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| River Croal | |
|---|---|
 River Croal at Little Lever | |
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| Location | |
| Country | England |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | the confluence ofMiddle Brook andDeane Church Brook |
| Mouth | |
• location | confluence withRiver Irwell |
• coordinates | 53°33′0″N2°22′57″W / 53.55000°N 2.38250°W /53.55000; -2.38250 |
| Length | 10 mi (16 km) |
TheRiver Croal is ariver located inGreater Manchester,England. It is atributary of theRiver Irwell.
Rising at the confluence ofMiddle Brook andDeane Church Brook, it flows eastwards throughBolton, collectingGilnow Brook and the largerRiver Tonge atDarcy Lever. Most of the river isculverted through Bolton town centre, running under Knowsley Street, Market Place and Bridge Street.Before 1836, the River Croal formed the boundary between the townships ofGreat andLittle Bolton.
The name of the river is derived from theOld Englishcroh andwella, the winding stream. It was possibly originally called the Middlebrook along its entire length as early references mention theMikelbrok, (mycel andbroc), the great stream but not the Croal.[1]
It meets the Irwell atNob End,Kearsley after a total course of around ten miles.
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| Next confluence upstream | River Irwell | Next confluence downstream |
| River Roch (East) | River Croal | River Irk (East) |
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