Ashby Canal
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Ashby Canal is a historic narrow canal in the English Midlands, originally built for coal transport and now popular for leisure boating and waterside recreation.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal
ⓘ
waterway ⓘ |
| connectsTo | Coventry Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | late 18th century ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasBranch | Ashby Canal restoration sections ⓘ |
| hasDesignation | heritage waterway ⓘ |
| hasEnvironment | rural surroundings ⓘ |
| hasFeature | lock-free main line ⓘ |
| hasLength | about 22 miles ⓘ |
| hasNearbySettlement |
Hinckley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Market Bosworth NERFINISHED ⓘ Shackerstone NERFINISHED ⓘ Snarestone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRestorationBody |
Ashby Canal Association
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ashby Canal Trust NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
Moira Furnace
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
aqueducts ⓘ bridges ⓘ |
| hasTowpath | public footpath ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
East Midlands
ⓘ
England ⓘ Leicestershire NERFINISHED ⓘ Staffordshire ⓘ Warwickshire NERFINISHED ⓘ West Midlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Canal & River Trust NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Ashby-de-la-Zouch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingDate | early 19th century ⓘ |
| originalUse | coal transport ⓘ |
| partiallyClosedDueTo | mining subsidence ⓘ |
| popularFor |
angling
ⓘ
narrowboat holidays ⓘ walking ⓘ wildlife watching ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
leisure boating
ⓘ
waterside recreation ⓘ |
| status |
navigable in part
ⓘ
partly disused ⓘ |
| subjectOf | heritage restoration projects ⓘ |
| terminus |
Marston Junction
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Snarestone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| waterwaySystem | British canal network ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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