Canal overflow
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Canal overflow
Image: © Stephen Craven Taken: 27 Dec 2011
An overflow from the Macclesfield Canal into a stream passing beneath it. Shown on the map as "sluices" so presumably the facility can also be used to drain a section of canal.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.276161
Longitude
-2.109883