Thorp Clough, Royton
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Thorp Clough, Royton
Image: © Michael Smith Taken: 22 Apr 2021
Thorp clough (the stream runs to the left of the picture out of view and enters the river Irk about 500ft down stream). This is the site of a water powered mill built in 1764 and reputed to be the first such mill in what is now the metropolitan borough of Oldham and possibly the first in Lancashire. Cottages remained here until the 1960's.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.566104
Longitude
-2.135849