2012

SD7706 : Weir on River Irwell

taken 13 years ago, near to Radcliffe, Bury, England

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Weir on River Irwell
Weir on River Irwell
Looking down at the weir about a mile downstream of Radcliffe town centre.
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 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: · Weir on River Irwell [2] ·
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SD7706, 191 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 7743 0635 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:33.1973N 2:20.5287W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SD 7739 0635
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EAST (about 90 degrees)
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