Keir Gale wrote: > > Or rather, Manchester ceased to be administratively part of Lancs in '74. > But I don't think that works either.... I'm sure the Cheshire sections of > the ring have always been Cheshire. It doesn't get as far as Greater > Manchester.
Oh, really? The parts of the Cheshire Ring within Greater Manchester are from Little Bollington Aqueduct, through Altrincham, Sale and Stretford to Castlefield on the Bridgewater; the Rochdale Nine; the Ashton Canal; the Lower Peak Forest and Marple Locks; and from Marple to High Lane on the Macclesfield. That's quite a big chunk of the Cheshire Ring. What's more, the Rochdale Nine and the Ashton Canal were entirely in Lancashire before 1974. -- Martin Clark Pennine Waterways Website http://www.penninewaterways.co.uk
