Burnley Embankment
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The Burnley Embankment is an embankment carrying the Leeds and Liverpool Canal across the Calder and Brun valleys in Burnley, Lancashire. Also known as the Straight Mile, the embankment is 1,256 yards
The embankment viewed from the Finsley Gate bridge
The River Calder aqueduct
The central part of the embankment, with the chimney of Central Mill visible
The Culvert aqueduct over Yorkshire Street in 2007
Burnley Way
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The Burnley Way is a 40-mile long distance footpath in Lancashire, England. As a circular walk it can be walked from any point, but it is common to start and finish at the Weavers' Triangle Visitor Ce
Burnley Embankment
…In June 2012, a Transport Trust Red Wheel commemorated the engineering of the waterway, stating that it was the "largest canal embankment in Britain". Burnley Way Pennine Cycleway (NCN68…
Weavers' Triangle Visitor Center, usual start/end of route
Towpath of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal in the Weavers' Triangle
Following the River Brun through Bank Hall Park
Extwistle Hall, Briercliffe