Is this a canal?
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Is this a canal?
Image: © Graham Hogg Taken: 12 Mar 2016
No, it's a leisure route - a former railway line - the Tyldesley Loopline, which closed in 1969. This section is now reserved for cyclists and walkers, though fortunately for them the path here is on some higher dry land to the right of the picture.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.511864
Longitude
-2.396096