Site of Hopton Heath cutting

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Site of Hopton Heath cutting

Image: © Alan Murray-Rust Taken: 16 Aug 2017

The former Great Northern Railway Uttoxeter to Stafford branch line ran through a 20 metre deep rock cutting at this point. It closed in 1951 and the cutting has since been filled in to the level of the surrounding land.

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Image Location

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Latitude
52.839759
Longitude
-2.087992