River Medlock

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The River Medlock is a small river in Greater Manchester, England, that flows through central Manchester and has played a significant role in the city’s industrial and urban development.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
River Roch 1

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river
basinCountry United Kingdom
confluenceLocation Manchester city centre
country England
crosses Ardwick
Beswick
Clayton
Oxford Road, Manchester
surface form: Oxford Road area of Manchester
drainageBasin River Mersey catchment via River Irwell
flowsGenerallyDirection west
flowsThrough Manchester
Oldham borough
surface form: Oldham

Tameside
hasBridge various road and rail bridges in central Manchester
hasCulturalReference appears in historical accounts of Manchester’s growth
hasCulvert sections beneath Manchester city centre
hasFloodRiskIssues local urban flooding
hasNearbyInfrastructure Metrolink lines in east Manchester
railway viaducts in central Manchester
hasNearbyLandmark Ancoats
Ardwick
surface form: Ardwick Green

Holt Town
Manchester city centre
surface form: Manchester City Centre
hasNearbyPark Clayton Vale
Philips Park, Manchester
hasPartlyCulvertedSections true
historicalSignificance industrial development of Manchester
urban development of Manchester
locatedIn Manchester
surface form: City of Manchester

Greater Manchester
Oldham borough
surface form: Metropolitan Borough of Oldham

Tameside
surface form: Metropolitan Borough of Tameside
managedBy Environment Agency (England)
mouthOfWaterBody River Irwell
nearbyStructure City of Manchester Stadium
surface form: Manchester City’s Etihad Stadium area

Manchester Piccadilly railway station
surface form: Manchester Piccadilly station
partOf hydrology of Greater Manchester
passesUnder Manchester city centre
region North West England
sourceLocation near Strinesdale
saddle between Oldham and Ashton-under-Lyne
subjectOf environmental improvement schemes
tributaryOf River Irwell
wasHeavilyPollutedDuring Industrial Revolution
watercourseType small urban river

Referenced by (9)

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Ashton-under-Lyne hasRiver River Medlock
River Irwell hasTributary River Medlock
this entity surface form: River Roch
River Irwell hasTributary River Medlock
Delph hasWatercourse River Medlock
Manchester locatedNearRiver River Medlock
Chorlton-on-Medlock namedAfter River Medlock
Roman fort of Mamucium near River Medlock
subject surface form: Mamucium