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    The Runcorn to Latchford Canal (or Old Quay Canal or Old Quay Cut or Black Bear Canal) was a man-made canal that ran from Runcorn, to the Latchford area...
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    of Runcorn. Later came the Runcorn to Latchford Canal linking with the Mersey and Irwell Navigation, and the Weston Canal which gave better access to the...
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    is bisected by the de-watered Runcorn to Latchford Canal, comprises lakes, woodland and meadows. The reserve is open to the public and contains a number...
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    on neighbouring Runcorn waterways: Weston Point Docks on the Weston Canal in 1810, and Old Quay Docks on the Runcorn to Latchford Canal in 1826. Thus the...
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    built between Latchford and Runcorn. It was named the Old Quay Canal. Once the Manchester Ship Canal was dug, in the 1890s, it was shortened to one mile,...
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    River Mersey (redirect from Runcorn Gap)
    is the old entrance to the former Runcorn to Latchford Canal. This waterway was abandoned with the construction of the ship canal. It was constructed...
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    Mersey and Irwell Navigation (category Canals in Greater Manchester)
    Manchester Ship Canal, the construction of which destroyed most of the Irwell section of the navigation and the long cut between Latchford and Runcorn. The idea...
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  • of Warrington, England Latchford railway station Runcorn to Latchford Canal Latchford, Hertfordshire, in Standon parish Latchford, Oxfordshire, in Great...
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    took its name from the Old Quay Canal, a now defunct canal which is more commonly known as the Runcorn to Latchford Canal. The bridge is still in use and...
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    Norton Priory (redirect from Runcorn Priory)
    southeast part of the estate. In 1894, the Runcorn to Latchford Canal was replaced by the Manchester Ship Canal, and the northern part of the estate could...
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    lies alongside the Manchester Ship Canal and is bisected by the de-watered course of the Runcorn to Latchford Canal. Before becoming a nature reserve,...
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    Wigg Island (category Runcorn)
    Local Nature Reserve in Runcorn, England. Wigg Island lies between the River Mersey and the Manchester Ship Canal in Runcorn. It is reached via The Old...
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    April 1974. It comprised parts of the abolished constituencies of Newton, Runcorn and Warrington. 1983–1997: The Borough of Warrington wards of Appleton...
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    line was re-routed to allow for the Manchester Ship Canal, which would open in 1894, the canal being crossed by the high level Latchford Viaduct. Passenger...
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    The Carlisle Canal opened in 1823, linking Carlisle to the Solway Firth, to facilitate the transport of goods to and from the city. It was a short-lived...
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    Latchford railway station was a station in Latchford, Cheshire, England. The first station at Latchford was called Latchford and Grappenhall Road and opened...
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  • Castle by Thomas Harrison 1795: The Chester Canal extended to Ellesmere Port. July 1804: Runcorn to Latchford Canal opens. 1806: The Middlewich Branch opens...
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    Charles Wigg (category People from Runcorn)
    chemical factory in Runcorn making soap and alkali. This was located on the north side of the Runcorn to Latchford Canal between the canal and the River Mersey...
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    Manchester Ship Canal) Latchford. It is also one of the two principal settlements of Grappenhall and Thelwall civil parish. According to the 2001 census...
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    Eagles ARLFC Latchford Albion ARLFC Rylands ARFLC Woolston Rovers ARLFC Football is represented by Warrington Town at Cantilever Park, next to the Manchester...
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    Canal. In the 2021 census, the built up area had a population of 65,430. The town was originally established on the River Mersey at the entrance to the...
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  • between Warrington and Runcorn. The picturesque Bridgewater Canal runs through the Borough from the scenic village of Lymm to Walton Lea Gardens, a local...
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    forecaster Music Kutski (born 1982), DJ and BBC Radio 1 presenter Lee Latchford-Evans (born 1975), singer of 1990s pop group Steps[citation needed] Nemone...
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  • and Runcorn Gap Railway in response to persistent local lobbying. Receipts were as low as the company feared, so they announced the decision to close...
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  • England. It was located at a point where the St Helens and Runcorn Gap Railway, the Sankey Canal and the River Mersey come side by side and where a ferry...
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  • extension of the St Helens and Runcorn Gap Railway which was being built westwards towards Garston. Through traffic to and from Garston commenced on 1...
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    Whitchurch and Tattenhall Railway to Whitchurch before it was resited. "Rail Map online - historic railways, railroads and canals". www.railmaponline.com. Retrieved...
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    passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway & Canal Historical Society. ISBN 978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC 612226077. 53°07′59″N 2°22′30″W...
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  • Sankey Canal. The station site is to the south of Old Liverpool Road, Warrington. The station was built and operated by the St Helens and Runcorn Gap Railway...
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    stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 282. OCLC 931112387. Lymm at Disused Stations 53°23′03″N...
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