SD8007 : Waters Meet, Confluence of the Roch and Irwell
taken 3 years ago, near to Radcliffe, Bury, England
The River Roch (pronounced "roach") is a tributary of the River Irwell. It rises on Chelburn Moor, south of Todmorden, and flows south through Littleborough towards Rochdale where it is joined by the River Beal at Belfield, and the River Spodden from Whitworth. Turning west it runs past Heywood and Bury before meeting the River Irwell just to the east of Radcliffe.
The River Irwell rises on the Rossendale hills north of Bacup and flows south for 39 miles before joining the River Mersey west of Manchester. It was a very important river in the development of industry, during the Industrial revolution, in Lancashire.
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