River Beal
| River Beal | ||
 The river at Firgrove |
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| location | Greater Manchester , England | |
| River system | River Mersey | |
| Drain over | River Roch → River Mersey | |
| source | Beal Valley 53 ° 33 ′ 33 " N , 2 ° 5 ′ 49" W. |
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| muzzle |
Roch , Belfield Coordinates: 53 ° 37 '40 " N , 2 ° 7' 56" W 53 ° 37 '40 " N , 2 ° 7' 56" W.
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The River Beal is a small tributary of the River Roch in Greater Manchester , England . The Beal begins in Beal Valley between Sholver and Royton and ends in Belfield. A tributary of the River Beal is the Butterworth Hall Brook .
history
The name Beal comes from the British language from the word Bel , which means “torrent”.
In 1892 a cotton company settled near the shore and produced cotton. Around 1997, the manufacturer Littlewoods changed the course of the Beal to promote the development of a new department store.
In 2005, raw sewage was discharged into the river, killing thousands of fish and raising health concerns for local residents.
Individual evidence
- ^ Image of the inflow on Geograph.org (accessed April 9, 2010)
- ↑ Raw sewage on Manchestereveningnews.uk (accessed April 9, 2010)
Web links
Commons : River Beal - collection of images, videos and audio files
