Bridgewater Canal

The Bridgewater Canal connects , and , in . It was commissioned by Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater, to transport coal from his mines in to Manchester.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Canal
  • Description: canal in North West England
  • Also known as: “Y gamles gyntaf”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Butts Bridge and St Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church.

Bridge
Photo: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church
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St Joseph's Church is an active Roman Catholic church in, in , England.

Bridge
Photo: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bedford and Leigh.

Suburb
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is a suburb of , in the district, in the county of , England.

Town
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is a town in the …

Village
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is a village.

Bridgewater Canal

Latitude
53.49227° or 53° 29′ 32″ north
Longitude
-2.50054° or 2° 30′ 2″ west
Elevation
62 feet (19 metres)
Open location code
9C5VFFRX+WQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 234937793
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­canal
Geo­Names ID
2654734
Wiki­data ID
Q913932
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Welsh—“Bridgewater Canal” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Բրիջվոթեր ջրանցք”
  • Cebuano: “Bridgewater Canal”
  • Chinese: “布里奇沃特运河”
  • Chinese: “布里奇沃特運河”
  • Dutch: “Bridgewater Canal”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “قناة بريدج ووتر”
  • Esperanto: “Kanalo Bridgewater”
  • French: “canal de Bridgewater”
  • French: “Canal de Bridgewater”
  • German: “Bridgewater-Kanal”
  • Hebrew: “תעלת ברידג’ווטר”
  • Hungarian: “Bridgewater-csatorna”
  • Indonesian: “Kanal Bridgewater”
  • Italian: “Canale di Bridgewater”
  • Japanese: “ブリッジウォーター運河”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Bridgewater Canal”
  • Polish: “Bridgewater Canal”
  • Polish: “Kanał Bridgewater”
  • Russian: “Бриджуотерский канал”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Bridgewater kanal”
  • Spanish: “Canal de Bridgewater”
  • Swedish: “Bridgewaterkanalen”
  • Turkish: “Bridgewater Kanalı”
  • Welsh: “Camlas Bridgewater”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Hope Carr and Hooten Gardens.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: FY Gym and St Thomas‘ CofE Primary School, Leigh.

Manchester: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Manchester Airport and Victoria-Shopping District.

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