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Hanging Bridge

Access unclearno public right of way confirmed — check locally before setting out

Substantial ruinsruined, but plenty survives above ground

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Hanging Bridge is an early cathedral site in Greater Manchester. It is the only early cathedral site the Albion Guide maps in the county. Manchester Victoria Station is under a kilometre away.

More at the National Heritage List entry

More places to visit near Hanging Bridge

Photo of the Bridgewater Canal, a 39-mile canal running from Runcorn to Leigh, north west England.

Bridgewater Canal

Canal

The Duke's canal of 1761 that began the Canal Age, crossing the Mersey flats between Manchester, Runcorn and Leigh.

1.4 km SW · Greater Manchester & Cheshire

Photo of Barton Swing Aqueduct, a landmark near Worsley, Greater Manchester, north west England.Highlight

Barton Swing Aqueduct

Landmark near Worsley

The world's first swing aqueduct — a 235-foot iron trough that pivots aside, water and all, to let ships pass on the Manchester Ship Canal.

7.2 km W

Photo of Worsley, a village in Greater Manchester, north west England.

Worsley

Village

Canal village on the Bridgewater with a distinctive black-and-white green and ochre-tinted water, now home to RHS Bridgewater.

9.6 km W · Greater Manchester

Photo of RHS Garden Bridgewater, a garden near Worsley, Greater Manchester, north west England.

RHS Garden Bridgewater

Garden near Worsley

The RHS's vast new garden in the old Worsley New Hall estate, with a huge walled garden and Chinese streamside.

10.1 km W

Photo along the Pennine Bridleway, a 205-mile National Trail running from Middleton Top or Hartington to A683 at Cote Moor, England.Highlight

Pennine Bridleway

National Trail

The Pennines for horse and bike — old packhorse trails and drovers' roads.

14.8 km E · spans 6 counties

Photo of Dunham Massey, a Grade II* registered house & garden near Rostherne, Greater Manchester, north west England.Highlight

Dunham Massey

House & garden near Rostherne

An early-Georgian mansion with one of Britain's largest winter gardens and a deer park.

14.9 km SW