Rufford Branch of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal

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canal branch navigable waterway

The Rufford Branch of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal is a short canal branch in Lancashire, England, linking the main Leeds and Liverpool Canal to the River Douglas and providing a navigable route toward the Ribble Estuary.

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	canal branch → navigable waterway →
connectsCanal	Leeds and Liverpool Canal →
connectsRiver	River Douglas →
connectsTo	Leeds and Liverpool Canal main line → Ribble Estuary (via River Douglas and Ribble Link) → River Douglas →
constructionStart	18th century →
country	England →
currentUse	pleasure craft navigation →
feature	manual locks → rural surroundings → towpath →
hasBridgeType	farm access bridges → road bridges →
hasLock	Rufford Lock → Sollom Lock → Tarleton Lock →
hasLockCount	8 →
hasNearbySettlement	Burscough, Lancashire → Rufford, Lancashire → Tarleton, Lancashire →
historicalUse	commercial freight transport →
isBranchOf	Leeds and Liverpool Canal →
isPartOfNetwork	British inland waterways →
linksToWaterwayNetwork	Ribble Link →
locatedIn	Lancashire →
locatedInCounty	Lancashire →
navigationAuthority	Canal & River Trust →
partOf	Leeds and Liverpool Canal →
primaryUse	leisure boating → recreational cruising →
providesRouteToward	Lancaster Canal (via Ribble Link) → Ribble Estuary →
region	North West England →
status	navigable →
terminus	Tarleton Lock on the River Douglas → junction with Leeds and Liverpool Canal near Burscough →
usedFor	angling → cycling along towpath → walking along towpath →
waterwayThrough	Burscough → Rufford → Tarleton area →
waterwayType	broad canal →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
River Douglas →	connectedTo
Tarleton →	hasWaterway
Douglas Navigation →	supersededBy