Talk:Beckermet

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this city is very ugly, i went there for vacation last year..

[edit] Beckermet village...

Stick 02:03, 17 September 2007 (UTC)Can hardly be described as a city. I grew up nearby and frequently cycled down to Beckermet to play in the beck (small river) that flows under a bridge in the center of the village. At that time Beckermet still had a train station and a village store. I don't think the village store exists any more but last time I visited there was still a post office, a service station and two pubs.

Most of the buildings are old and built of local sandstone. In the village church of St John's are the remains of Viking grave slabs. Originally a farming community the opening up of the local iron ore mines brought some temporary wealth and some large sandstone houses. Nestled in a little valley at the confluence of two Becks (hence the name Beckermet) the village is quite picturesque.