2012

SD7706 : River Irwell Weir

taken 12 years ago, near to Radcliffe, Bury, England

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River Irwell Weir
River Irwell Weir
The large weir downstream of Radcliffe town centre, approaching the Mount Sion area.
River Irwell

The River Irwell rises on the Rossendale hills north of Bacup and flows south for 39 miles before joining the River Mersey west of Manchester. It was a very important river in the development of industry, during the Industrial revolution, in Lancashire.
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Geographical Context: Rivers, Streams, Drainage River: Irwell other tags: River Outwood Country Park Weir Trees Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · River Irwell Weir [19] · Downstream from Radcliffe Town Centre [7] Title Clusters: · River Irwell Weir [2] ·
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SD7706, 182 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
David Dixon   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 10 March, 2012   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 11 March, 2012
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SD 7742 0636 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:33.2026N 2:20.5378W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SD 7737 0640
View Direction
Southeast (about 135 degrees)
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