2011

SJ7993 : Footpath, Stretford Ees

taken 13 years ago, near to Stretford, Trafford, England

Footpath, Stretford Ees
Footpath, Stretford Ees
Footpath at the side of the Metrolink tramway at Stretford Ees.

"Ees" is an archaic English term for a piece of land liable to flood, or water meadow. It is still used locally in Greater Manchester to indicate former water meadows and flood basins adjoining the River Mersey: Chorlton Ees, Sale Ees and Stretford Ees. LinkExternal link

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Category: Footpath
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · River Mersey [27] · Ees is an Archaic English Term [2] ·
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SJ7993, 158 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
David Dixon   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 10 April, 2011   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 14 April, 2011
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 796 934 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:26.2226N 2:18.4793W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 796 933
View Direction
North-northeast (about 22 degrees)
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