Lancaster Canal
The Lancaster Canal is a canal in North West England, originally planned to run from Westhoughton in Lancashire to Kendal in south Cumbria. The section around the crossing of the River Ribble was never completed, and much of the southern end leased to the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, of which it is now generally considered part.- Type: Canal
- Description: canal in England
- Also known as: “ランカスター水路”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Lancaster Castle and Church of St Joseph.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Skerton and Lancaster.
Torrisholme
Suburb
Torrisholme is a suburb of Morecambe, Lancashire, on the North West coast of England.
Lancaster Canal
- Category: body of water
- Location: England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.06667° or 54° 4′ north
Longitude
-2.8° or 2° 48′ west
Elevation
75 feet (23 metres)
Open location code
9C6V358X+MX
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Lancaster Canal” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Lancaster Canal”
- Egyptian Arabic: “قناة لانكستر”
- French: “canal de Lancaster”
- French: “Canal de Lancaster”
- Japanese: “ランカスター運河”
- Swedish: “Lancaster Canal”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Ridge and Bulk.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Torrisholme Barrow and Lancaster Railway Station.
England: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: London and Manchester.
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