Recreation Ground, Bury Common
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Recreation Ground, Bury Common
Image: © Simon Carey Taken: 28 Dec 2017
Used by Bury & West Burton Cricket Club which formed in the mid 1780s and is one of the oldest clubs in the country. When the common was enclosed sometime between 1813 and 1839 this part was set aside for the club's use and is actually marked as a recreation ground on Bury's 1839 tithe map.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.918495
Longitude
-0.562253