Marple Aqueduct
Marple Aqueduct at Marple, Greater Manchester, England, was built to carry the lower level of the Peak Forest Canal across the River Goyt. It is the highest canal aqueduct in England.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Bridge
- Description: aqueduct in Greater Manchester, England
- Also known as: “Goyt Aqueduct” and “Peak Forest Canal, Goyt Aqueduct”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Marple railway station and Rose Hill Marple railway station.
Marple railway station
Railway station
Photo: The Voice of Hassocks, Public domain.
Marple railway station serves the town of Marple, in Greater Manchester, England. It is on the Hope Valley Line, around 8.9 miles south-east of Manchester Piccadilly. Marple railway station is situated 3,500 feet southeast of Marple Aqueduct.
Rose Hill Marple railway station
Railway station
Photo: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rose Hill Marple is one of two railway stations that serve the town of Marple, in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England; the other is Marple. Rose Hill Marple railway station is situated 1 mile south of Marple Aqueduct.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Marple and Mill Brow.
Marple
Photo: Parrot of Doom, Public domain.
Marple is a small town in the borough of Stockport, historically in Cheshire but now part of Greater Manchester. Agatha Christie often travelled this way, and named her character "Miss Marple" after her train was delayed here.
Haughton Green
Village
Photo: Roger May, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Haughton Green is a large village in Tameside, Greater Manchester, England. It formed part of the ancient township of Haughton, Lancashire, along with Haughton Dale, Higher Haughton, Lower Haughton, Haughton Hall and Haughton itself. Haughton Green is situated 2½ miles northwest of Marple Aqueduct.
Marple Aqueduct
- Categories: navigable aqueduct and transportation
- Location: Stockport, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.40727° or 53° 24′ 26″ northLongitude
-2.06883° or 2° 4′ 8″ westOpen location code
9C5VCW4J+WFOpenStreetMap ID
way 655378765OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridgeWikidata ID
Q6772450
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Japanese—“Marple Aqueduct” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “馬普爾渡槽”
- Chinese: “马普尔渡槽”
- Japanese: “ゴイト水道橋”
- Japanese: “ピークフォレスト運河ゴイト水道橋”
- Japanese: “メープル水道橋”
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