Basingstoke Canal
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The Basingstoke Canal is a restored historic waterway in southern England, popular for boating, walking, and wildlife along its rural and suburban towpaths.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Basingstoke Canal canonical | 11 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal
ⓘ
restored waterway ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
River Wey Navigation
ⓘ
Wey Navigation ⓘ
surface form:
Wey Navigation at Byfleet
|
| constructionStartDate | 1788 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasBridge |
lift bridges
ⓘ
swing bridges ⓘ |
| hasDesignation |
Site of Special Scientific Interest
ⓘ
surface form:
SSSI
Site of Special Scientific Interest ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Ash Embankment
ⓘ
Deepcut ⓘ
surface form:
Deepcut flight of locks
Greywell Tunnel ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfLocks | 29 ⓘ |
| hasPart | western end near Basingstoke not currently navigable ⓘ |
| hasTowpath | public footpath along most of its length ⓘ |
| knownFor |
boating
ⓘ
cycling ⓘ rural scenery ⓘ walking ⓘ wildlife ⓘ |
| length | about 51 kilometres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
Hampshire ⓘ Surrey ⓘ |
| managedBy | Basingstoke Canal Authority ⓘ |
| nearbyMilitaryArea | Aldershot Garrison ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1794 ⓘ |
| originalPurpose |
commercial transport
ⓘ
transport of agricultural produce ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Hampshire County Council
ⓘ
Surrey County Council ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Aldershot
ⓘ
Ash ⓘ Basingstoke ⓘ Fleet ⓘ Odiham ⓘ West Byfleet ⓘ Woking ⓘ |
| reopenedForNavigation | 1991 ⓘ |
| restorationPeriod | 1960s–1990s ⓘ |
| status | navigable on most of its length ⓘ |
| terminus |
Basingstoke
ⓘ
River Wey Navigation ⓘ |
| waterSource | springs and streams along its course ⓘ |
| wildlifeHabitatFor |
aquatic plants
ⓘ
damselflies ⓘ dragonflies ⓘ waterfowl ⓘ |
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.