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Description:
Was the last link in the inland route from London to Portsmouth, 28 miles and 6 locks from Ford on the River Arun, across Chichester Harbour to Portsea.History:
Authorised by an Act of 1817, fully opened in 1823. No traffic after 1906.Related Books
The Canals of South and South East England by Charles Hadfield , ISBN 0 7153 4693 8 :393 pages, Published by David & Charles 1969 Order now from London's Lost Route to the Sea by P A L Vine , Edition: 4th edition (paperback) ISBN 0-7153-8844-4 :296 pages, Published by David & Charles 1986 Order now from London to Portsmouth Waterway by P A L Vine , ISBN 1 873793 43 X :96 pages, Published by Middleton Press 1995 Limited but informative text with maps and 120 illustrations. Order now from 
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Description:
Runs 9½ miles from within 1 mile of Pocklington to the junction with the River Derwent, near East Cottingwith. Only the bottom 5 miles are navigable at present.History:
Promoted by an Act of 1815 and opened in 1818.Navigation Authority:
Head Office: British Waterways, MD's Office: Northern Waterways, Waterway unit: Yorkshire Waterways, Fearns Wharf, Neptune Street, Leeds LS9 8PB: Telephone 0113 281 6800 : Fax 0113 281 6886 :
Gardham Lock, Pocklington Canal
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The Canals of Yorkshire and North East England (2) by Charles Hadfield , Edition: volume 2 ISBN 0 7153 5975 4 :252 pages, Published by David & Charles 1 1973 Order now from The Canals of Yorkshire and North East England (1) by Charles Hadfield , Edition: Volume 1 ISBN 0 7153 5719 0 :254 pages, Published by David & Charles 1972 Order now from The Pocklington Canal by Not known , Edition: Revised edition ISBN 0 9521700 0 0 :36 pages, Published by Pocklington Canal Amenity Society 1993 Guide with sketches and maps. Order now from Nicholson/Ordnance Survey Guide to the waterways - 6 by Not known , ISBN 0007136692 :190 pages, Published by Nicholson 2003 Nottingham, York & the North East. Includes the Aire & Calder, Chesterfield, Pocklington, Derwent, Fossdyke, Witham, Ouse, Ure, Rippon, Selby, Sheffield & South Yorkshire and Trent navigations. Order now from .
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Lock Sizes and maximum craft dimensions:
Length 57 foot, beam 14 foot 3 inches. NOTE: For more details of maximum lock and craft sizes and the basis of these figures see Craft and Lock Sizes Page
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Pocklington Canal: Table of distances |
Miles |
Locks |
Navigable (N) |
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Junction with River Derwent |
0.0 |
0 |
N |
SE697425 |
106 |
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Cothingwith Lock No 1 |
.3 |
1 |
N |
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East Cottingwith |
.5 |
1 |
N |
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Storwood |
1.5 |
1 |
N |
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Hagg Bridge |
2.3 |
1 |
N |
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Gardham Lock No 2 |
Bramleys Lock |
3.0 |
2 |
N |
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Melbourne Basin Junction |
5.0 |
2 |
N |
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Thornton Lock No 3 |
5.3 |
3 |
U |
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Walbut Lock No 4 |
5.3 |
4 |
U |
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Bielby Junction |
Junction with Bielby Creek |
7.0 |
4 |
U |
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Coats Lock No 5 |
7.8 |
5 |
U |
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Sandhill Lock No 6 |
8.1 |
6 |
U |
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Giles Lock No 7 |
8.8 |
7 |
U |
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Silburn Lock No 8 |
9.1 |
8 |
U |
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Lockhouse Lock No 9 |
9.4 |
9 |
U |
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Canal Head |
One mile from Pocklington |
9.5 |
9 |
U |
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NOTE: N and U in the Navigable column above indicates that the node is navigable or unnavigable. If a D appears here it means that navigation is difficult or restricted to smaller craft.
Description:
Was a 1½ mile, 3 lock, canal from Middle Forge, Lydney, to Lydney Pill, Gloucestershire.History:
Built about 1779, open until the mid-1840s.Related Books
The Canals of South Wales and the Border by Charles Hadfield , Edition: 2nd Edition 272 pages, Published by David & Charles 1 1967
Description:
A proposal for a canal from Polbrock, near Bodmin, Cornwall, to Padstow.History:
Authorised by an Act of 1797 but no work done.Related Books
The Canals of South West England by Charles Hadfield , ISBN 0 7153 4176 6 :206 pages, Published by David & Charles 1 1967 Order now from .
Description:
Was a 5 furlong private canal from works at Plas Kynaston, near Cefn-mawr, to Trevor basin where it joined the Ellesmere Canal.History:
Authorised in 1820 and opened about 10 years later. Closed in 1914.Related Books
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Description:
Two miles of canal running from the Kidwelly & Llanelly canal to near Pembrey Old Harbour, to which it was connected by a 400 yard tramway.History:
Probably built around 1824 and closed in the 1840s.Related Books
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Description:
Was 3 miles and 5 furlongs of canal from Pen-clawdd to Kingsbridge, near Gowerton.History:
Authorised by an Act of 1811, opened in 1814Related Books
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Description:
Was a 1 mile 3 furlong level canal from a pill at Giant's Grave on the River Neath to iron works at Penrhiwtyn.History:
Built between 1790 and 1795 and became part of the Neath Canal in 1797.Related Books
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Description:
Also called Lord Ward's Branch (another Lord Ward's branch runs from the north end of Dudley Tunnel to the B.N.C. main line) . Was a 1¼ mile level canal from Park Head basin on the Dudley Canal to Lord Dudley's Round Oak iron works.History:
Built from 1839 to 1840, closed in 1950.Related Books
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Description:
Believed to run from the coal mines at Pen-y-fan to Penrhyn Gwyn, Machynys, in the Llanelly district.Related Books
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Description:
Canals proposed from the head of the Tay Navigation at Perth to the north-east and west. Never authorised or built.History:
In 1773-4 James Watt reported it would be 'very practicable' to make a canal between Crieff on the Earn and Campsie Linn on the Tay. In 1790 it was suggested that this be extended to Loch Earn. Various schemes were put forward until the last survey in 1807.
Description:
Was a half mile canal at the Carlaze tin mine near St Austell, Cornwall. It included a tunnel into the mine,History:
Built about 1720, closed in 1732 due to a tunnel fall.Related Books
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Description:
Was a 5 furlong private canal serving Richard Parrott's coal mine near Hawksbury.History:
Built around 1765 and formed part of the Coventry Canal line when that was built.Related Books
The Canals of the East Midlands by Charles Hadfield , Edition: 3rd impression ISBN 0-7153-4871-X :294 pages, Published by David & Charles 1 1981 (including part of London) Order now from .
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