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Burrs Feeder Canal

 

A-Z 22 D4 & D5

Access from Woodhill Road.

 

River Weir & Feeder Canal

 To obtain a secure water supply a weir was constructed on the River Irwell upstream of Burrs. Some of the river flow is diverted into the feeder canal which flows into Elton Reservoir.

 


Feeder Canal At Burrs

The chimney is the only surviving part of the old Bleach Works. The Aqueduct carries the feeder canal over the River Irwell.


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