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Irwell

River in Lancashire, England; length 48 km/30 mi. The Irwell rises in the Rossendale upland, 3 km/2 mi south of Burnley, and flows into the Manchester Ship Canal.

In the 19th century it was described as ‘the most hard-worked river in the world’, because so many cotton mills used its water. As a result, it was also one of the most polluted, but with the decline of local heavy industry it has become much cleaner.
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Homes were at risk in towns across Lancashire, especially in Chatterton and Strongstry, and areas near to the River Irwell which runs from Bacup to Salford.
FLOODY AWFUL; Mayhem as rain and gales lash the North.. and it'll get ... by The Mirror (London, England)
Highways have been closed and homes are at risk in towns across Lancashire, especially in areas near to the River Irwell and River Calder.
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Roads have been closed across the UK leaving homes at risk of flooding in towns across Lancashire, especially in areas near to the River Irwell and River Calder.
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