Macclesfield Canal

The Macclesfield Canal is a canal in east , . There were various proposals for a canal to connect the town of to the national network from 1765 onwards, but it was not until 1824 that a scheme came to fruition.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include St Peter’s Church, Ashton-under-Lyne and Tameside Hippodrome.

Church
St Peter's Church is in Manchester Road, , , England. It is an active Anglican in the deanery of Ashton-under-Lyne, the archdeaconry of Rochdale, and the diocese of Manchester.

Theater building
is a 1262 seat theatre located in , , England.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ashton-under-Lyne and Dukinfield.

Town
Photo: Zboralski, CC0.
is a market town in , , England. The population was 48,604 at the 2021 census. Historically in , it is on the north bank of the River Tame, in the foothills of the , six miles east of .

Town
is a town in , , England, on the south bank of the River Tame opposite , 6.3 miles east of .

Suburb
is an area of , west of , in , England. Historically part of , was built as a village around an eponymous bridge over the Ashton Canal.

Macclesfield Canal

Latitude
53.48333° or 53° 29′ north
Longitude
-2.1° or 2° 6′ west
Elevation
331 feet (101 metres)
Open location code
9C5VFWM2+82
Geo­Names ID
2643265
Wiki­data ID
Q6722915
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Macclesfield Canal” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Macclesfield Canal
  • Egyptian Arabic: قناة ماكليسفيلد
  • French: Canal de Macclesfield
  • Japanese: マクルズフィールド運河
  • Russian: Макклсфилдский канал
  • Russian: Маклсфилд
  • Swedish: Macclesfield Canal

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Highlights include Ashton-under-Lyne railway station and Guide Bridge railway station.

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