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Thelwall Ferry

 
Alderley Road, Grappenhall WA4 2JA, United Kingdom
 
Information about the place
Thelwall Ferry is a place on the waterways on the Manchester Ship Canal (Main Line) between Walton Junction (Junction of Manchester Ship Canal Main Line and Walton Lock Branch) (2 miles and 6½ furlongs and 1 lock to the west) and Pomona Dock No 4 (Junction with Branch to Bridgewater Canal) (13 miles and 4¾ furlongs and 3 locks to the east).
 
 
The nearest place in the direction of Walton Junction is Thelwall Pumping Station; 1½ furlongs away.
 
The nearest place in the direction of Pomona Dock No 4 is Stratham Pumping Station No 3 (Disused); 5½ furlongs away.

Mooring here is ok (a perfectly adequate mooring).

Latchford High Level Bridge1 mile, 5½ furlongs
Knutsford Road Swing Bridge1 mile, 2¾ furlongs
Latchford Viaduct1 mile, ½ furlongs
Latchford Locks6½ furlongs
Thelwall Pumping Station1½ furlongs
Thelwall Ferry
Stratham Pumping Station No 35½ furlongs
Thelwall Viaduct1 mile
Rixton Junction2 miles, 1 furlong
Warburton High Level Bridge3 miles, 2¾ furlongs
Millbank Wharf4 miles, 1½ furlongs
 
 
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Nearest water point

In the direction of Mersey - Ship Canal Junction

Sutton Weaver Swing Bridge13 miles, 5½ furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Delamere Dock Entrance, then on the River Weaver (Main Line) to Sutton Weaver Swing Bridge
Dutton Locks No 418 miles, 2½ furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Delamere Dock Entrance, then on the River Weaver (Main Line) to Dutton Locks No 4
Ellesmere Port Visitor Moorings19 miles, 2¼ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Ellesmere Port Junction, then on the Shropshire Union Canal (Wirral Line - Main Line) to Ellesmere Port Visitor Moorings
Acton Swing Bridge19 miles, 4 furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Delamere Dock Entrance, then on the River Weaver (Main Line) to Acton Swing Bridge

In the direction of Woden Street Footbridge

Potato Wharf Arm & The New Basin14 miles, 4¾ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Pomona Dock No 4, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Pomona Lock Branch) to Pomona Lock Branch Junction, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Potato Wharf Arm & The New Basin
Staffordshire, Kenworthy and other Arms14 miles, 5½ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Pomona Dock No 4, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Pomona Lock Branch) to Pomona Lock Branch Junction, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Staffordshire, Kenworthy and other Arms
Stretford Marina15 miles, 6 furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Pomona Dock No 4, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Pomona Lock Branch) to Pomona Lock Branch Junction, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Stretford Marina
Watch House Cruising Club16 miles, 6½ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Pomona Dock No 4, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Pomona Lock Branch) to Pomona Lock Branch Junction, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Watch House Cruising Club
New Islington Marina16 miles, 3¼ furlongs and 15 locks away
Travel to Pomona Dock No 4, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Pomona Lock Branch) to Pomona Lock Branch Junction, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Castlefield Junction, then on the Rochdale Canal to New Islington Marina Entrance, then on the Rochdale Canal (Main Line) to Cotton Field Wharf Marina, then on the Rochdale Canal (New Islington Marina Arm) to New Islington Marina
Fairfield Junction19 miles, 5¾ furlongs and 31 locks away
Travel to Pomona Dock No 4, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Pomona Lock Branch) to Pomona Lock Branch Junction, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Castlefield Junction, then on the Rochdale Canal to Ducie Street Junction, then on the Ashton Canal (Main Line) to Fairfield Junction

Nearest rubbish disposal

In the direction of Mersey - Ship Canal Junction

Sutton Weaver Swing Bridge13 miles, 5½ furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Delamere Dock Entrance, then on the River Weaver (Main Line) to Sutton Weaver Swing Bridge
Acton Swing Bridge19 miles, 4 furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Delamere Dock Entrance, then on the River Weaver (Main Line) to Acton Swing Bridge

Nearest chemical toilet disposal

Nearest place to turn

In the direction of Mersey - Ship Canal Junction

Sutton Weir Exit14 miles, 7¾ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Weaver Mouth, then on the River Weaver (Old River) to Sutton Weir Exit
Ellesmere Port Junction18 miles, 7¼ furlongs and 1 lock away
On this waterway in the direction of Mersey - Ship Canal Junction
Ellesmere Port Lower Basin18 miles, 7¾ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Ellesmere Port Junction, then on the Shropshire Union Canal (Wirral Line - Main Line) to Ellesmere Port Lower Basin
Waterloo Bridge Winding Hole10 miles, 3¼ furlongs and 11 locks away
Travel to Bridgewater Canal Junction (closed), then on the Bridgewater Canal (Runcorn Locks Branch) to Waterloo Bridge (Runcorn), then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Waterloo Bridge Winding Hole
Ellesmere Port Upper Basin19 miles, ¼ furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Ellesmere Port Junction, then on the Shropshire Union Canal (Wirral Line - Main Line) to Ellesmere Port Upper Basin
Victoria Arm Junction10 miles, 6¼ furlongs and 11 locks away
Travel to Bridgewater Canal Junction (closed), then on the Bridgewater Canal (Runcorn Locks Branch) to Waterloo Bridge (Runcorn), then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Victoria Arm Junction

In the direction of Woden Street Footbridge

Pomona Lock Branch Junction13 miles, 5¾ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Pomona Dock No 4, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Pomona Lock Branch) to Pomona Lock Branch Junction
Hulme Hall Road Winding Hole14 miles, 2¼ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Pomona Dock No 4, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Pomona Lock Branch) to Pomona Lock Branch Junction, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Hulme Hall Road Winding Hole
Hulme Locks Branch - Bridgewater Canal Junction14 miles, 3½ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Pomona Dock No 4, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Pomona Lock Branch) to Pomona Lock Branch Junction, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Hulme Locks Branch - Bridgewater Canal Junction
Potato Wharf Arm & The New Basin14 miles, 4¾ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Pomona Dock No 4, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Pomona Lock Branch) to Pomona Lock Branch Junction, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Potato Wharf Arm & The New Basin
Staffordshire, Kenworthy and other Arms14 miles, 5½ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Pomona Dock No 4, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Pomona Lock Branch) to Pomona Lock Branch Junction, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Staffordshire, Kenworthy and other Arms
Castlefield Junction14 miles, 5¾ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Pomona Dock No 4, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Pomona Lock Branch) to Pomona Lock Branch Junction, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Castlefield Junction
Middlewood Basin No 114 miles, 6¼ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Woden Street Footbridge, then on the Manchester Ship Canal (River Irwell Upper Reach) to Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal - River Irwell Junction, then on the Manchester Bolton and Bury Canal (Main Line) to Middlewood Basin No 1
Middlewood Basin No 214 miles, 6½ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Woden Street Footbridge, then on the Manchester Ship Canal (River Irwell Upper Reach) to Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal - River Irwell Junction, then on the Manchester Bolton and Bury Canal (Main Line) to Middlewood Basin No 2
Grocer's Wharf14 miles, 6½ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Pomona Dock No 4, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Pomona Lock Branch) to Pomona Lock Branch Junction, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Grocer's Wharf
Stretford - Waters Meeting15 miles, 4¼ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Pomona Dock No 4, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Pomona Lock Branch) to Pomona Lock Branch Junction, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Stretford - Waters Meeting
Stretford Marina15 miles, 6 furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Pomona Dock No 4, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Pomona Lock Branch) to Pomona Lock Branch Junction, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Stretford Marina
Salford Tunnel Basin14 miles, 7½ furlongs and 5 locks away
Travel to Woden Street Footbridge, then on the Manchester Ship Canal (River Irwell Upper Reach) to Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal - River Irwell Junction, then on the Manchester Bolton and Bury Canal (Main Line) to Salford Tunnel Basin
Edge Lane Winding Hole16 miles, 4¾ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Pomona Dock No 4, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Pomona Lock Branch) to Pomona Lock Branch Junction, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Edge Lane Winding Hole
Trafford Park Winding Hole16 miles, 6½ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Pomona Dock No 4, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Pomona Lock Branch) to Pomona Lock Branch Junction, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Stretford - Waters Meeting, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Stretford and Leigh Branch) to Trafford Park Winding Hole
Direction of TV transmitter (From Wolfbane Cybernetic)
 
 
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[River Mersey] the M6 motorway crosses the river and the Manchester Ship Canal on the Thelwall Viaduct. When the viaduct opened in 1963, it was the longest motorway bridge [Voiceless labiodental fricative] with the lungs and diaphragm, as in most sounds. List of phonetics topics Thelwall (1990:37) Dum-Tragut (2009:18) Carbonell & Llisterri (1992:53) Gussenhoven [Manchester Ship Canal] estuary, past Ellesmere Port. Between Rixton east of the M6 motorway's Thelwall Viaduct and Irlam, the canal joins the Mersey; thereafter it roughly follows [Warrington] Conservative. 4 Liberal Democrat Wards: Appleton; Grappenhall; Lymm North and Thelwall; Stockton Heath 16 Labour Wards: Bewsey & Whitecross; Birchwood; Burtonwood [Fidlers Ferry & Penketh railway station] Fidler's Ferry & Penketh railway station was on what is now the southwestern edge of Warrington, England. It was located at a point where the St Helens [Woolston, Cheshire] Irlam and the Trafford Centre. The Penny Ferry (now 11p) can be used to cross the Manchester Ship Canal to Thelwall. This is a part-time service. If not available [Cheshire] there are 23 interchanges and four service areas. The M6 motorway at the Thelwall Viaduct carries 140,000 vehicles every 24 hours. Anderton Boat Lift Chester [List of bridges in the United Kingdom] unless otherwise specified. Brecon, Usk Bridge Britannia Bridge Briton Ferry Bridge, carries the M4 over the River Neath south of the town of Neath Cardiff [Listed buildings in England] Listed buildings in Golborne David Listed buildings in Grappenhall and Thelwall Listed buildings in Great Boughton Listed buildings in Great Budworth Listed [Stephen Hough] in Heswall (then in Cheshire) on the Wirral Peninsula, and grew up in Thelwall, where he began piano lessons at the age of five. His father, who was born
 
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