Bridgwater and Taunton Canal
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The Bridgwater and Taunton Canal is a historic waterway in Somerset, England, linking the towns of Bridgwater and Taunton and forming part of the region’s inland navigation network.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | canal ⓘ |
| completedIn | 1827 ⓘ |
| connectedTo | River Parrett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connects |
Bridgwater
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Taunton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1820s ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| currentUse |
angling
ⓘ
leisure boating ⓘ walking and cycling along towpath ⓘ |
| endPoint | Taunton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAqueduct | Crossways Aqueduct NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBridge | Maunsel Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCountryPark | Bridgwater and Taunton Canal Country Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEngineeringStructure |
aqueduct
ⓘ
locks ⓘ tunnel ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
aqueducts
ⓘ
bridges ⓘ locks ⓘ towpath ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | protected as a historic waterway ⓘ |
| hasLock |
Firepool Lock
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Standard Lock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTunnel | Creech St Michael Tunnel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Industrial Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length | about 14.5 miles ⓘ |
| linkedTo | Bridgwater Docks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bridgwater
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Somerset ⓘ Taunton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Canal & River Trust NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1827 ⓘ |
| originalPurpose |
commercial freight transport
ⓘ
linking River Parrett navigation with Taunton ⓘ |
| partOf | inland navigation network of South West England ⓘ |
| passesNear |
Creech St Michael
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maunsel NERFINISHED ⓘ North Newton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
southwest England
ⓘ
surface form:
South West England
|
| startPoint | Bridgwater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | navigable for most of its length ⓘ |
| usedFor |
recreation
ⓘ
wildlife habitat ⓘ |
| waterwayType | broad canal ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.