Clifton Junction
Clifton Junction is an electrical substation in Salford, England. Clifton Junction is situated nearby to Clifton railway station, as well as near Rake Lane Power Station.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Clifton railway station and Clifton Viaduct.
Clifton railway station
Railway station
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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 530 feet south of Clifton Junction.
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 1,400 feet north of Clifton Junction.
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 1,400 feet northwest of Clifton Junction.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pendlebury and Prestwich.
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.
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.
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.
Clifton Junction
- Type: Electrical substation
- Category: industry
- Location: Salford, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.52378° or 53° 31′ 26″ northLongitude
-2.31413° or 2° 18′ 51″ westOperator
Electricity North WestOpen location code
9C5VGMFP+G8OpenStreetMap ID
way 1152991021
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