2015
SJ9688 : Peak Forest Canal at Marple
taken 9 years ago, near to Marple, Stockport, England
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Peak Forest Canal at Marple
Peak Forest Canal
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