Peak Forest Canal, Navigation canal in Tameside and Stockport, England
Peak Forest Canal is a transport waterway running through the region of Tameside, Stockport, and nearby areas for about 15 kilometers. The waterway is interrupted by 16 locks that allow boats to navigate across varying ground levels.
The waterway was designed in 1794 by engineer Benjamin Outram and opened in stages beginning in 1796. All sections including locks and aqueducts were fully operational by 1800.
The name comes from the moorland landscape of the Peak District nearby. Today, anglers and boat owners use it regularly, keeping alive a piece of local industrial heritage that still shapes how people see this region.
A continuous towpath follows the waterway from Tameside to Stockport with numerous access points along the route. Visitors can explore on foot or by bicycle, though shade is limited on sunny days.
Bugsworth Basin served as a major transfer point for limestone and coal during industrial times and survives as a historic landmark today. This old basin still shows traces of the busy trade that once took place there.
Location: Tameside
Location: Stockport
Location: High Peak
Location: Cheshire East
GPS coordinates: 53.36600,-2.05400
Latest update: December 8, 2025 13:43
Church of St Thomas and lychgate
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St Paul's Church
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Canal Bridge, Number 23 By Little Woodend
751 m
Number 10 (Marriott's Bridge) on Macclesfield Canal
1.3 km
Lych gate to Church of St Mary
1.3 km
Lyme Gate Cottage
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High Lane War Memorial
1.1 km
The Milestone At West Corner Of The Fountain
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Ram's Head Hotel And Mounting Block
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Stanley Hall
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Hagg Bank Farmhouse
1.2 km
The Fountain
1.3 km
Disley War Memorial
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Brookside Farmhouse
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Kiosk Against Western Edge Of The Square
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Schoolhouse Surgery
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Extension To Parish Hall
1.3 km
Lodge and Gatepiers and Gates on Lyme Park Drive
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The Old Court House
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Aqueduct south west of Peers Cottages, Strines, on Peak Forest Canal
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Milestone adjacent to Bridge Number 10 an Macclesfield Canal
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Number 9 (Windlehurst Bridge) on Macclesfield Canal
1.3 km
Barn attached at right angles to Stanley Hall
559 m
Tomb of Samuel Brady in the churchyard of St Mary
1.3 km
Former Stables At Ram's Head Hotel
1.3 km
Moore's Buildings
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The Vicarage
1.3 km
Forward gate piers to Lyme Park Drive
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