Prestolee Aqueduct
Prestolee Aqueduct is a stone-built aqueduct in Prestolee, Kearsley in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England. The four-arch structure was constructed in 1793 to carry the Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal across the River Irwell.Photo: Parrot of Doom, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Bridge
- Description: grade II listed bridge in Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, UK
- Also known as: “Manchester, Bolton And Bury Canal Aqueduct Over River Irwell”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Prestolee Bridge and Farnworth railway station.
Farnworth railway station
Railway station
Photo: Peter Whatley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Farnworth railway station serves the town of Farnworth, in the Greater Manchester, England. The station underwent several name changes before the present name was adopted in 1974. Farnworth railway station is situated 2,800 feet west of Prestolee Aqueduct.
Kearsley railway station
Railway station
Photo: Nigel Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kearsley railway station serves the town of Kearsley and the outlying villages of Stoneclough, Prestolee and Ringley in Greater Manchester, England. It was originally named Stoneclough. Kearsley railway station is situated 2,900 feet south of Prestolee Aqueduct.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Prestolee and Kearsley.
Prestolee
Village
Photo: Parrot of Doom, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Prestolee is a small village in Kearsley, within the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on the River Irwell and is one of a cluster of villages between Bolton and Kearsley, which includes Stoneclough and Ringley.
Kearsley
Town
Photo: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kearsley is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England. The population at the 2011 census was 14,212. Within the Historic County of Lancashire, it lies 8 miles northwest of Manchester, 5 miles southwest of Bury and 3+3⁄4 miles south of Bolton.
Farnworth
Town
Photo: David Ingham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bolton is a large town in Greater Manchester in the North-West of England, 17 miles north of Manchester city centre. It celebrates its industrial heritage of canals, coal, cotton, and railways.
Prestolee Aqueduct
- Categories: aqueduct and transportation
- Location: Bolton, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.55256° or 53° 33′ 9″ northLongitude
-2.3762° or 2° 22′ 34″ westOpen location code
9C5VHJ3F+2GOpenStreetMap ID
way 531717268OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridgeWikidata ID
Q7241794
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