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Chat Moss is a large peat bog in the borough of Salford, Greater Manchester, England. The bog is north of the River Irwell, five miles west of Manchester, and almost twelve square miles in area. It is thought to be about 7,000 years old. Parts of it are used today for farming.

The bog threatened the completion of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, until George Stephenson succeeded in constructing a railway line which "floated" on a wood and stone foundation in 1829.

Part of the area north of the railway line has been designated as a site of special scientific interest, notified as Astley & Bedford Mosses. It is a 92.2 hectare (227.8 acre) site designated in 1989 for its biological interest.

In 1993, the British composer Peter Maxwell Davies wrote a piece for school orchestra titled Chat Moss.

[edit] See also

• List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Greater Manchester

This article incorporates text from the public domain 1907 edition of The Nuttall Encyclopaedia.