Douglas Navigation

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Douglas Navigation was an 18th-century canalised waterway in Lancashire, England, created by improving the River Douglas to allow the transport of coal and other goods before being superseded by later canal developments.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf canalised waterway
navigation
basinCountry England
connectedToIndustry coal mining
constructionMethod river improvement
country England
era Industrial Revolution
followsWatercourse River Douglas
historicalRegion historic county of Lancashire
historicalSignificance early inland navigation in Lancashire
inception 18th century
locatedIn Lancashire
Lancashire coalfield
North West England
namedAfter River Douglas
navigationClass canalised river
partOf early British inland navigation network
preceded later canal developments in the region
primaryUse coal transport
regionServed Douglas Valley
status disused
supersededBy Leeds and Liverpool Canal
Rufford Branch of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal
transportedCommodity coal
general merchandise
transportMode inland water transport
usedFor goods transport
waterwaySystem British canal system
waterwayType improved river navigation

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subject surface form: River Douglas