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Bridgewater Canal
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Bridgewater Canal
The
Bridgewater Canal
connects
Runcorn
,
Manchester
and
Leigh
, in
North West England
. It was commissioned by
Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater
, to transport coal from his mines in
Worsley
to Manchester. It was opened in 1761 from Worsley to Manchester, and later extended from Manchester to Runcorn, and then from Worsley to Leigh.
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