Manchester Ship Canal
Manchester Ship Canal is a canal in England, United Kingdom. Manchester Ship Canal is situated nearby to the quarter Westfield, as well as near the suburb Higher Runcorn.Places of Interest
Highlights include Runcorn railway station and The Elms.
Runcorn railway station
Railway station
Photo: Sue Adair, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Runcorn railway station is in the industrial town of Runcorn in Cheshire, north-west England. The station lies on the Liverpool branch of the West Coast Main Line/Crewe-Liverpool Lime Street line via Runcorn and Liverpool South Parkway between Acton Bridge/Crewe and Liverpool South Parkway and is managed by Avanti West Coast.
Brookfield Farmhouse
Heritage site
Photo: Peter I. Vardy, Public domain.
Brookfield Farmhouse is a heritage site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Runcorn and Weston.
Runcorn
Photo: Dgp4004, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The industrial inland port of Runcorn is a treasure trove of architectural styles, from medieval ruins to 1970s utopia. Its impressive bridges across the River Mersey mark the gateway north to cosmopolitan Liverpool and south to leafy Cheshire.
Weston
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Weston or Weston Village is a historic village in the Halton district, in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. Formerly a separate village, it is now part of the town of Runcorn.
Halebank
Village
Photo: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Halebank is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Halton, Cheshire, England. The area locally referred to as Halebank was officially created by the Halton Order 2008. Halebank is situated 1½ miles northwest of Manchester Ship Canal.
Manchester Ship Canal
- Type: Canal
- Category: body of water
- Location: England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.33333° or 53° 20′ northLongitude
-2.75° or 2° 45′ westElevation
82 feet (25 metres)Open location code
9C5V87M2+82GeoNames ID
2643122
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