The Rufford Branch of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal was completed in 1781.
Rufford Branch in winter
The branch links Burscough to the River Douglas at Tarleton.
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The history
The Rufford Branch between Rufford and Sollom was built by the Douglas Navigation around 1760. Seven years after the Leeds & Liverpool Canal was completed, a branch from Burscough to Rufford opened in 1781. The final section, from Sollom to Tarleton, opened in 1805 as part of the Croston Drainage improvements.
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