Where is Mersey and Irwell Navigation?

Mersey and Irwell Navigation is in the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode M3 3BG), in the parish of Manchester, unparished area.

How do I get to Mersey and Irwell Navigation?

The nearest railway station is Salford Central, about 0.4 km away. Drivers can use postcode M3 3BG.

Is Mersey and Irwell Navigation free to visit?

Yes, Mersey and Irwell Navigation is free to enter.

How do I get to Mersey and Irwell Navigation?

The nearest railway station is Salford Central, about 0.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode M3 3BG.

Canals · North West England

Mersey and Irwell Navigation

In or near Manchester.

Free admission🐾 Dog-friendly

Mersey and Irwell Navigation — former river navigation in the United Kingdom.

Mersey and Irwell Navigation, canals in North West England — Wikimedia Commons contributors — see linked file page for photographer and licence licence

Plan your visit

Typical visit: 1 h–2 h
Nearest railway station: Salford Central · 0.4 km

Free entry
Dog-friendly

Getting there & planning your visit

To visit the Mersey and Irwell Navigation, the nearest railway station is Salford Central, which is 0.4 km away. Entry is free.

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Mersey and Irwell Navigation is a canal in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "former river navigation in the United Kingdom". Coordinates: 53.4794°, -2.2564°.

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From the Wikipedia article

The Mersey and Irwell Navigation was a river navigation in North West England, which provided a navigable route from the Mersey estuary to Salford and Manchester, by improving the course of the River Irwell and the River Mersey. Eight locks were constructed between 1724 and 1734, and the rivers were improved by the construction of new cuts several times subsequently. Use of the navigation declined from the 1870s, and it was ultimately superseded by the Manchester Ship Canal, the construction of which destroyed most of the Irwell section of the navigation and the long cut between Latchford and Runcorn.

Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.

Background

History

| repeal_date = | amendments = Mersey and Irwell Navigation Act 1794 | repealing_legislation = | related_legislation = River Dane Navigation Act 1720 | status = Amended | original_text = https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=n7ouAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA328 | collapsed = yes }} | type = Act | parliament = Parliament of Great Britain | long_title = An Act for altering an act, passed in the seventh year of the reign of his late majesty King George the First, intituled, "An Act for making the rivers Mercy and Irwell navigable from Liverpool to Manchester, in the county palatine of Lancaster," by incorporating the proprietors of the said navigation; and to declare their respective shares therein to be a…

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Coordinates: 53.4794, -2.2564
District: Manchester
Parish: Manchester, unparished area
Postcode: M3 3BG
Parliamentary constituency: Manchester Central
Established: 1734
Nearest railway station: Salford Central — 0.4 km
Official site: the-crystal-maze.com

Sources

wikidata: Q932837 (CC0)
wikipedia: Mersey and Irwell Navigation (CC BY-SA 4.0)
commons: Stickings-lock.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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