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View of Stanton Hill taken from Brierley park

Stanton Hill
Stanton Hill
England

Brierley Park stands on land which was once part of the Sutton Colliery spoil tip. The colliery, which was also known as Brierley Colliery due to the number of men form Brierley who worked there, was opened in 1874 by the Stanton Ironworks Company. It closed in 1989 when the coal resources were exhausted.

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