A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
BRIDGEWATER CANAL, a canal in Lancashire and Cheshire. It was cut by Brindley, for the first Duke of Bridgewater, in 1758-65. It goes from Manchester westsouth-westward, past Stretford, Altrincham, and PrestonBrook, to Runcorn-Gap, on the Mersey; sends off a branch from Stretford, west-north-westward to Barton, Worsley, and Leigh; and makes a junction, at Preston-Brook, with the Grand Trunk canal. It measures 27 miles from Manchester to Runcorn-Gap; and goes all the way on a level, but falls to the Mersey 82½ feet by ten locks. The branch to Leigh is 11 miles; goes on a higher level; and crosses the Irwell on a lofty viaduct. An embankment, 2,700 feet long, 17 feet high, and 112 feet wide at the base, is on the main line near Bollin.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a canal" (ADL Feature Type: "canals") |
| Administrative units: | Cheshire AncC Lancashire AncC |
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