Canals · West Midlands
Mersey and Irwell Navigation
Mersey and Irwell Navigation — former river navigation in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Salford Central · 0.4 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Mersey and Irwell Navigation is a canal in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "former river navigation in the United Kingdom". Coordinates: 53.4794°, -2.2564°.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Mersey and Irwell Navigation was a river navigation in North West England, which provided a navigable route from the Mersey estuary to Salford and Manchester, by improving the course of the River Irwell and the River Mersey. Eight locks were constructed between 1724 and 1734, and the rivers were improved by the construction of new cuts several times subsequently. Use of the navigation declined from the 1870s, and it was ultimately superseded by the Manchester Ship Canal, the construction of which destroyed most of the Irwell section of the navigation and the long cut between Latchford and Runcorn.
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Background
History
| repeal_date = | amendments = Mersey and Irwell Navigation Act 1794 | repealing_legislation = | related_legislation = River Dane Navigation Act 1720 | status = Amended | original_text = https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=n7ouAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA328 | collapsed = yes }} | type = Act | parliament = Parliament of Great Britain | long_title = An Act for altering an act, passed in the seventh year of the reign of his late majesty King George the First, intituled, "An Act for making the rivers Mercy and Irwell navigable from Liverpool to Manchester, in the county palatine of Lancaster," by incorporating the proprietors of the said navigation; and to declare their respective shares therein to be a…
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- Coordinates
- 53.4794, -2.2564
- District
- Manchester
- Parish
- Manchester, unparished area
- Postcode
- M3 3BG
- Parliamentary constituency
- Manchester Central
- Established
- 1734
- Nearest railway station
- Salford Central — 0.4 km
- Official site
- the-crystal-maze.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q932837 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Mersey and Irwell Navigation (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Stickings-lock.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Mersey and Irwell Navigation?
- Mersey and Irwell Navigation is in the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode M3 3BG), in the parish of Manchester, unparished area.
- When was Mersey and Irwell Navigation built?
- Built or established in 1734.
- Is Mersey and Irwell Navigation free to visit?
- Yes, Mersey and Irwell Navigation is free to enter.
- How do I get to Mersey and Irwell Navigation?
- The nearest railway station is Salford Central, about 0.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode M3 3BG.