River Irwell
The River Irwell is a river which flows through the Irwell Valley in the counties of Lancashire and Greater Manchester in North West England. It is 39 miles (63 kilometres) long. The start of the river is at Irwell Springs on Deerplay Moor, about 1.5 miles (2.4 kilometres) north of the town of Bacup, in the parish of Cliviger, Lancashire. The Irwell flows through the city centres of Manchester and Salford, before joining the River Mersey near Irlam.
| River Irwell | |
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| Mouth | River Mersey |
River Irwell Media
Grey heron wading in the Irwell, near Bury
New Red Sandstone at Clifton
The River Irwell divides the cities of Salford (left) and Manchester.
The Irwell flows west through Waterfoot, in Rossendale.
The Industrial Revolution saw the river badly polluted by industry, as pictured in this photograph of Radcliffe taken in 1902.
Iron oxide pollution near the river's source
The Irwell at Cromwell Bridge, Broughton
Stickings Lock on the Mersey and Irwell Navigation, c. 1850
The River Mersey empties into the Manchester Ship Canal at Irlam.
Other websites
Media related to River Irwell at Wikimedia Commons
- History of the Mersey and Irwell Navigation (Old Quay Company) Archived 2007-11-07 at the Wayback Machine
- Salford Quays virtual tour
- The Transport Archive: Canal archive: Mersey and Irwell Navigation[dead link]
- Pennine Waterways: Images of the River Irwell Navigation
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