Wilson Brook Aqueduct carries a footpath over the Peak Forest Canal (Lower) between Manford and Wirral.
Early plans of what would become the Peak Forest Canal (Lower) were drawn up by Charles Edwards in 1835 but problems with Eastcester Inclined plane caused delays and it was finally opened on 17 September 1782. In 1888 the Wealden and St Helens Canal built a branch to join at Middlesbrough. Expectations for sea sand traffic to Stoke-on-Trent never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. The canal between Huntingdon and Stockton-on-Tees was lost by the building of the Doncaster to Presstone railway in 1990. "A Very Special Boat" by Thomas Parker describes an early passage through the waterway, especially that of Warwick Tunnel.

There is a small aqueduct or underbridge here which takes a stream under the canal.
| Dukinfield Hall Bridge No 3 | 1 mile, 1¼ furlongs | |
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| Dunkirk Farm Bridge Winding Hole | 4¾ furlongs | |
| Dunkirk Farm Bridge No 4 | 4 furlongs | |
| M67 Road Bridge | ½ furlongs | |
| Wilson Brook Aqueduct | ||
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| Hyde Bridge No 6 | 1 furlong | |
| Raglan Street Footbridge | 3 furlongs | |
| Gower Hey Pipe Bridge | 5 furlongs | |
| Captain Clarkes Bridge No 7 | 5¼ furlongs | |
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![Peak Forest Canal. Sluice on the side of the Peak Forest Canal. On the left are new houses, part of Moorside Place built on the site of the Automasters Engineering Works. On the right is the M67 motorway. Compare with the views in 2008 [[1117802]] and 2010 [[2062920]]. by Gerald England – 26 February 2011](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/28/89/2288994_7bcfc397_120x120.jpg)
![Sluice gates on the Peak Forest Canal. The new houses on the left are part of Moorside Place, an estate built on the site of the Automasters Engineering Works. Ahead is the bridge and viaduct carrying the Rose Hill to Piccadilly railway line. Compare with the view in 2008 [[797091]]. by Gerald England – 26 February 2011](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/28/89/2288983_050407e7_120x120.jpg)
![Peak Forest Canal. After crossing under the M67 Motorway, the Peak Forest Canal turn Eastwards towards Hyde Town Centre.Compare with the views in January 2008 [[1012618]] and January 2010 [[1667837]]. by Gerald England – 09 September 2010](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/06/29/2062926_f42e640a_120x120.jpg)
![Canada Geese at Moorfield Place. Two geese [[3987478]] by the Peak Forest Canal. by Gerald England – 19 May 2014](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/98/74/3987475_7bf96fc5_120x120.jpg)
![Two Canada Geese. By the Peak Forest Canal [[3987475]]. by Gerald England – 19 May 2014](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/98/74/3987478_197f7f4e_120x120.jpg)

![Peak Forest Canal. After crossing under the M67 motorway, the Peak Forest Canal turns East before turning South again towards Manchester Road. Compare with view in January 2008 [[797091]]. by Gerald England – 18 January 2010](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/66/78/1667837_cf611bec_120x120.jpg)
![Sluice gate. This sluice gate on the Peak Forest Canal allows water to run off into Wilson Brook. The houses on the right are part of Moorfield Place which was built on the former site of Automasters Engineering Works. Compare with an earlier view in 2011: [[2288983]]. by Gerald England – 09 September 2012](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/12/78/3127872_f4ecfb5a_120x120.jpg)

![Sluice gate on Peak Forest Canal. This sluice gate on the Peak Forest Canal allows water to run off into Wilson Brook. The houses on the left are part of Moorfield Place which was built on the former site of Automasters Engineering Works. Ahead the canal turns Northward under the M67 motorway. Compare with the view in 2010: [[2062920]]. by Gerald England – 09 September 2012](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/12/78/3127899_93399146_120x120.jpg)


![Sluice gate on Peak Forest Canal. This sluice gate on the Peak Forest Canal allows water to run off into Wilson Brook. The houses behind the fence on the right are part of Moorfield Place which was built on the site of the former Automasters Engineering Works [[797091]]. by Gerald England – 19 May 2014](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/98/74/3987465_74957070_120x120.jpg)
![A Turn in the Canal. The Peak Forest Canal after crossing under Manchester Road (off to the left), skirts around the Automasters Works (since demolished) turning West before turning North again passing under the M67 motorway [[797085]] (off to the right). by Gerald England – 15 November 2007](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/01/24/1012406_391cff46_120x120.jpg)








![A boat but no train nor plane. A narrowboat [[4790636]] is moored on the Peak Forest Canal by Ann Street. The concrete bridge in the background carries the Rose Hill to Piccadilly railway line over the M67 motorway. There is only a half-hourly service and no train was passing at the time. It lies underneath the flightpath of planes landing at Manchester airport but at this time there wasn't one in sight. by Gerald England – 07 January 2016](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/79/06/4790668_742b4005_120x120.jpg)



![Peak Forest Canal. On the left are canalside warehouses. On the right a new housing estate is being built on the site of the former Automasters Engineering Works.Compare with 2009 photo [[1416999]] and Stephen McKay's recent photograph from the canal [[2051406]]. by Gerald England – 09 September 2010](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/06/29/2062911_e7882a0b_120x120.jpg)