Barton Swing Aqueduct

The Barton Swing Aqueduct is a moveable navigable aqueduct in Barton upon Irwell, Greater Manchester, England. It carries the Bridgewater Canal across the Manchester Ship Canal.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Barton Road Swing Bridge and All Saints’ Church, Urmston.

Barton Road Swing Bridge

Bridge

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Barton Road Swing Bridge is a swing bridge for road traffic in Greater Manchester that crosses the Manchester Ship Canal between Trafford Park in the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford to Barton-upon-Irwell in the City of Salford.

All Saints’ Church, Urmston

Church

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All Saints' Church is a Roman Catholic parish church situated between Dumplington and Barton upon Irwell, near Urmston, in Trafford, Greater Manchester, England. All Saints’ Church, Urmston is situated 530 feet south of Barton Swing Aqueduct.

Trafford Centre

Shopping center

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The Trafford Centre is a large indoor shopping centre and entertainment complex in Trafford Park, Greater Manchester, England. It opened in 1998 and attracted 23.5 million visitors in 2025. Trafford Centre is situated 3,600 feet south of Barton Swing Aqueduct.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dumplington and Eccles.

Dumplington

Suburb

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Dumplington is an area of Trafford, Greater Manchester, England. Dumplington was one of several hamlets in the township of Barton-upon-Irwell, in the ancient ecclesiastical parish of Eccles in the hundred of Salford.

Eccles

Town

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Eccles is a market town in the City of Salford in Greater Manchester, England, 3 miles west of Salford city centre and 4 miles west of Manchester, split by the M602 motorway and bordered by the Manchester Ship Canal to the south.