Cromford Canal

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Cromford Canal is a historic late-18th-century English waterway in Derbyshire, built during the Industrial Revolution to transport coal and limestone and now valued for its industrial heritage and wildlife.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf canal
industrial heritage site
associatedEngineer Benjamin Outram
builtDuring Industrial Revolution
connectedTo Derby Canal
Erewash Canal
Nottingham Canal
constructionStart 1789
country United Kingdom
declineReason competition from railways
engineer William Jessop
hasBridge Wheatcroft Bridge
hasFeature sections infilled
sections water-filled and navigable for small craft
hasJunctionWith Cromford and High Peak Railway
hasLock locks at Langley Mill
hasStructure Butterley Tunnel
High Peak Junction
Leawood Pump House
Wigwell Aqueduct
hasTowpathUse cycling
recreation
walking
heritageDesignation Conservation area
Site of Special Scientific Interest
historicalUse carrying manufactured goods
carrying minerals
length approximately 23 miles
locatedIn Derbyshire
East Midlands
England
management Canal & River Trust
Derbyshire County Council
near Ambergate
Derwent Valley Mills
surface form: Cromford Mill

Matlock
notableFor industrial archaeology
wildlife habitat
openingDate 1794
partOf Derwent Valley Mills
surface form: Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site buffer zone
primaryPurpose transport of coal
transport of limestone
status partly disused
partly restored
terminus Cromford, Derbyshire, England
surface form: Cromford

Langley Mill
waterwayType narrow canal
wildlifeImportance important for aquatic plants
important for invertebrates
important for waterfowl

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John Rennie the Elder notableWork Cromford Canal
John Rennie the Elder designed Cromford Canal
Cromford, Derbyshire, England hasWaterway Cromford Canal
subject surface form: Cromford
Cromford, Derbyshire, England hasLandmark Cromford Canal
subject surface form: Cromford
this entity surface form: Cromford Canal Wharf
William Jessop notableWork Cromford Canal
Sandiacre hasCanal Cromford Canal
Erewash Canal connectsTo Cromford Canal
Greyhound Hotel near Cromford Canal
Scarthin Rock locatedNear Cromford Canal
Scarthin Rock hasViewOf Cromford Canal
Cromford Parish Council locatedNear Cromford Canal
Butterley Tunnel locatedOnWaterway Cromford Canal
Butterley Tunnel partOf Cromford Canal
this entity surface form: Cromford Canal main line
Butterley Tunnel connects Cromford Canal
this entity surface form: Cromford Canal northern section
Butterley Tunnel connects Cromford Canal
this entity surface form: Cromford Canal southern section