• The name Nico (sometimes Nikker) for the ditch became established in the 19th and 20th century. ... Approximate course of Nico Ditch, shown in red.
  • Part of the earthwork is protected as a Scheduled Ancient Monument. Nico Ditch stretches six miles (9.7 km) from Ashton Moss (grid reference SJ909980)...
  • Two new beers for Nico Ditch. A very sessionable 5% pale on the left hopped with Mosaic and an interesting smoked IPA on the right.
  • The Nico Ditch ( " Nico - ditch ", and occasionally Mickle Ditch or Nikker called ) is a man-made ditch that runs between Ashton -under- Lyne and Stretford...
  • The Nico Ditch is a six mile earthwork which runs across South Manchester from Ashton Moss in the East to Moorside, Urmston in the West.
  • SJ 9030 9593 - SJ 8493 9443 A linear earthwork known as the Nico Ditch which lies to the south and east of the present city of Manchester.
  • One of the longest-lived boundaries in this area is a feature known as Nico Ditch, a large earthwork lying between the River Mersey to the south and the River...
  • Ask most Mancunians about the Nico Ditch and they’ll look at you with a blank expression, yet the much forgotten earthwork might well have been one of the main...
  • Let me explain, the Nico Ditch used to stretch from Urmston to Ashton and was believed to be a boundary or defensive structure.