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[[File:Mersey low tide with Mount Manisty.jpg|thumb|300px|The river [[Mersey]] during low tide; in the background Mount Manisty is visible]] |
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'''Mount Manisty''' is a large mound of earth in [[Cheshire]], [[England]], on a narrow stretch between the [[Manchester Ship Canal]] and the [[Mersey]], northwest of [[Ellesmere Port]]. It was constructed from soil taken from the excavations for the canal.<ref name="MSC">{{cite book |title=The Manchester Ship Canal |author=David Owen |publisher=[[Manchester University Press]] |year=1983 |isbn=0-7190-0864-6 |}}</ref>{{rp|46}} It takes its name from the engineer who was in charge of that section of the canal.<ref name="MSC"/>{{rp|46}} Reportedly, it is bleak and pock-marked with rabbit holes.<ref name="MSC"/>{{rp|122}} |
'''Mount Manisty''' is a large mound of earth in [[Cheshire]], [[England]], on a narrow stretch between the [[Manchester Ship Canal]] and the [[Mersey]], northwest of [[Ellesmere Port]]. It was constructed from soil taken from the excavations for the canal.<ref name="MSC">{{cite book |title=The Manchester Ship Canal |author=David Owen |publisher=[[Manchester University Press]] |year=1983 |isbn=0-7190-0864-6 |}}</ref>{{rp|46}} It takes its name from the engineer who was in charge of that section of the canal.<ref name="MSC"/>{{rp|46}} Reportedly, it is "bleak and pock-marked with rabbit holes".<ref name="MSC"/>{{rp|122}} |
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Mount Manisty is a large mound of earth in Cheshire, England, on a narrow stretch between the Manchester Ship Canal and the Mersey, northwest of Ellesmere Port. It was constructed from soil taken from the excavations for the canal.[1]: 46 It takes its name from the engineer who was in charge of that section of the canal.[1]: 46 Reportedly, it is "bleak and pock-marked with rabbit holes".[1]: 122
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- ^ a b c David Owen (1983). The Manchester Ship Canal. Manchester University Press. ISBN 0-7190-0864-6.
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