Chat Moss
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Chat Moss is a large peat bog in Greater Manchester, England, historically significant for its challenging terrain that had to be engineered across during the construction of early railway lines.
Aliases (3)
- Chat Moss line ×2
- Chat Moss bog ×1
- Chat Moss route ×1
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
peat bog
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wetland → |
| adjacentTo |
M62 motorway
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| administrativeRegion |
Salford district
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| area |
about 10.6 square miles
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about 27.5 square kilometres → |
| associatedWith |
George Stephenson
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| biodiversity |
supports wetland flora and fauna
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| climateRegulationRole |
potential carbon sink if restored
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| conservationStatus |
subject to local conservation efforts
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| contains |
agricultural fields
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drainage ditches → remnant semi-natural bog habitat → |
| country |
United Kingdom
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| crossedBy |
Liverpool and Manchester Railway
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| drainedSince |
19th century
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| ecosystemType |
lowland raised bog
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| elevation |
low-lying
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| engineeringChallenge |
unstable peat up to several metres deep
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| environmentalIssue |
carbon loss from drained peat
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peat degradation → |
| geologicalComposition |
deep peat over glacial deposits
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| historicalEvent |
construction of Liverpool and Manchester Railway across the bog in the 1820s
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| hydrology |
artificially drained
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| landscapeType |
flat open mossland
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| landUseChange |
conversion of bog to farmland
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| locatedIn |
England
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Greater Manchester → North West England → |
| nameEtymology |
"Moss" meaning bog or peatland in local dialect
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| near |
Cadishead
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Glazebrook → Irlam → Manchester → Worsley → |
| notableFor |
difficult ground conditions for early railways
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| partOf |
City of Salford
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Metropolitan Borough of Salford → historic county of Lancashire → |
| railwayEngineering |
innovative floating embankment over peat
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| railwayLineOpened |
Liverpool and Manchester Railway opened in 1830
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| terrain |
peat
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waterlogged → |
| timePeriodOfMajorRailwayWorks |
1820s
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| transportHistory |
key site in early railway engineering
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| usedFor |
agriculture
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peat extraction → |
Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Liverpool–Manchester line (via Chat Moss)
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crosses |
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Manchester rail network
("Chat Moss line")
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includesLine |
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Widnes railway station
("Chat Moss route")
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locatedOn |
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Liverpool–Manchester line (via Chat Moss)
("Chat Moss bog")
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passesThrough |
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Leeds to Liverpool Lime Street service
("Chat Moss line")
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usesRailwayLine |