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Birthplace of an author

Introduction

The photograph on this page of Birthplace of an author by Dennis Turner as part of the Geograph project.

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Birthplace of an author

Image: © Dennis Turner Taken: 28 Oct 2005

The corner property in the Mount Sion district of Bury is the birthplace of Richmal Crompton. The house was built in the late 19th century at the junction of Hampson Mill Road and Manchester Road. Hampson Mill was a textile print works close to the River Roch and adjoining the mill was Hampson Flour Mill.

Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0

Image Location

Leaflet Map data © OpenStreetMap

Latitude

53.570043

Longitude

-2.294413