The long straight road
Introduction
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The long straight road
Image: © Gordon Hatton Taken: 30 Apr 2021
This is no ancient Roman road, but a relatively recent one which doesn't appear on first edition OS maps of 1850. This is because the road and adjoining land was part of a late enclosure of Pateley Moor which must have been completed by 1890 as the road is shown on maps of this date.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.105121
Longitude
-1.71596