Rake Lane Power Station
Rake Lane Power Station is a power station in Salford, England. Rake Lane Power Station is situated nearby to the bridge Clifton Viaduct, as well as near Clifton Aqueduct.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Clifton Viaduct and Clifton Aqueduct.
Clifton Viaduct
Bridge
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Clifton Viaduct, known locally as The Thirteen Arches, is a disused railway viaduct near Clifton in Greater Manchester, north-west England. Built in 1846, it closed with the line in 1966 and is now severed from the rest of the route by the M62 motorway and other subsequent development. Clifton Viaduct is situated 470 feet north of Rake Lane Power Station.
Clifton Aqueduct
Bridge
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Clifton Aqueduct, built in 1796, carried the Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal across the River Irwell in Clifton, near Manchester, England. It is preserved as a Grade II listed structure. Clifton Aqueduct is situated 540 feet northwest of Rake Lane Power Station.
Clifton railway station
Railway station
Photo: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Clifton railway station is a railway station in Clifton, Greater Manchester, England which was formerly called Clifton Junction. It lies on the Manchester–Preston line. Clifton railway station is situated 1,500 feet south of Rake Lane Power Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Prestwich and Pendlebury.
Prestwich
Town
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Prestwich is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England, three miles north of Manchester, three miles north of Salford and five miles south of Bury.
Pendlebury
Town
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Pendlebury is a town in the City of Salford, Greater Manchester, England. The population at the 2011 Census was 13,069. It lies 4 miles north-west of Manchester, 3 miles north-west of Salford and 6 miles south-east of Bolton.
Swinton
Town
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Swinton is a town in the City of Salford in Greater Manchester, England. southwest of the River Irwell, 4 miles northwest of Manchester, adjoining the town of Pendlebury and suburb of Clifton. Swinton is situated 1½ miles southwest of Rake Lane Power Station.
Rake Lane Power Station
- Type: Power station
- Description: gas peaking power station in Manchester, UK
- Categories: natural gas-fired power station and industry
- Location: Salford, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.52628° or 53° 31′ 35″ northLongitude
-2.3151° or 2° 18′ 54″ westOpen location code
9C5VGMGM+GXOpenStreetMap ID
way 1152991020OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrialWikidata ID
Q117036041
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Highlights include Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal (derelict) and Waterdale.
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