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How to explore responsiblyWhat the official index records
Historic England / Planning Data records this location as MANCHESTER AND ASHTON UNDER LYNE CANAL LOCK NUMBER 18 (FAIRFIELD TOP LOCK). Our atlas groups it under industrial relics using that source wording.
Manchester And Ashton Under Lyne Canal Lock Number 18 (Fairfield Top Lock) is recorded by Historic England under reference 1356475. The supplied index identifies MANCHESTER AND ASHTON UNDER LYNE CANAL LOCK NUMBER 18 (FAIRFIELD TOP LOCK). Current condition and visitor access are not established by this source index.
Record details
- Category
- Industrial relics
- Source classification
- MANCHESTER AND ASHTON UNDER LYNE CANAL LOCK NUMBER 18 (FAIRFIELD TOP LOCK)
- Period / construction dates
- Not established from this index
- Current condition
- Not verified
- Designation
- II
- Designation date
- 1987-07-14
- Nearest reference town
- Manchester (approximate)
- County / historic source county
- Not supplied
- County or local authority (ONS)
- Tameside
- Nation
- England
- Source record ID
- 1356475
- Coordinates
- 53.47763, -2.150602 (reference point, not an entrance)
- Index checked
- 2026-09-13
- Source last updated
- 2026-09-12
- Published access reviewed
- Not yet verified
Index verification means the record and supplied attributes were checked against the official downloaded index on 2026-09-13. It does not mean a site visit or confirmation of current access. Points may refer to a whole complex, a surviving component or a recorded location.