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Stockport Branch Canal information


Stockport Branch Canal
Many of the canal's structures have survived, including this bridge at Abbey Hey Lane
Specifications
Statustwo fifths a footpath
History
Original ownerAshton Canal Company
Date of act1793
Date of first use1797
Date closed1962
Geography
Start pointClayton
End pointStockport
Connects toAshton Canal
Stockport Canal
Legend
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Ashton Canal locks 10 + 11
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A635 Ashton Old Road bridge
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Gorton Stn aqueduct
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Maintenance arm
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Abbey Hey Lane bridge
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Hyde Road station and bridge
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A57 Hyde Road bridge
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Reddish North bridge and station
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Station Road bridge
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Longford Road West bridge
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B5169 Broadstone Road bridge
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Reddish South bridge and station
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Broadstone Hall Road bridge
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Lancashire Hill bridge
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Wharf
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Wharf Street bridge
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Stockport wharf
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Stockport Basin

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