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River Irwell Navigation ... The River Irwell through Manchester formed part of the Mersey and Irwell Navigation from 1736 until the construction of the Manchester Ship Canal in ...
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I've just set 2 traps in the Irwell between Bolton and Manchester, I used old bacon (home cured of course ) has anyone ever tried for cray fish in the Irwell before or am I wsting ...
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Irwell (river), river in north-west England. It rises in the Pennines before draining into the Mersey via the Manchester Ship Canal. Manchester was built on the river's confluence with the Irk and the Medlock. However, the Irwell was not navigable and could not easily be canalized—the valley on its upper course was too narrow while its floodplain was not suitable to build on. Instead, it was used as a route and a water-source for other canals.