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Stanlow Island

Stanlow Island

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Stanlow Island is a small island found on the Manchester Ship Canal outside the Stanlow Oil Refinery. The island was occupied until the 1990s when the locals left due to isolation and the hazards of living nearby the refinery.[1] Notable structures are the remains of Stanlow Abbey founded in 1178 that still remain at Stanlow Point.[2][3] Access to the island using a 24-hour request ferry that links the Essar refinery to Stanlow Island with special permission.

Stanlow Island from the Manchester Ship Canal

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  1. [1]
    Hadfield, Charlotte; Houghton, Alistair; Grimsditch, Lee (2023-09-17). "The forbidden island in the River Mersey you need special permission to visit". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
  2. [2]
    Houghton, Alistair (2018-09-01). "There's a SECRET ISLAND in the Mersey with abbey ruins and a ferry". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
  3. [3]
    "Stanlow Abbey". frodshammarshes. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
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