Chester Canal
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The Chester Canal is a historic waterway in Cheshire, England, now part of the Shropshire Union Canal, that once played a key role in regional trade and transport.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chester Canal canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal
ⓘ
historic waterway ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Ellesmere Canal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
River Dee NERFINISHED ⓘ Shropshire Union Canal main line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 18th century ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| currentUse |
angling
ⓘ
pleasure cruising ⓘ towpath walking ⓘ |
| followsWatercourse | River Dee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
Beeston Iron Lock
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Beeston Stone Lock NERFINISHED ⓘ Christleton Lock NERFINISHED ⓘ Tarvin Lock NERFINISHED ⓘ Wharton’s Lock NERFINISHED ⓘ aqueduct ⓘ bridge ⓘ lock ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of historic British canal network ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
important in regional industrial development
ⓘ
linked Chester to Midlands canal network ⓘ supported Cheshire salt trade ⓘ |
| historicFunction |
industrial transport route
ⓘ
regional trade route ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cheshire
ⓘ
North West England ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Chester city walls
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shropshire Union Canal Basin, Chester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navigationAuthority | Canal & River Trust NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opened | 1770s ⓘ |
| operator | Canal & River Trust NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Shropshire Union Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Beeston
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chester NERFINISHED ⓘ Tattenhall area ⓘ Waverton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status |
navigable
ⓘ
part of national canal network ⓘ |
| terminus |
Chester
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nantwich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| use |
freight transport
ⓘ
leisure boating ⓘ recreation ⓘ |
| waterwayType | narrow canal ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.