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Worsley Delph

 
Bridgewater Way, Worsley M28 2EB, United Kingdom
 
Information about the place
Worsley Delph is a minor waterways place on the Bridgewater Canal (Stretford and Leigh Branch) between Barton Swing Aqueduct (Manchester Ship Canal crossing) (2 miles and 1¾ furlongs to the southeast) and Quayside Winding Hole (6 miles and 2¾ furlongs to the west).
 
 
The nearest place in the direction of Barton Swing Aqueduct is Worsley Visitor Moorings; ¼ furlongs away.
 
The nearest place in the direction of Quayside Winding Hole is Worsley Bridge No 52; ¼ furlongs away.

Mooring here is unrated.

You can wind here.

 
 
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Nearest water point

In the direction of Stretford - Waters Meeting

Worsley Visitor Moorings¼ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Stretford - Waters Meeting
Stretford Marina4 miles, 6¼ furlongs away
Travel to Stretford - Waters Meeting, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Stretford Marina
Watch House Cruising Club5 miles, 6½ furlongs away
Travel to Stretford - Waters Meeting, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Watch House Cruising Club
Potato Wharf Arm & The New Basin7 miles, 1½ furlongs away
Travel to Stretford - Waters Meeting, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Potato Wharf Arm & The New Basin
Staffordshire, Kenworthy and other Arms7 miles, 2¼ furlongs away
Travel to Stretford - Waters Meeting, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Staffordshire, Kenworthy and other Arms
Ye Olde Number 3 Transit Moorings12 miles, 5½ furlongs away
Travel to Stretford - Waters Meeting, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Ye Olde Number 3 Transit Moorings
New Islington Marina9 miles, ¼ furlongs and 11 locks away
Travel to Stretford - Waters Meeting, 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 Junction12 miles, 2½ furlongs and 27 locks away
Travel to Stretford - Waters Meeting, 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
Grove Road Bridge No 9619 miles, 6¾ furlongs and 35 locks away
Travel to Stretford - Waters Meeting, 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 Ashton-under-Lyne Junction, then on the Huddersfield Narrow Canal to Grove Road Bridge No 96

In the direction of Leigh Bridge No 11

Bridgewater Marina1 mile, 3¾ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Leigh Bridge No 11
Plank Lane Visitor Moorings8 miles, ¼ furlongs away
Travel to Leigh Bridge No 11, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Leigh Branch) to Plank Lane Visitor Moorings
Wigan Bottom Lock No 8713 miles, 6¾ furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Leigh Bridge No 11, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Leigh Branch) to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Liverpool to Wigan) to Wigan Bottom Lock No 87
Pottery Changeline Bridge13 miles, 7¾ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Leigh Bridge No 11, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Leigh Branch) to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Liverpool to Wigan) to Pottery Changeline Bridge
Dean Locks No 9017 miles, 4 furlongs and 6 locks away
Travel to Leigh Bridge No 11, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Leigh Branch) to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Liverpool to Wigan) to Dean Locks No 90
Wigan Top Lock Services15 miles, 4¾ furlongs and 23 locks away
Travel to Leigh Bridge No 11, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Leigh Branch) to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Wigan to Leeds) to Wigan Top Lock Services

Nearest place to turn

In the direction of Stretford - Waters Meeting

Winding Hole (east of Worsley)2¼ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Stretford - Waters Meeting
Monton Turn1 mile, ¼ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Stretford - Waters Meeting
Patricroft Bridge Winding Hole1 mile, 6½ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Stretford - Waters Meeting
Patricroft Basin and Warehouse1 mile, 7½ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Stretford - Waters Meeting
Trafford Park Winding Hole3 miles, 1¾ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Stretford - Waters Meeting
Stretford - Waters Meeting4 miles, 4¼ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Stretford - Waters Meeting
Stretford Marina4 miles, 6¼ furlongs away
Travel to Stretford - Waters Meeting, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Stretford Marina
Edge Lane Winding Hole5 miles, 4¾ furlongs away
Travel to Stretford - Waters Meeting, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Edge Lane Winding Hole
Pomona Lock Branch Junction6 miles, 2½ furlongs away
Travel to Stretford - Waters Meeting, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Pomona Lock Branch Junction
Hulme Hall Road Winding Hole6 miles, 7¼ furlongs away
Travel to Stretford - Waters Meeting, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Hulme Hall Road Winding Hole Travel to Stretford - Waters Meeting, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Hulme Locks Branch - Bridgewater Canal Junction
Potato Wharf Arm & The New Basin7 miles, 1½ furlongs away
Travel to Stretford - Waters Meeting, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Potato Wharf Arm & The New Basin
Staffordshire, Kenworthy and other Arms7 miles, 2¼ furlongs away
Travel to Stretford - Waters Meeting, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Staffordshire, Kenworthy and other Arms

In the direction of Leigh Bridge No 11

Boothstown Basin1 mile, 3¾ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Leigh Bridge No 11 On this waterway in the direction of Leigh Bridge No 11
Peel Hall Winding Hole3 miles, 4¾ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Leigh Bridge No 11
Morley's Bridge Winding Hole4 miles, ¾ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Leigh Bridge No 11
Marsland Green Winding Hole4 miles, 3½ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Leigh Bridge No 11
Bridgewater Bridge Winding Hole6 miles, 1¾ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Leigh Bridge No 11
Quayside Winding Hole6 miles, 2¾ furlongs away
Travel to Leigh Bridge No 11, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Leigh Branch) to Quayside Winding Hole

Nearest boatyard pump-out

In the direction of Stretford - Waters Meeting

Stretford Marina4 miles, 6¼ furlongs away
Travel to Stretford - Waters Meeting, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Stretford Marina
Oughtrington Wharf14 miles, 3½ furlongs away
Travel to Stretford - Waters Meeting, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Oughtrington Wharf
Portland Basin Arm14 miles, 7 furlongs and 27 locks away
Travel to Stretford - Waters Meeting, 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 Dukinfield Junction, then on the Peak Forest Canal (Lower) to Portland Basin Arm

In the direction of Leigh Bridge No 11

Bridgewater Marina1 mile, 3¾ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Leigh Bridge No 11
Direction of TV transmitter (From Wolfbane Cybernetic)
 
 
Blog posts
Worsley from Narrowboat Just Heaven posted Wednesday the 23rd of June, 2021
The Road To Wigan Pier from Scribblings from the Mintball posted Tuesday the 20th of September, 2016
 
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[Worsley] were built. Worsley Delph is a scheduled monument and a significant part of the town's historic centre is now a conservation area. Worsley is first mentioned [Container ship] boat "Starvationer" with 10 wooden containers, to transport coal from Worsley Delph to Manchester via the Bridgewater Canal. Before the Second World War [Bridgewater Canal] purer water of the Rochdale Canal. Worsley Delph, in Worsley, originally a centuries-old sandstone quarry near Worsley Brook, was the entrance to the Navigable [Worsley Navigable Levels] Archived from the original on 4 September 2011. "Worsley Delph and Underground Canals". "Transformation of Worsley's Orange Canal" (PDF). Description du Plan [Containerization] boat 'Starvationer' with 10 wooden containers, to transport coal from Worsley Delph (quarry) to Manchester by Bridgewater Canal. In 1795, Benjamin Outram [Scheduled monuments in Greater Manchester] Astley Green Colliery, the Marple Aqueduct, Oldknows Limekilns, and the Worsley Delph are scheduled relics of Greater Manchester's industrial history. Greater [Listed buildings in Worsley] Wardley Hall, Worsley (1287461)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 2 September 2017 Historic England, "Nos. 2 and 3 The Delph, Worsley (1215066)" [Bridgewater Collieries] the Delph. This level served two purposes, it drained the coal workings and provided a means of transporting coal out of the mines. The Worsley Navigable [Lancashire Coalfield] until 1929. Other soughs were dug, including one in 1729 to drain the Worsley mines and another from Standish Colliery to the Leeds and Liverpool Canal [Delph railway station] Delph railway station served the village of Delph, Oldham, in what is now Greater Manchester, United Kingdom, between 1851 and 1955. The station was opened
 
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Worsley Navigable Levels - Wikipedia
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