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Sheepwash Urban Park

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Sheepwash Urban Park is a Local Nature Reserve (LNR), situated in Sandwell Metropolitan Borough, in the West Midlands conurbation of the United Kingdom. It forms part of the Black Country Urban Forest.

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Sheepwash Urban Park
Anne Close, Sandwell Horseley Heath

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N 52.5227 ° E -2.0395 °
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Sheepwash Local nature Reserve

Anne Close
B70 9BF Sandwell, Horseley Heath
England, United Kingdom
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