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Back to feedWednesbury Oak Loop
The Wednesbury Oak Loop, sometimes known as the Bradley Arm, is a canal in the West Midlands, England. It is part of the Birmingham Canal Navigations (BCN), and was originally part of James Brindley's main line, but became a loop when Thomas Telford's improvements of the 1830s bypassed it by the construction of the Coseley Tunnel. The south-eastern end of the loop was closed and in parts built over, following the designation of the entire loop as "abandoned" in 1954, including the section which
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View pinLumb, Rawtenstall
Lumb is a small village in the Rossendale district of Lancashire, England. It lies in the valley of the Whitewell Brook, 3 miles (5 km) north east of Rawtenstall. It should not be confused with the hamlet of Lumb near Edenfield, also in the Rossendale district.
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View pinBilston West railway station
Bilston West railway station was a station built by the Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway in 1854. It was situated on the Oxford-Worcester-Wolverhampton Line. The station eventually closed in 1962.
Local GemsBilston West railway station
View pinBacup Borough F.C.
Bacup Borough Football Club is a football club based in Bacup, Lancashire, England. The club are currently members of the North West Counties League Division One North and play at West View. They are full members of the Lancashire County Football Association.
Local GemsBacup Borough F.C.
View pinDarlaston Urban District
Darlaston Urban District was a local authority which existed within the West Midlands conurbation, England, from 1894 until 1966. It was centred on the township of Darlaston in the Black Country, and also incorporated the villages of Bentley and Moxley.
Local GemsDarlaston Urban District
View pinBilston North (ward)
Bilston North is a ward of City of Wolverhampton Council, West Midlands. As its name suggests, it covers the northern parts of the town of Bilston, such as Bunkers Hill, Portobello. It borders the Bilston South, Ettingshall North and East Park wards, and the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall. It forms part of the Wolverhampton South East constituency.
Local GemsBilston North (ward)
View pinCornholme
Cornholme is a village in the civil parish of Todmorden, in the metropolitan borough of Calderdale, in West Yorkshire, England. It lies at the edge of Calderdale, on the boundary with Lancashire, and in the narrow Calder Valley about 2.5 miles (4 km) north-west of Todmorden. The village is close to the A646 Burnley Road.
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View pinSt Magdalene distillery
St. Magdalene distillery was a Lowland single malt Scotch whisky distillery in Linlithgow, Scotland.
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View pinHapton railway station
Hapton railway station serves the village of Hapton 3 miles (5 km) west of Burnley Central railway station on the East Lancashire Line operated by Northern Trains. It is unstaffed. Between 2004-5 and 2005-6, passenger usage fell by 21%, but in the years since, it has risen again by more than 60%.
Local GemsHapton railway station
View pinHyndburn Brook
Hyndburn Brook is a minor river in eastern Lancashire. It is approximately 4.5 miles (7.3 km) long, and has the catchment area of 13.61 square miles (35.243 km2).
Local GemsHyndburn Brook
View pinAvondale Landfill
Avondale Environmental, better known as Avondale Landfill, is a major Scottish landfill located in Polmont, off junction 4 of the M9 motorway. Avondale takes large volumes of waste from the Forth Valley and some from West Lothian. Avondale has the ability to accept Non-Hazardous, Stable Non-Reactive Hazardous waste including asbestos/gypsum and compliant hazardous wastes. This is the first and currently only landfill with the ability to accept hazardous waste to landfill in Scotland under the La
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View pinSt Michael's Hospital, Linlithgow
St Michael's Hospital, Linlithgow was a community hospital in Linlithgow, Scotland, operated by NHS Lothian.
Local GemsSt Michael's Hospital, Linlithgow
View pinHapton, Lancashire
Hapton is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Burnley in Lancashire, England, 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Burnley, with a railway station on the East Lancashire Line. At the United Kingdom Census 2011, it had a population of 1,979.
Local GemsHapton, Lancashire
View pinLinlithgow Burgh Halls
Linlithgow Burgh Halls is a municipal structure at The Cross, Linlithgow, Scotland. The complex includes the Town House, the former headquarters of Linlithgow Burgh Council, which is a Category A listed building, and the Old County Hall, the former headquarters of West Lothian County Council, which is a Category B listed building.
Local GemsLinlithgow Burgh Halls
View pinHameldon Hill
Hameldon Hill is a Carboniferous sandstone hill with a summit elevation of 409 metres (1,342 ft), situated between the towns of Burnley and Accrington in Lancashire, England. It is listed as a "HuMP" or "Hundred Metre Prominence", its parent being Freeholds Top, a Marilyn near Bacup.
Local GemsHameldon Hill
View pinBattle of Linlithgow Bridge
The Battle of Linlithgow Bridge is a battle that took place on 4 September 1526 in the village of Linlithgow Bridge, outside the Scottish town of Linlithgow. It was fought between a force of 10,000 men led by the Earl of Lennox and a force of 2,500 led by James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Arran. The battle was part of a power struggle in Scotland for control of the young Scottish king, James V. The battlefield was added to the national Inventory of Historic Battlefields in Scotland prepared by Histori
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View pinAltham, Lancashire
Altham is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Hyndburn, in Lancashire, England. The village is 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Burnley, 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Accrington, and 2 miles (3.2 km) north-east of Clayton-le-Moors, and is on the A678 Blackburn to Burnley road.
Local GemsAltham, Lancashire
View pinPontygwaith Halt railway station
Pontygwaith Halt railway station served the village of Pontygwaith in South Wales. It was only open for nine years.
Local GemsPontygwaith Halt railway station
View pinPorth Community School
Porth Community School is a Community School located in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. The school was formed in 1973 by the amalgamation of two leading grammar schools, Porth County Girls and Porth County Boys, along with the amalgamation of the Secondary Modern Schools of Llwyncelyn, Trealaw and Ynyshir. Children of various ages attend the school, ranging from 3-16 years old.
Local GemsPorth Community School
View pinTattyreagh
Tattyreagh is a small townland near Seskinore in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, and is situated within Omagh District Council area. Tattyreagh townland is approximately 258 acres (0.4 mi2) in area.
Local GemsTattyreagh
View pinStrabane District Council
Strabane District Council was a local council in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland established by the Local Government Act 1972. It merged with Derry City Council on 1 April 2015 under local government reorganisation in Northern Ireland to become Derry and Strabane District Council.
Local GemsStrabane District Council
View pinPenygraig railway station
Penygraig railway station served the village of Penygraig, in the historical county of Glamorgan, Wales, from 1901 to 1958 on the Ely Valley Railway.
Local GemsPenygraig railway station
View pinTonypandy
Tonypandy is a town, community and electoral ward located in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, within the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan, Wales, lying in the Rhondda Fawr Valley. A former industrial coal mining town, the town was the scene of the 1910 Tonypandy riots.
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View pinTattyreagh St Patrick's GAC
Tattyreagh St Patrick's is a GAA club based in the townland of Tattyreagh, about halfway between Omagh and Fintona in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.
Local GemsTattyreagh St Patrick's GAC
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