Wey and Arun Canal (remnants)
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The Wey and Arun Canal (remnants) are the surviving sections of a historic 19th-century waterway in Surrey and West Sussex, now partly restored and valued for heritage, recreation, and wildlife.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wey and Arun Canal (historically) | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal remnants
ⓘ
historic waterway ⓘ restored canal ⓘ |
| country |
England
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
example of 19th-century canal engineering
ⓘ
regional industrial heritage ⓘ |
| ecologicalValue |
wetland corridor
ⓘ
wildlife habitat ⓘ |
| environmentalImpact |
forms green corridor
ⓘ
supports biodiversity ⓘ |
| followsWatercourse |
River Arun
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
River Wey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
heritage interpretation
ⓘ
nature observation ⓘ |
| hasConservationStatus | partly restored ⓘ |
| hasPart |
bridges
ⓘ
disused canal sections ⓘ locks ⓘ restored canal sections ⓘ towpaths ⓘ |
| hasRecreationalRoute |
boating routes on restored sections
ⓘ
towpath walking routes ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | local heritage asset ⓘ |
| heritageValue | locally important historic waterway ⓘ |
| inception | 19th century ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Surrey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West Sussex ⓘ |
| maintainedBy |
local authorities
ⓘ
volunteer groups ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement |
Guildford area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pulborough area ⓘ |
| originalFunction |
freight transport
ⓘ
link between River Wey and River Arun ⓘ navigation ⓘ |
| ownedBy | multiple landowners ⓘ |
| partOf | Wey and Arun Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantPeriod | Industrial Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| terrain | rural landscape ⓘ |
| tourism |
heritage tourism
ⓘ
rural tourism ⓘ |
| usedFor |
angling
ⓘ
boating ⓘ recreation ⓘ walking ⓘ wildlife conservation ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Wey and Arun Canal (historically)