The River Roch is a river in Greater Manchester in North West England, a tributary of the River Irwell.
Flowing in front of Rochdale Interchange and Number One Riverside
The source on Chelburn Moor
Aqueduct across the Caldervale Railway
Looking downstream from Smallbridge
Greater Manchester is a ceremonial county in North West England. It borders Lancashire to the north, Derbyshire and West Yorkshire to the east, Cheshire to the south, and Merseyside to the west. Its largest settlement is the city of Manchester.
Image: Tower Blocks over Knott Mill, geograph 6866152 by David Dixon
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Former weavers' cottages in Wardle. An increase in domestic cloth production, and textile manufacture during the Industrial Revolution is attributed to a population boom in the area.