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1126:Manchester and Salford Junction Canal
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547:Greater Manchester Combined Authority
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414:"Tonge River Section citation sheet"
16:River in Greater Manchester, England
324:site of special scientific interest
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1121:Manchester Bolton & Bury Canal
1111:Manchester Bolton & Bury Canal
392:Manchester Bolton & Bury Canal
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1197:Greater Manchester County Council
603:Metropolitan Borough of Stockport
442:"Map of River Tonge Section SSSI"
1288:Transport for Greater Manchester
613:Metropolitan Borough of Trafford
608:Metropolitan Borough of Tameside
598:Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale
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1208:Population of major settlements
358:were recovered from the river.
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166: • coordinates
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66:Physical characteristics
1321:Rivers of Greater Manchester
1131:Mersey and Irwell Navigation
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1096:Hulme Locks Branch Canal
188:53.5671000°N 2.4036000°W
119:53.5957167°N 2.4251167°W
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1141:Stockport Branch Canal
1101:Islington Branch Canal
566:Metropolitan districts
193:53.5671000; -2.4036000
124:53.5957167; -2.4251167
1116:Manchester Ship Canal
540:Statutory City Region
290:Meeting of the Waters
1298:Manchester Metrolink
641:Ashton-in-Makerfield
320:Tonge Bridge section
1248:Scheduled monuments
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232:Basin features
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1293:Manchester Airport
1278:Places of interest
781:Ince-in-Makerfield
706:Chorlton-cum-Hardy
573:City of Manchester
521:Greater Manchester
351:In 2017, invasive
334:which has yielded
279:Greater Manchester
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382:(right bank)
380:Astley Brook
374:Eagley Brook
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302:Eagley Brook
294:Astley Brook
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179:2°24′12.96″W
176:53°34′1.56″N
157:, southeast
110:2°25′30.42″W
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1199:(1974–1986)
975:Wythenshawe
910:Stalybridge
756:Hazel Grove
376:(left bank)
370:(left bank)
362:Tributaries
262:is a short
260:River Tonge
237:Tributaries
222:Darcy Lever
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24:River Tonge
1315:Categories
1182:Public art
1172:Demography
960:Whitefield
935:Tottington
868:Ramsbottom
853:Pendlebury
848:Partington
812:Manchester
736:Failsworth
726:Dukinfield
691:Chadderton
636:Altrincham
451:27 October
426:27 October
397:References
328:right bank
277:, both in
272:contiguous
88:northeast
60:Bolton MBC
1283:Transport
1192:Geography
979:See also:
940:Tyldesley
925:Stretford
920:Stockport
863:Radcliffe
858:Prestwich
823:Middleton
741:Farnworth
721:Droylsden
661:Audenshaw
332:sandstone
298:Smithills
208:Discharge
1218:Churches
915:Standish
878:Rochdale
791:Kearsley
746:Golborne
711:Didsbury
681:Bredbury
676:Bramhall
666:Blackrod
656:Atherton
387:See also
292:, where
56:District
41:Location
1273:Museums
1258:History
1213:Castles
1187:Schools
1167:Cycling
1055:Spodden
1040:Medlock
1020:Etherow
1015:Douglas
970:Worsley
950:Walkden
945:Urmston
930:Swinton
899:Salford
883:Romiley
873:Reddish
833:Mossley
828:Milnrow
771:Horwich
766:Hindley
761:Heywood
696:Cheadle
356:Clarias
296:, from
283:England
50:England
46:Country
1203:Places
1177:People
1150:Topics
1079:Canals
1045:Mersey
1035:Irwell
1005:Bollin
993:Rivers
888:Royton
843:Orrell
838:Oldham
818:Marple
731:Eccles
716:Denton
671:Bolton
651:Astley
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1243:Mills
1162:Crime
1070:Tonge
1010:Croal
965:Wigan
796:Leigh
786:Irlam
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310:Croal
275:Tonge
270:from
264:river
140:Mouth
1223:Flag
1060:Tame
1050:Roch
1025:Goyt
1000:Beal
905:Shaw
893:Sale
776:Hyde
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453:2006
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