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Devil's ditch

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Devil's ditch
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Devil's Ditch is a historic earthwork and former defensive ditch located in Chorley, believed to date back to the Anglo-Saxon or early medieval period. It is thought to have been part of a larger system of earthworks associated with early settlement boundaries or defensive structures in the area.

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Photo: Ian Greig · CC BY-SA 2.0