Bealey's Goit
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Bealey's Goit by Keith Williamson as part of the Geograph project.
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Bealey's Goit
Image: © Keith Williamson Taken: 12 Oct 2005
This picture shows a section of Bealey's Goit, now choked with vegetation. A goit is a manmade watercourse. I believe this one was constructed to supply water from the River Irwell to the nearby Bealey's bleach works. See: http://snipurl.com/tgspi [www_bury_gov_uk] With thanks to Dennis Turner ( http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/1486 ) for details and the link
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Image Location
Latitude
53.572078
Longitude
-2.307564