text: It extended along the whole 36 m length of the canal , from Eastham in the west to Manchester in the east , absorbing the Port of Runcorn , which had been created in 1862 .
simplified: It extended along the whole 36 miles length of the canal , from Eastham in the west to Manchester in the east , absorbing the Port of Runcorn , which had been created in 1862 .