Chorlton Water Park
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Chorlton Water Park by David Dixon as part of the Geograph project.
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Chorlton Water Park
Image: © David Dixon Taken: 1 Apr 2012
Chorlton Water Park is on the site of what used to be Barlow Hall Farm. Up until the 1950s the farmer flooded the field to increase the fertility of the land. As with the nearby Sale Water Park, gravel was excavated from the site and used in the construction of the M60 motorway in the 1970s. The gravel pit was subsequently flooded; creating the lake that is central to the Park today. Chorlton Water Park is a Local Nature Reserve.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.422784
Longitude
-2.268414