The Stockport Canal
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The Stockport Canal
Image: © Gerald England Taken: 15 Jun 2019
The plaque marks the line of the canal which terminated behind Nelstrop's flour mill. It opened in 1797 as a branch of the Ashton Canal to serve the developing town of Stockport. Known as Lanky Cut, it carried goods and passengers to and from the many mills along the 4.2 miles from the junction at Clayton to its terminus at Stockport. Sponsored by Manchester and Stockport Canal Society Manchester Airport Community Trust Fund www.mscs.org.uk
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Image Location
Latitude
53.418393
Longitude
-2.161106