The Irwell valley

Introduction

The photograph on this page of The Irwell valley by Bill Boaden as part of the Geograph project.

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The Irwell valley

Image: © Bill Boaden Taken: 21 Jan 2012

It is a broad valley here, seen from the former railway which now forms the Irwell Sculpture Trail route. There is a sewage works down below but it cannot be seen very easily. In the distance is the M60 and it can already be heard quite loudly from here.

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Image Location

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Latitude
53.535347
Longitude
-2.329477