Brake Village
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Brake Village by Stephen Craven as part of the Geograph project.
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Brake Village
Image: © Stephen Craven Taken: 16 Oct 2021
An unusual name for a road. The explanation is that the Mow Cop colliery tramway Image started a level section here before descending further to the canal; it was known as the Brake Level.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.111765
Longitude
-2.228526