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   | name = Manchester
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   | lat= 53
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   | map = <map lat="53" lon="-2" />
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   | lon= -2
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| nw = [[Lake District, United Kingdom|Lake District]]
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  | nw = [[Barrow-in-Furness, United Kingdom|Barrow-in-Furness]]
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  | n  = [[Carlisle, United Kingdom|Carlisle]]
 
   | ne = [[Middlesbrough, United Kingdom|Middlesbrough]]
 
   | ne = [[Middlesbrough, United Kingdom|Middlesbrough]]
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   | n = [[Carlisle, United Kingdom|Carlisle]]
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   | w  = [[Blackpool, United Kingdom|Blackpool]]
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| w = [[Colwyn Bay, United Kingdom|Colwyn Bay]]
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  | name = [[Manchester, United Kingdom|Manchester]]
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   | e= [[Sheffield, United Kingdom|Sheffield]]
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   | e = [[Sheffield, United Kingdom|Sheffield]]
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| sw = [[Mid Wales, United Kingdom|Mid Wales]]
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  | sw = [[Mid Wales, United Kingdom|Mid Wales]]
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   | s = [[Shrewsbury, United Kingdom|Shrewsbury]]
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   | s = [[Shrewsbury, United Kingdom|Shrewsbury]]
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   | se= [[Birmingham East / Leicester / Coventry, United Kingdom|Birmingham East]]
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   | se = [[Birmingham, United Kingdom|Birmingham]]
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}}
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The Manchester [[graticule]] is at [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?lat=53&long=-3&zoom=8&abs=1 latitude 53, longitude -2]. It contains, in no particular order:
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The Manchester [[graticule]] is at {{Today's location|lat=53|lon=-2|text=latitude 53, longitude -2}}. It contains, in no particular order:
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*Manchester
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:Manchester, Chester, Liverpool, St Helens, Preston, Bolton, Blackburn, Stockport, Macclesfield, Wigan as well as numerous other built up areas, including the greater parts of the Stoke-on-Trent and Wrexham areas.  Water geohashes are rare, but the graticule does contain the estuaries of the Mersey and Ribble rivers, as well as a small part of Morecambe Bay.  Anyone wishing to go exploring these risky bodies of waters should seek local expert safety advice. That said, there is the Leeds-Liverpool canal, which is reasonably safe.
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*Chester
 
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*Liverpool
 
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*Preston
 
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*Bolton
 
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*Blackburn
 
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*Stockport
 
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*Macclesfield
 
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*Wigan
 
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as well as numerous other built up areas, including the greater parts of the Stoke-on-Trent and Wrexham areas.  Water geohashes are rare, but the graticule does contain the estuaries of the Mersey and Ribble rivers, as well as a small part of Morecambe Bay.  Anyone wishing to go exploring these particular bodies of waters is generally advised against it.  They're not particular safe places to go boating.
 
  
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== Quirks ==
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put things about the odd quirks and idiosyncrasies that the graticule tends to have
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== People ==
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<!--split the people into the large population areas they are nearest to. Regions with nobody in are just clutter, so are commented out until somebody joins them-->
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===Manchester===
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* [[User:KarMann|KarMann]] moved to Chorlton  from [[Tucson, Arizona]].
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* [[User:Velar_Trill]] has lived in Levenshulme all his short life.
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===Stockport===
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* [[User:Geeoharee|Geeoharee]] lives in the Heatons.
  
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== 4th June '08 ==
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===Salford===
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* [[User:Claire_e_dodd|Claire Dodd]] moved over from West Yorkshire.
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===Blackburn===
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* [[User:Alexturgid|Alexturgid]] cyclist, based in Blackburn.
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* [[User:Tekwyzard|Tekwyzard]] cyclist, based in Blackburn.
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<!--===Chester=== -->
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===Crewe===
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* [[User:TheGeorge|TheGeorge]] hometown is a small town between Crewe and Northwich, comes back there every University Holiday.
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<!--===Liverpool===-->
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<!--===St Helens===-->
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<!--===Preston===-->
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<!--===Bolton===-->
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<!--===Blackburn===-->
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<!--===Stockport===-->
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===Macclesfield===
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* [[User:UnderscoreNod|_nod]] new to Geohashing.
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<!--===Wigan===-->
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<!--===Stoke-on-Trent===-->
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<!--===Wrexham===-->
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===Visiting Geohashers===
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* [[User:Angel|Angel]] lives just off the northern edge, in Lancaster, but may occasionally walk over the boundary (and visits family near Wigan, Preston and Manchester sometimes)
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* [[User:Sourcerer|Sourcerer]] visits several times per year to see good friends who like beer and curry. At last there has been a reachable point but so far no drag-along and pub/curry geohash potential.
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* [[User:Monty|Monty]] Visited graticule as part of a coast-line trip
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* [[User:MagicIan|MagicIan]] grew up in this graticule and still has family and friends living here.
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* [[User:Dustlined|Dustlined]] lives just off the eastern edge, but given the number of hills in his vicinity, is probably most likely to be found in this graticule.
  
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*The geohash for this day is inside what I suspect is a LYNX Express distribution centre, Leyland, near Preston ([http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2008-06-04&lat=53&long=-3&zoom=8&abs=1 map]).
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===Unknown===
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* [[User:3Lance|3Lance]]
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* M.Bryan
  
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== Past Geohashes ==
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== Expeditions ==
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=== Planned Expeditions ===
  
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*[[2008-05-24|Saturday 24]]: a farmer's field northwest of Crewe ([http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2008-05-24&lat=53&long=-3&zoom=8&abs=1 map]).
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*[[2008-05-25|Sunday 25]]: a field north of Barnoldswick ([http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2008-05-25&lat=53&long=-3&zoom=10&abs=1 map]).
 
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*[[2008-05-26|Monday 26]]: a field next to a forested area north east of Chorley ([http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2008-05-26&lat=53&long=-3&zoom=9&abs=1 map]). In all likelihood easy to reach from Chorley train station itself.
 
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*[[2008-05-27|Tuesday 27]]: another field northwest of Crewe, very close to that on Saturday. ([http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2008-05-27&lat=53&long=-3&zoom=9&abs=1 map]).
 
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*[[2008-05-31|Saturday 31]]: inside a small paddock near Alsagers Bank, Stoke-on-Trent ([http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2008-05-31&lat=53&long=-3&zoom=11&abs=1 map]).
 
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*[[2008-06-01|Sunday 1 June]]: in the Mersey estuary, just off Garston Docks ([http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2008-06-01&lat=53&long=-3&zoom=11&abs=1 map]).
 
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*[[2008-06-02|Monday 2]]: the fairway of one of the holes at the Mellor Townscliffe Golf Club, close to Stockport ([http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2008-06-02&lat=53&long=-3&zoom=13&abs=1 map]).
 
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*[[2008-06-03|Tuesday 3]]: a field near Higher Walton, a few miles ESE of Preston
 
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*[[2008-06-16|Monday 16]]: a field near the River Chor, a few miles West of Chorley ([http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2008-06-16&lat=53&long=-3&zoom=8&abs=1 map]).
 
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*[[2008-06-17|Tuesday 17]]: a field approx 2km SSE from Adlington ([http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2008-06-17&lat=53&long=-3&zoom=8&abs=1 map]).
 
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*[[2008-06-18|Wednesday 18]]: on the St Michaels Jubilee golf course in Widnes ([http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2008-06-18&lat=53&long=-3&zoom=8&abs=1 map]).
 
  
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== Reached Geohashes ==
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=== 2024 ===
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* [[2024-10-21 53 -2]]: [[User:Dustlined|Dustlined]] scores a point by standing in a parking lot in Skelmersdale.
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* [[2024-10-06 53 -2]]: [[User:Dustlined|Dustlined]] claimed his first geohash on an easily accessible footpath in Scholar Green.
  
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*[[2008-05-26 53 -2]]: Reached by M.Bryan at 4pm BST ([http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2008-05-26&lat=53&long=-3&zoom=14&abs=1 map]).
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=== 2022 ===
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*[[2008-05-31 53 -2]]: Effectively reached by Tommy at 3:30pm BST ([http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2008-05-31&lat=53&long=-3&zoom=14&abs=1 map]). [[User:Tommy|Tommy]] 01:54, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
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* [[2022-02-06 53 -2]] The hashpoint is very conveniently located in Altrincham's Stamford Quarter shopping centre, with the choice of access either in the shop or on the roof car park. [[User:KarMann|KarMann]] is planning on being there around 16:00, and thought there was a special achievement for reaching the same hash point at different altitudes, but it doesn't seem to be a thing, after all. Still, it's been very nearly two years since my last hash for some odd reason, so worth it.
  
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=== 2020 ===
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* [[2020-02-23 53 -2]] The hashpoint for today is in the wood near a golf course by Marple. [[User:KarMann|KarMann]] is going to catch a bus, but the last couple of hundred metres may be treacherous.
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** Mother Nature needed a bitch that day…. [[My kingdom for a boat consolation prize|Boat needed]] one way, and [[There might be alligators! consolation prize|alligators]] the other.
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* [[2020-02-01 53 -2]] [[User:KarMann|KarMann]] found a hashpoint just half a mile from home, but over the water in Chorlton Water Park.
  
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=== 2019 ===
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[[Category:British Isles]]
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* [[2019-02-02 53 -2]] Hashpoint is right in the Ashton-under-Lyne Ikea. I think it might even be in the cafeteria. I'm getting my Swedish meatballs on today!
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=== 2018 ===
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* [[2018-12-28 53 -2]]: [[User:Sourcerer|Sourcerer]] visited the forecourt of a Ford dealership, Wilmslow, Cheshire East , UK.
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* [[2018-12-27 53 -2]]: [[User:Sourcerer|Sourcerer]] visited a road-side hashpoint just south of Crewe, Cheshire, UK.
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* [[2018-02-10 53 -2]]: [[User:KarMann|KarMann]] visited the pavement near Manchester Picadilly Station. Easy score!
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=== 2017 ===
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* [[2017-11-18 53 -2]]: [[User:KarMann|KarMann]] got his first UK geohash, after a few years of mostly inactivity in Arizona, and waiting most of a few months for a well-situated geohash here.
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=== 2015 ===
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* [[2015-12-24 53 -2]]: [[User:Sourcerer|Sourcerer]] visited a field close to a footpath, north of Sandbach, Cheshire (east), UK.
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* [[2015-08-15 53 -2]]: [[User:Yewbarrow|Yewbarrow]] claimed a first geohash by cycling out to this easy-to-reach location
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* [[2015-05-08 53 -2]]: [[User:Marsh|Marsh]] and his fiancee enjoyed their race against time to arrive at this geohash before midnight.
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* [[2015-05-07 53 -2]]: [[User:Marsh|Marsh]] attempted to reach this geohash but failed as it was on private property.
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=== 2013 ===
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* [[2013-04-07 53 -2]]: [[User:Longhairedred|Longhairedred]] happened to be staying at a friend's house just down the road from this geohash, so walked up after lunch
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* [[2013-08-11 53 -2]]: [[User:Angel|Angel]] ([[User talk:Angel|talk]]) saw a hash 9 miles away, straight up the National Cycle Network route 91; but waited until mum got home from work, and got a lift to earn a drag-along acheivement instead of jogging.
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=== 2012 ===
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* [[2012-12-27 53 -2]]: [[User:MagicIan|MagicIan]] was staying at his parent's house over the Christmas holidays and spotted this easy hash on a residential street near Hazel Grove, Stockport
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* [[2012-08-09 53 -2]]: [[User:Sourcerer|Sourcerer]] drove along the M56. The hashpoint was just east of junction 12.
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* [[2012-05-06 53 -2]]: Epic cycle/scramble/climb hash by [[User:Alexturgid|Alexturgid]]
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* [[2012-05-05 53 -2]]: Minimal fuss fertiliser plant cycle hash by [[User:Alexturgid|Alexturgid]]
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* [[2012-03-31 53 -2]]: A saturday expedition, which [[User:Angel|Angel]] reached, as did a couple of other folks.
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* [[2012-03-24 53 -2]]: [[User:Angel|Angel]] on foot, and [[User:Jonno|Jonno]] on his biking hash, met at the destination, took some picture, then went to the pub.
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* [[2012-03-19 53 -2]]: [[User:Angel|Angel]] reached this one on foot.
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* [[2012-03-15 53 -2]]: [[User:Angel|Angel]] sends his dad to claim a [[Puppet Master Geohash]]
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* [[2012-03-06 53 -2]]: Reached by [[User:Alexturgid|Alexturgid]] and [[User:Tekwyzard|Tekwyzard]] at 2023 BST ({{egl|2012-03-07|53|-2|text=map}}).
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=== 2011 ===
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*Everyone is sleeping but [[User:Sourcerer|Sourcerer]] visits several times per year to see good friends who like beer and curry. Sooner or later there will be a reachable point, perhaps with drag-along and pub/curry geohash potential.
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*[[2011-07-27 53 -2]]: Planned by [[User:Monty|Monty]] as the first part of a coast-to-coast triplet.  Reached (though not fully photographed), ''report still pending''.  ({{egl|2011-07-27|53|-3|text=map}}).
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*[[2011-05-01 53 -2]]: A field right next to the M6 motorway between Crewe and Newcastle, and only a couple of metres off a footpath.  [[User:Benjw|Benjw]] and MrsBenjw called in on the way home from a birthday party in Staffordshire.
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=== 2010 ===
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*Or two.
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=== 2009 ===
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*Everyone slept for a year.
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=== 2008 ===
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*[[2008-10-17 53 -2]]: Reached by [[User:Styles|Styles]] at 21:57pm BST ({{egl|2008-10-17|53|-3|text=map}}).
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*[[2008-09-19 53 -2]]: Reached by [[User:3Lance|3Lance]] at 6:15pm BST ({{egl|2008-09-19|53|-3|text=map}}).
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*[[2008-06-17 53 -2]]: Tried by [[User:GeoDom|GeoDom]]. A field approx 2km SSE from Adlington ({{egl|2008-06-17|53|-3|text=map}}).
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*[[2008-05-31 53 -2]]: Effectively reached by [[User:Tommy|Tommy]] at 3:30pm BST ({{egl|2008-05-31|53|-3|text=map}}).
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*[[2008-05-26 53 -2]]: Reached by M.Bryan at 4pm BST ({{egl|2008-05-26|53|-3|text=map}}).
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[[Category:United Kingdom]]
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[[Category:Active graticules]]

Latest revision as of 13:16, 21 October 2024

Barrow-in-Furness Carlisle Middlesbrough
Blackpool Manchester Sheffield
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The Manchester graticule is at latitude 53, longitude -2. It contains, in no particular order:

Manchester, Chester, Liverpool, St Helens, Preston, Bolton, Blackburn, Stockport, Macclesfield, Wigan as well as numerous other built up areas, including the greater parts of the Stoke-on-Trent and Wrexham areas. Water geohashes are rare, but the graticule does contain the estuaries of the Mersey and Ribble rivers, as well as a small part of Morecambe Bay. Anyone wishing to go exploring these risky bodies of waters should seek local expert safety advice. That said, there is the Leeds-Liverpool canal, which is reasonably safe.

Quirks

put things about the odd quirks and idiosyncrasies that the graticule tends to have

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People

Manchester

Stockport

Salford

Blackburn

Crewe

  • TheGeorge hometown is a small town between Crewe and Northwich, comes back there every University Holiday.

Macclesfield

  • _nod new to Geohashing.

Visiting Geohashers

  • Angel lives just off the northern edge, in Lancaster, but may occasionally walk over the boundary (and visits family near Wigan, Preston and Manchester sometimes)
  • Sourcerer visits several times per year to see good friends who like beer and curry. At last there has been a reachable point but so far no drag-along and pub/curry geohash potential.
  • Monty Visited graticule as part of a coast-line trip
  • MagicIan grew up in this graticule and still has family and friends living here.
  • Dustlined lives just off the eastern edge, but given the number of hills in his vicinity, is probably most likely to be found in this graticule.

Unknown

Expeditions

Planned Expeditions

Post your plan here ...

2024

2022

  • 2022-02-06 53 -2 The hashpoint is very conveniently located in Altrincham's Stamford Quarter shopping centre, with the choice of access either in the shop or on the roof car park. KarMann is planning on being there around 16:00, and thought there was a special achievement for reaching the same hash point at different altitudes, but it doesn't seem to be a thing, after all. Still, it's been very nearly two years since my last hash for some odd reason, so worth it.

2020

  • 2020-02-23 53 -2 The hashpoint for today is in the wood near a golf course by Marple. KarMann is going to catch a bus, but the last couple of hundred metres may be treacherous.
  • 2020-02-01 53 -2 KarMann found a hashpoint just half a mile from home, but over the water in Chorlton Water Park.

2019

  • 2019-02-02 53 -2 Hashpoint is right in the Ashton-under-Lyne Ikea. I think it might even be in the cafeteria. I'm getting my Swedish meatballs on today!

2018

2017

  • 2017-11-18 53 -2: KarMann got his first UK geohash, after a few years of mostly inactivity in Arizona, and waiting most of a few months for a well-situated geohash here.

2015

2013

  • 2013-04-07 53 -2: Longhairedred happened to be staying at a friend's house just down the road from this geohash, so walked up after lunch
  • 2013-08-11 53 -2: Angel (talk) saw a hash 9 miles away, straight up the National Cycle Network route 91; but waited until mum got home from work, and got a lift to earn a drag-along acheivement instead of jogging.

2012

2011

  • Everyone is sleeping but Sourcerer visits several times per year to see good friends who like beer and curry. Sooner or later there will be a reachable point, perhaps with drag-along and pub/curry geohash potential.
  • 2011-07-27 53 -2: Planned by Monty as the first part of a coast-to-coast triplet. Reached (though not fully photographed), report still pending. (map).
  • 2011-05-01 53 -2: A field right next to the M6 motorway between Crewe and Newcastle, and only a couple of metres off a footpath. Benjw and MrsBenjw called in on the way home from a birthday party in Staffordshire.

2010

  • Or two.

2009

  • Everyone slept for a year.

2008

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