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River Irk
The Irk at Crumpsall
River Irk is located in Greater Manchester
River Irk
Location of the mouth within Greater Manchester
Location
CountryEngland
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationRoyton
Mouth 
 • location
River Irwell
 • coordinates
53°29′12.93″N 2°14′42.13″W / 53.4869250°N 2.2450361°W / 53.4869250; -2.2450361

The River Irk is a river in the historic county of Lancashire in the North West England that flows through the northern most Lancastrian towns of the ceremonial county of Greater Manchester.

It rises to the east of Royton and runs west past Chadderton, Middleton and Blackley before merging with the River Irwell in the centre of Manchester.

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approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Manchester city centre, on the River Irk. The hamlet of Blackley was mentioned in the Domesday Book. The name derives...

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just north of the city centre between Cheetham, Strangeways and the River Irk. From the mid-nineteenth century, the area, then known as Red Bank, was...

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The River Medlock in Greater Manchester, England rises in east Oldham and flows south and west for 10 miles (16 kilometres) to join the River Irwell in...

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Moston Brook

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stream in Greater Manchester in north-west England and a tributary of the River Irk. The brook is formed at the confluence of Bower Brook and Hole Bottom...

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Manchester Castle

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medieval fortified manor house, probably located on a bluff where the rivers Irk and Irwell meet, near to Manchester Cathedral, where Chetham's School...

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Cheetham Hill Road

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Corporation Street and the A665 Miller Street. It crosses the culverted River Irk to the east of Victoria Station. At its junction with New Bridge Street...

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Royton

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England, with a population of 21,284 in 2011. Close to the source of the River Irk, near undulating land at the foothills of the South Pennines, it is 1...

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Boggart Hole Brook

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Boggart Hole Brook is a river in Blackley, Manchester, England, which a tributary of the River Irk. It rises in Boggart Hole Clough, near the main lake...

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Chadderton Hall Park

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gardens and a small café situated next to the Park's bowling green. The River Irk runs through the centre of the park. Chadderton Hall Park is located on...

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Deansgate

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on the river. The road is named after the lost River Dene, which may have flowed along the Hanging Ditch connecting the River Irk to the River Irwell...

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Rochdale Canal

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breached between lock 60 and lock 63, near the River Irk. A large volume of water surged down the river towards the nearby town of Middleton, echoing the...

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Hollingworth Lake

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reservoirs, so they would not interfere with water supplies to the River Roch, River Irk or River Medlock. The lake, or "The Lodge" when first built, benefitted...

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Manchester Victoria station

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John Brogden, was approached by a wooden footbridge over the River Irk before the river was culverted. Most of the original 1844 station buildings are...

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List of mills in Oldham

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particularly cotton spinning. During this period, the valleys of the River Beal, River Irk, River Medlock and their tributaries were dominated by large rectangular...

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Oldham

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England, it lies amongst the Pennines on elevated ground between the rivers Irk and Medlock, 5 miles (8.0 km) southeast of Rochdale, and 7 miles (11.3 km)...

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Irk Valley Junction rail crash

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electrified line to Bury passes through Irk Valley Junction, so called because it lies on a viaduct above the River Irk. At 07:40 on the morning of 15 August...

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History of the Jews in Manchester

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Broughton and Cheetham Hill, taking advantage of the new bridge over the River Irk, and along Plymouth Grove to the south. Franklin called his new home Gesunde...

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