Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Manchester, Bolton, and Bury Canal

Manchester, Bolton, and Bury Canal, Lancashire; extends from Manchester NW. to Bolton, with branch at Little Lever NE. to Bury; was formed in 1791, rises 185½ ft., and has 18 locks.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

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