Trent and Mersey Canal

The Trent and Mersey Canal is a 93+1⁄2-mile canal in , and in north-central England. It is a "narrow canal" for the vast majority of its length, but at the extremities to the east of and north of , it is a wide canal.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Canal
  • Description: canal in England
  • Also known as: “Grand Trunk Canal”, “Trent-and-Mersey-Canal”, “Trent-und-Mersey-Kanal”, “Канал Трент и Мерси”, “トレント・アンド・マージー運河”, and “トレント＝マージー運河”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Runcorn East railway station and Halton Castle.

Railway station
Photo: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0.
serves the eastern…

Ruins
Photo: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a castle in the village of Halton, part of the town of , , England. is situated 2 miles northwest of Trent and Mersey Canal.

Church
Photo: Peter I. Vardy, Public domain.
St Peter's Church is in the small hamlet of Aston-by-Sutton, near to the town of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Murdishaw and Norton.

Suburb
Photo: Richard Vince, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a suburb.

Suburb
is an area in the eastern part of the town…

Village
Photo: Joe Blundell, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village and civil parish in the , , England. is situated 2 miles northeast of Trent and Mersey Canal.

Trent and Mersey Canal

Latitude
53.31667° or 53° 19′ north
Longitude
-2.65° or 2° 39′ west
Elevation
131 feet (40 metres)
Open location code
9C5V888X+MX
Geo­Names ID
2635501
Wiki­data ID
Q11801
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Trent and Mersey Canal” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Trent and Mersey Canal”
  • Chinese: “特伦特-默西运河”
  • Chinese: “特倫特-默西運河”
  • Dutch: “Trent and Mersey Canal”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “قناة ترينت وميرسى”
  • Finnish: “Trentin–Merseyn kanava”
  • French: “canal de Trent et Mersey”
  • French: “Canal de Trent et Mersey”
  • German: “Trent and Mersey Canal”
  • German: “Trent-Mersey-Kanal”
  • Italian: “Canale di Trent e Mersey”
  • Japanese: “トレントマージー運河”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Trent og Mersey-kanalen”
  • Norwegian: “Trent og Mersey-kanalen”
  • Russian: “Канал Трент — Мерси”
  • Spanish: “Canal de Trent y Mersey”
  • Swedish: “Trent-Mersey-kanalen”
  • Welsh: “Camlas Trent a Merswy”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Preston Brook and Whitehouse.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Halton General Hospital and Halton Castle.

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Worth a closer look: London and Manchester.

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