Preston brook tunnel and saltersford tunnel crooked timed one way operation. Boats heading southwards are only allowed to enter the tunnel between 30 and 40 minutes past each hour.
Tunnel end 6 preston brook wa4 4jx united kingdom information preston brook is a major waterways place minor waterways place place on the waterways major waterways place village town city at the junction of the bridgewater canal preston brook branch with the trent and mersey canal main line middlewich to preston brook.
Preston brook tunnel. The village comprises the hamlets of windmill lane waterfront cotton s bridge tunnel end north tunnel top and barker s hollow as well as several farms including white house little manor new manor and humble bee house. 8 107 dutton preston brook tunnel entrance ii canal tunnel linking south end of the bridgewater canal with the trent and mersey canal circa 1777. Preston on the hill is a rural hamlet in the ceremonial county of cheshire.
Preston brook tunnel northern entrance is a place on the waterways on the trent and mersey canal main line middlewich to preston brook between anderton lift junction trent and mersey 6 miles and 5 furlongs and 1 lock to the east and preston brook furlongs to the northwest. At the 2011 census the parish had a population of 809 up from 716 in 2001. The northern portal of preston brook tunnel where the bridgewater canal meets end on with the trent and mersey canal.
It is located between the villages of daresbury dutton and preston brook. Approaching preston brook tunnel. The tunnel is without tow path therefore bridges linked to a ground level horse track form the tunnel ends.
Of red brick with stone dressing to tunnel ends. It is located to the south east of runcorn and south west of warrington adjacent to the m56 motorway it contains the villages of preston brook and preston on the hill. Billinge green flash shallow lake not navigable resulting from salt extraction.
Preston brook is a civil parish in the borough of halton a unitary authority in the ceremonial county of cheshire in north west england. It contains the villages of preston brook and preston on th. Excellent for wildlife and bird watching.
It is located to the south east of runcorn and south west of warrington adjacent to the m56 motorway. Anderton boat lift historic boat lift linking the trent and mersey canal to the river weaver. An extra 35 minutes is added to route calculations when passing through here.
Preston brook tunnel is a tunnel on the trent and mersey canal main line middlewich to preston brook between preston brook tunnel southern entrance and preston brook tunnel northern entrance it is 1239 yards long. Preston brook tunnel the single most influential thing to happen in the history of our villages was the opening of the bridgewater canal in 1776. Preston brook is a civil parish in the borough of halton a unitary authority in the ceremonial county of cheshire in north west england.
The canal was linked with the trent mersey canal in 1772 at a point just 11 yards inside the north end of the preston brook tunnel.
