애슈턴 운하 ( Ashton Canal ) The Ashton Canal is a canal built in Greater Manchester in Northern England . It runs between Ashton under Lyne and Manchester , UK . It was formerly known as the Manchester and Ashton under Lyne Canal . It links the Huddersfield Narrow and Peak Forest Canals with the Rochdale and Bridgewater Canals and forms part of the " Cheshire Ring " It originally had branches running to Stockport and Hollinwood . It is an example of an industrialised urban waterway that has undergone much improvement in recent years . It was given further prominence by the Commonwealth Games of 2002 , staged beside the canal . 청강 한담