Bugsworth Basin

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Bugsworth Basin is a historic canal basin in Derbyshire, England, that served as a major transshipment point during the industrial era, particularly for limestone and other goods transported via the Peak Forest Canal.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf canal basin
heritage site
transport infrastructure
builtFor canal-based freight transport
limestone trade from Peak District quarries
connectedTo Inland waterway network of England NERFINISHED
Peak Forest Canal NERFINISHED
constructionStart 1794
country United Kingdom
currentUse heritage education
leisure boating
recreational walking
declineCause competition from railways
declinePeriod late 19th century
hasFeature lime kilns (remains)
loading basins
multiple canal arms
wharves
heritageDesignation scheduled monument
historicalEra Industrial Revolution NERFINISHED
historicalUse industrial transport hub
transshipment point
locatedIn Buxworth NERFINISHED
Derbyshire
England
locatedNear Peak District NERFINISHED
managedBy Canal & River Trust NERFINISHED
Inland Waterways Protection Society NERFINISHED
nearbySettlement Whaley Bridge NERFINISHED
openingDate 1796
partOf Peak Forest Canal network NERFINISHED
peakPeriodOfUse 19th century
primaryCargo coal
industrial goods
limestone
stone
reopenedToBoats 2005
restorationStart 1960s
servedIndustry coal distribution
lime burning
quarrying
status navigable
restored
tourism canal boating destination
industrial heritage attraction
transportMode narrowboats
waterway Peak Forest Canal NERFINISHED

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Peak Forest Canal terminus Bugsworth Basin
Peak Forest Canal hasBasin Bugsworth Basin