Macclesfield Canal

The Macclesfield Canal is a canal in , England. 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 Tameside Hippodrome and Cavendish Mill.

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

Apartment building
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is a Grade II* listed former cotton spinning mill in , Greater Manchester, England. It was built between 1884 and 1885 for the Cavendish Spinning Company by Potts, Pickup & Dixon of .

Church
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ashton-under-Lyne and Dukinfield.

Town
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, also known as Ashton, is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, Greater Manchester, England. Its population was 48,604 at the 2021 census.

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

Suburb
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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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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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

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