The Wheatsheaf
Introduction
The photograph on this page of The Wheatsheaf by David Dixon as part of the Geograph project.
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The Wheatsheaf
Image: © David Dixon Taken: 24 Mar 2011
At the junction of Warrington Road, Manchester Road and Chapel Street, next to the Bridgewater Canal at Butts Bridge. Almost certainly, it was originally built to take advantage of travellers using the canal or the Manchester-Warrington road route during the nineteenth century.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.49192
Longitude
-2.498915