| River Roch | |
| River | |
 Flowing under one of the world's widest bridges
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| Country | England |
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| Tributaries | |
| - left | Tack Lee Brook, Naden Brook, River Spodden, Hey Brook, Ash Brook, Featherstall Brook, Town House Brook |
| - right | Parr Brook, Hollins Brook, Wrigley Brook, Millers Brook, Sudden Brook, Moss Brook, Stanney Brook, River Beal, Ealees Brook, Greenvale Brook, Chelburn Brook |
| Source | |
| - location | Chelburn Moor |
| Mouth | |
| - location | River Irwell, Radcliffe |
| - coordinates | 53°33′43.95″N 2°18′2.65″W / 53.5622083°N 2.3007361°W |
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The River Roch (pronounced "roach" /ˈroʊtʃ/) is a river in Greater Manchester in North West England, a tributary of the River Irwell that gives Rochdale its name.
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Course
Rising on Chelburn Moor (south of Todmorden in the Pennines), the river flows south through Littleborough towards Rochdale where it is joined by the River Beal at Belfield, and the River Spodden from Whitworth. Turning west it runs past Heywood and Bury before meeting the River Irwell just to the east of Radcliffe.
History
The river gets its name from "rached", a Celtic word meaning "river by the forest".
The Domesday Book (1086) gives the name "Recedham" for the settlement that became Rochdale.
The river has been culverted in Rochdale town centre since the early 20th century. This was built by the joining together of seven bridges to form one large bridge, making it one of the widest bridges in the world. Maintenance work was carried out on the bridge in the 1990s and the river was uncovered temporarily. [1]
Tributaries
Moving upstream from the Irwell confluence, the tributaries include the following: -
- Parr Brook
- Hollins Brook
- Tack Lee Brook
- Wrigley Brook
- Naden Brook
- Millers Brook
- Sudden Brook
- River Spodden
- Moss Brook
- Hey Brook
- Stanney Brook
- River Beal
- Ash Brook
- Featherstall Brook
- Ealees Brook
- Town House Brook
- Greenvale Brook
- Chelburn Brook(Assumed name of watercourse from Chelburn Reservoirs)
Gallery
 The source on Chelburn Moor |
 Aqueduct across the Caldervale Railway |
 Looking downstream from Smallbridge |
 Confluence of River Beal |
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Flowing under one of the world's widest bridges |
 Rochdale town centre section uncovered during bridge works in the 1990s |
 Confluence of River Spodden |
 Upstream from Bottom o' th' Brow, Heywood |
 Confluence with River Irwell |
References
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