Leeds and Liverpool Canal , Leigh Branch
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Leeds and Liverpool Canal , Leigh Branch
Image: © David Dixon Taken: 24 Mar 2011
Looking west, along the Leigh Branch of the Leeds & Liverpool Canal from the towpath at Leigh Bridge. This branch of the canal was opened in 1820, connecting the Leeds-Liverpool Canal at Poolstock, Wigan to the Bridgewater Canal at Leigh Bridge.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.494122
Longitude
-2.522244