Macclesfield Canal
The Macclesfield Canal is a canal in Cheshire East, England. There were various proposals for a canal to connect the town of Macclesfield to the national network from 1765 onwards, but it was not until 1824 that a scheme came to fruition.
Places of Interest
Highlights: Tameside Hippodrome and Cavendish Mill.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ashton-under-Lyne and Dukinfield.
Guide Bridge
Suburb
Macclesfield Canal
- Type: Canal
- Description: canal in north west England
- Category: body of water
- Location: England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.48333° or 53° 29′ north
Longitude
-2.1° or 2° 6′ west
Elevation
331 feet (101 metres)
Open location code
9C5VFWM2+82
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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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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Crowhill and Hurst Brook.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Ashton-under-Lyne railway station and Guide Bridge railway station.
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Worth a closer look: London and Manchester.
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