Midlands canal network
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The Midlands canal network is an interconnected system of historic inland waterways in central England that played a key role in the region’s industrial transport and trade.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Grand Union Canal network | 2 |
| Midland canal network | 1 |
| Midlands waterways network | 1 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal network
ⓘ
inland waterway system ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
London canal network
ⓘ
Manchester canal network ⓘ northern English waterways ⓘ southern English waterways ⓘ |
| containsStructureType |
aqueducts
ⓘ
canal basins ⓘ locks ⓘ towpaths ⓘ tunnels ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| currentUse |
heritage conservation
ⓘ
leisure boating ⓘ tourism ⓘ urban regeneration ⓘ |
| declineCause |
expansion of railways
ⓘ
growth of road transport ⓘ |
| developmentBegan | late 18th century ⓘ |
| economicImpact |
facilitated regional trade
ⓘ
supported Midlands industrialisation ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Ashby Canal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Birmingham Canal Navigations NERFINISHED ⓘ Chesterfield Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ Coventry Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ Erewash Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ Grand Union Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ Leicester Line of the Grand Union Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ Llangollen Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ Oxford Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ River Severn navigation ⓘ River Trent navigation NERFINISHED ⓘ Shropshire Union Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ Trent and Mersey Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ Worcester and Birmingham Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | many sections are listed structures ⓘ |
| historicalFunction |
coal transport
ⓘ
finished goods distribution ⓘ industrial freight transport ⓘ raw materials transport ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Midlands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
central England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Canal & River Trust NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCityServed |
Birmingham
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Coventry NERFINISHED ⓘ Leicester NERFINISHED ⓘ Stoke-on-Trent NERFINISHED ⓘ Wolverhampton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | British canal system ⓘ |
| peakUsage | 19th century ⓘ |
| significantPeriod | Industrial Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Midland canal network
this entity surface form:
Grand Union Canal network
this entity surface form:
Grand Union Canal network
this entity surface form:
Midlands waterways network