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Bridgewater Canal, Lancashire

Historical Description

Bridgewater Canal, a canal in Lancashire and Cheshire. It was cut by Brindley for the first Duke of Bridgewater in 1758-65. It went from Manchester west-south-westward past Stretford, Altrincham, and Preston-Brook to Runcorn-Gap on the Mersey, sent off a branch from Stretford west-north-westward to Barton, Worsley, and Leigh, and made a junction at Preston Brook with the Grand Trunk Canal. It measured over 28 miles from Manchester to Runcorn-Gap, and went all the way on a level, but fell to the Mersey 80 feet by twelve locks. The branch to Leigh is 11 miles, goes on a higher level, and crosses the Irwell on a lofty viaduct. An embankment, 2700 feet long, 17 feet high, and 112 feet wide at the base, is on the main line near Bollin. It is now included in the Manchester Ship Canal. See MANCHESTER SHIP CANAL.

Transcribed from The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England & Wales, 1894-5

Church Records

Ancestry.co.uk, in association with Lancashire Archives, have images of the Parish Registers for Lancashire online.


Land and Property

The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Lancashire is available to browse.


Maps

Online maps of Bridgewater Canal are available from a number of sites:

CountyWarrington

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