Derby Canal
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The Derby Canal was a historic English waterway in Derbyshire that played a key role in the region’s 18th- and 19th-century industrial transport network before its eventual closure and partial infilling.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Derbyshire canal network | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal
ⓘ
former canal ⓘ |
| closedTo | navigation ⓘ |
| closureDate | 1964 ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Cromford Canal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Erewash Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ River Derwent NERFINISHED ⓘ Trent and Mersey Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1793 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designedBy | Benjamin Outram NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endPoint | Little Eaton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRemnant |
sections used as cycle paths
ⓘ
sections used as footpaths ⓘ sections used as nature reserves ⓘ |
| hasRestorationGroup | Derby and Sandiacre Canal Trust NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
aqueducts
ⓘ
bridges ⓘ locks ⓘ wharves ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
18th century
ⓘ
19th century ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | key component of local industrial transport network ⓘ |
| length | approximately 14 miles ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Derby
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Derbyshire ⓘ England ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1796 ⓘ |
| partOf | British canal network ⓘ |
| passesNear |
Borrowash
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Breaston NERFINISHED ⓘ Draycott NERFINISHED ⓘ Sandiacre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough | Derby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
coal transport
ⓘ
goods transport ⓘ industrial transport ⓘ |
| restorationStatus | partially under restoration ⓘ |
| servedIndustry |
coal mines
ⓘ
ironworks ⓘ textile mills ⓘ |
| servedTown |
Derby
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Little Eaton NERFINISHED ⓘ Sandiacre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startPoint | Swarkestone Junction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | disused ⓘ |
| transportMode | inland water transport ⓘ |
| wasInfilling | partially infilled ⓘ |
| waterwayType | narrow canal ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Derbyshire canal network