Leeds and Liverpool Canal
Leeds and Liverpool Canal is a canal in Wigan, England. Leeds and Liverpool Canal is situated nearby to Britannia Bridge, as well as near Museum of Wigan Life.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Britannia Bridge and Wigan North Western Railway Station.
Britannia Bridge
Bridge
Photo: David Long, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Britannia Bridge is situated 340 feet northeast of Leeds and Liverpool Canal.
Wigan North Western Railway Station
Railway station
Photo: The Voice of Hassocks, Public domain.
Wigan North Western is one of two railway stations that serve the town centre of Wigan, in Greater Manchester, England; the other is Wigan Wallgate, 110 yards away. Wigan North Western Railway Station is situated 2,300 feet northwest of Leeds and Liverpool Canal.
Museum of Wigan Life
Museum
Photo: Hindleyite, CC BY 3.0.
The Museum of Wigan Life is a public museum and local history resource centre in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. The nineteenth-century listed building is by the noted architect Alfred Waterhouse. Museum of Wigan Life is situated 1,800 feet northwest of Leeds and Liverpool Canal.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wigan and Scholes.
Wigan
Wigan is an industrial town in Greater Manchester in the north of England. It's 17 miles northwest of central Manchester and until 1974 was part of Lancashire. In 2019 the population was 108,000.
Scholes
Suburb
Scholes is an urban area in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. Scholes is immediately to the east of Wigan's town centre; separated from the commercial area by the River Douglas.
Wigan Pier
Quarter
Photo: Chris55, Public domain.
Wigan Pier is an area around the Leeds and Liverpool Canal in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, south-west of the town centre. The name has humorous or ironic connotations since it conjures an image of a seaside pleasure pier, whereas Wigan is inland and a traditionally industrial town.
Leeds and Liverpool Canal
- Type: Canal
- Category: body of water
- Location: Wigan, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.54027° or 53° 32′ 25″ northLongitude
-2.62406° or 2° 37′ 27″ westOpen location code
9C5VG9RG+49OpenStreetMap ID
way 943991228OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=canal
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