Path on old railway line
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Path on old railway line
Image: © Alan Murray-Rust Taken: 9 Feb 2017
This was the Great Northern Railway Denton branch, built to tap the iron ore resources of north east Leicestershire. From this point southwards the trackbed has been adapted to form part of Sustrans cycle route 15, although not formally classified as a right of way.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.92516
Longitude
-0.765185