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Old Corpse Road

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England

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Old Corpse Road

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Old Corpse Road, Cumbria, England

Where the Dead Walk and the Views Talk


Description: Footpath running from Haweswater Reservoir to Swindale Head over the Shap Rural fells. There were many corpse roads throughout the UK to allow bodies to be taken to a burial site before transport was available.

54.499539, -2.805170

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54°29'58.3"N 2°48'18.6"W

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Cumbria

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