The Skegby Trail
Introduction
The photograph on this page of The Skegby Trail by Alan Walker as part of the Geograph project.
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The Skegby Trail
Image: © Alan Walker Taken: 11 Mar 2018
This northerly facing photograph is of the southern end of the section of the Skegby Trail that runs between Stoneyford Road, Sutton-in-Ashfield (immediately behind the viewpoint) and Mansfield Road, Skegby. To see a photograph of the trail taken some 370m ahead, click here:- Image For a southerly facing photograph of the trail taken from the other side of Stoneyford Road, click here Image - - - The Skegby Trail was built on the track bed of the former Great Northern Railway's Leen Valley Extensions branch line running between Shirebrook and Kirkby-in-Ashfield. This line gave the company access to local collieries including those at Pleasley and Shirebrook.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.134153
Longitude
-1.262481