopped for refreshment and for being mother of over 200 piglets. She died in 1904. She was buried and her gravestone remains in the grounds of The Cock Hotel.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.510269
Longitude
-2.389296