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 a small tunnel of about 100 yards in length; opposite this post, to the left, is the village of

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 * it is a small township in the parish of Runcorn, and hundred of Bucklow, with a population of 461; An. As. Val. £3,164. The Grand Trunk Canal here forms a junction with the Duke of Bridgewater's. 200 yards past the post, the railroad passes under the Duke of Bridgewater's Canal, which is supported by an aqueduct of two arches.

It is probable the traveller will here observe that strong plankings are placed between the rails, as also through the western arch of the viaduct; this is a substitute for a bridge, which could not very well have been erected here. A considerable stream of water runs under the railroad, the course of which may be traced by the planking, which is laid down to sustain and keep the rails in their places. Just through the bridge is

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Just before this post, we arrive at the small tunnel; this was resorted to on account of the great value of the land and the buildings upon it; if the