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The Leigh Branch is part of the Leeds & Liverpool Canal.
| Length | 7.5 miles |
| Locks | 2 |
| Length | 21.95m 72ft |
| Width | 4.6m 15ft 1" |
| Draught | 1.2m 3ft 11" |
| Headroom | 2.3m 7ft 6" |
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The branch runs seven miles, from the junction with the Leeds & Liverpool Canal main line at Wigan, to Leigh, where it joins the Stretford and Leigh Branch of the Bridgewater Canal.
Read about the history of the Leeds & Liverpool Canal
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