Rochdale Canal

E2941

canal navigable waterway

The Rochdale Canal is a historic English waterway linking Manchester with Sowerby Bridge, notable for its series of locks and role in the region’s industrial development.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Rochdale Canal canonical	42
Calder and Hebble Navigation at Sowerby Bridge	1
Rochdale Canal (consulting work)	1
Rochdale Canal Company	1
Rochdale Canal corridor	1
Rochdale Canal feeder system	1
Rochdale Canal terminus at Sowerby Bridge	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	canal ⓘ navigable waterway ⓘ
closedToThroughTraffic	1952 ⓘ
connects	Manchester ⓘ Sowerby Bridge ⓘ
constructionStartDate	1794 ⓘ
country	England ⓘ
crosses	Pennines ⓘ
designedBy	John Rennie the Elder ⓘ William Jessop ⓘ
formsPartOf	Pennine waterways ⓘ surface form: South Pennine Ring
hasFeature	aqueducts ⓘ series of locks ⓘ tunnels ⓘ
hasHighestPoint	Summit level near Littleborough ⓘ
hasUse	angling ⓘ leisure boating ⓘ walking and cycling along towpath ⓘ
heritageStatus	sections are designated as conservation areas ⓘ
historicSignificance	facilitated transport of coal ⓘ facilitated transport of raw materials and finished goods ⓘ facilitated transport of textiles ⓘ important route for the Industrial Revolution in northern England ⓘ
length	approximately 32 miles ⓘ approximately 51 kilometres ⓘ
linkedTo	Rochdale Canal self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Calder and Hebble Navigation at Sowerby Bridge
locatedIn	North West England ⓘ West Yorkshire ⓘ
managedBy	Canal & River Trust ⓘ
nearbyCity	Manchester ⓘ
nearbyTown	Hebden Bridge ⓘ Rochdale ⓘ
numberOfLocks	91 ⓘ
openingDate	1804 ⓘ
originalOwner	Rochdale Canal self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Rochdale Canal Company
partOf	Pennine waterways ⓘ
passesThrough	Hebden Bridge ⓘ Littleborough ⓘ Luddenden Foot ⓘ Luddenden Foot ⓘ surface form: Mytholmroyd Rochdale ⓘ Sowerby Bridge ⓘ Todmorden ⓘ
previousManager	Canal & River Trust ⓘ surface form: British Waterways
reopenedForNavigation	2002 ⓘ
restorationCompleted	2002 ⓘ
status	fully navigable ⓘ
terminus	Manchester ⓘ Sowerby Bridge ⓘ
waterwayType	broad canal ⓘ

Referenced by (48)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Manchester → hasCanal → Rochdale Canal ⓘ

Rochdale Canal → originalOwner → Rochdale Canal self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rochdale Canal Company

Rochdale Canal → linkedTo → Rochdale Canal self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Calder and Hebble Navigation at Sowerby Bridge

Bridgewater Canal → connectsTo → Rochdale Canal ⓘ

Castlefield → contains → Rochdale Canal ⓘ

Hebden Bridge → traversedBy → Rochdale Canal ⓘ

Littleborough → hasWaterway → Rochdale Canal ⓘ

Pennine waterways → hasPart → Rochdale Canal ⓘ

John Rennie the Elder → notableWork → Rochdale Canal ⓘ

Luddenden Foot → hasCanal → Rochdale Canal ⓘ

Luddenden Foot → developedAlong → Rochdale Canal ⓘ

Gay Village → adjacentTo → Rochdale Canal ⓘ

Sowerby Bridge → hasCanal → Rochdale Canal ⓘ

Sowerby Bridge → terminusOf → Rochdale Canal ⓘ

Canal Street → runsAlong → Rochdale Canal ⓘ

subject surface form: Canal Street (Manchester)

Canal Street → hasNearbyLandmark → Rochdale Canal ⓘ

subject surface form: Canal Street (Manchester)

New Islington → traversedBy → Rochdale Canal ⓘ

Rochdale → hasLandmark → Rochdale Canal ⓘ

Ancoats → traversedBy → Rochdale Canal ⓘ

William Jessop → notableWork → Rochdale Canal ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rochdale Canal (consulting work)

Bridgewater Canal and Rochdale Canal junction → connectsWaterway → Rochdale Canal ⓘ

Failsworth → hasRiver → Rochdale Canal ⓘ

Calder Valley → containsWaterway → Rochdale Canal ⓘ

Deansgate Locks → locatedOnWaterway → Rochdale Canal ⓘ

Deansgate Locks → hasView → Rochdale Canal ⓘ

Littleborough railway station → locatedNear → Rochdale Canal ⓘ

Castleton → locatedOn → Rochdale Canal ⓘ

Castleton → hasWaterway → Rochdale Canal ⓘ

Ashton Canal → connectsWith → Rochdale Canal ⓘ

Miles Platting → traversedBy → Rochdale Canal ⓘ

Castleton railway station → near → Rochdale Canal ⓘ

Mills Hill → locatedNear → Rochdale Canal ⓘ

Hollingworth Lake → locatedOnWatercourse → Rochdale Canal ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rochdale Canal feeder system

Sowerby Bridge Wharf → locatedOnWaterway → Rochdale Canal ⓘ

Sowerby Bridge Wharf → connectsWaterway → Rochdale Canal ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rochdale Canal terminus at Sowerby Bridge

Sowerby Bridge Wharf → isPartOf → Rochdale Canal ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rochdale Canal corridor

Calder and Hebble Navigation → connectsTo → Rochdale Canal ⓘ

Manchester Gay Village → adjacentTo → Rochdale Canal ⓘ

Cardroom Estate → locatedNextTo → Rochdale Canal ⓘ

New Islington tram stop → hasNearbyWaterway → Rochdale Canal ⓘ

Murrays Mills → locatedNear → Rochdale Canal ⓘ

Manchester canal network → hasPart → Rochdale Canal ⓘ

Castlefield Basin → partOf → Rochdale Canal ⓘ

Castlefield Basin → connectedTo → Rochdale Canal ⓘ

Whitworth Street, Manchester → hasNearbyWaterway → Rochdale Canal ⓘ

Castlefield, Manchester, England → hasPart → Rochdale Canal ⓘ

Calderdale river network → connectedTo → Rochdale Canal ⓘ

St George’s Street → hasNearbyFeature → Rochdale Canal ⓘ