In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Chat Moss like this:
CHAT MOSS, a bog in Lancashire; traversed by the Manchester and Liverpool railway, 8 miles W of Manchester. It occupies an area of about 12 square miles; varies in depth from 10 to 35 feet; and was naturally so spongy that cattle could not walk over it; but, to a considerable extent, has been reclaimed. The difficulties of constructing of the railway over it were enormous: and the overcoming of them was an achievement of Stephenson, almost as wonderful as his improving of the locomotive.
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Chat Moss through time
Chat Moss is now part of Salford district. Click here for graphs and data of how Salford has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Chat Moss itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Chat Moss, in Salford and Lancashire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25202
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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