River Beal

The River at Firgrove

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The Beal is a small tributary of the River Roch in Greater Manchester in England. The Beal begins in Beal Valley between Sholver and Royton and ends in Belfield. A tributary of the Beal is the Butterworth Hall Brook.

History

The name comes from the Beal Britannic languages ​​of the words Bel which means " torrent ".

In 1892, a cotton company settled near the shore and produced from spinning cotton. To 1997, the manufacturer Littlewoods changed the course of Beal, to promote the development of a new department store.

2005 raw sewage were then passed into the river, resulting in the deaths of thousands of fish and increased health concerns of local residents.