St Werburgh's, Chorlton cum Hardy
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St Werburgh's, Chorlton cum Hardy
Image: © Gerald England Taken: 1 Oct 2016
The church was founded in 1900. Prior to the Normandy invasion in 1944, St Werburgh's Church Hall was used as a base for US army legal staff billeted in nearby houses before they went over to Germany with the occupation forces to deal with war crimes. Genuki: http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LAN/ChorltoncumHardy/StWerburgh
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Image Location
Latitude
53.44292
Longitude
-2.267638