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Alderley Edge Mines

Copper mines in EnglandGeology of CheshireMining in CheshireScheduled monuments in Cheshire
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The Alderley Edge Mines are located on the escarpment in Alderley Edge, Cheshire. Archaeological evidence indicates that copper mining took place here during Roman times and the Bronze Age, and written records show that mining continued here from the 1690s up to the 1920s. The site was the location of the Alderley Edge Landscape Project and the Pot Shaft Hoard. Many of the mines are owned by the National Trust. The Derbyshire Caving Club have leased the access rights, and they continue to explore and search for areas of mining that have been closed for centuries.

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Alderley Edge Mines
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Macclesfield Road
SK10 4UB , Nether Alderley
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