Peak Forest Canal :: Shared Description
The Peak Forest Canal runs for 15 miles between Ashton under Lyne and Whaley Bridge.
It was built to link the Ashton Canal with the tramways that brought limestone from the Peak District quarries.
The Lower Peak Forest Canal forms part of the "Cheshire Ring".
Link
Pennine Waterways website including a "virtual tour" of the canal
Link and Link for information on the history of the canal
It was built to link the Ashton Canal with the tramways that brought limestone from the Peak District quarries.
The Lower Peak Forest Canal forms part of the "Cheshire Ring".
Link
Pennine Waterways website including a "virtual tour" of the canalLink
and Link for information on the history of the canalby David Dixon
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Created: Wed, 21 Apr 2010, Updated: Wed, 21 Apr 2010
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