Bridgewater Canal
The Bridgewater Canal connects Runcorn, Manchester and Leigh, in North West England. It was commissioned by Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater, to transport coal from his mines in Worsley to Manchester.
- Canal
- Description: canal in North West England
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover Butts Bridge and St Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church.
St Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church
St Joseph's Church is an active Roman Catholic church in, Leigh in Greater Manchester, England.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bedford and Leigh.
Bedford
Bedford is a suburb of Leigh, in the Wigan district, in the county of Greater Manchester, England.
Bridgewater Canal
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Latitude
53.49227° or 53° 29′ 32″ north
Longitude
-2.50054° or 2° 30′ 2″ west
Open location code
9C5VFFRX+WQ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural = water
OpenStreetMap feature
water = canal
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Welsh—“Bridgewater Canal” goes by many names.
Բրիջվոթեր ջրանցքArmenian
Bridgewater CanalCebuano
布里奇沃特运河Chinese
布里奇沃特運河Chinese
Bridgewater CanalDutch
قناة بريدج ووترEgyptian Arabic
Kanalo BridgewaterEsperanto
תעלת ברידג’ווטרHebrew
Bridgewater-csatornaHungarian
Kanal BridgewaterIndonesian
Canale di BridgewaterItalian
ブリッジウォーター運河Japanese
Bridgewater CanalNorwegian Bokmål
Bridgewater CanalPolish
Kanał BridgewaterPolish
Бриджуотерский каналRussian
Bridgewater kanalSerbo-Croatian
Bridgewater CanalSwedish
BridgewaterkanalenSwedish
Bridgewater KanalıTurkish
Camlas BridgewaterWelsh
Y gamles gyntafWelsh
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