Pocklington Canal
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Pocklington Canal is a restored 19th-century navigation and wildlife-rich waterway in Yorkshire, England, valued for both boating and nature conservation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pocklington Canal canonical | 2 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal
ⓘ
navigation ⓘ |
| architect | George Leather NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsTo | River Derwent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1815 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| declinePeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| hasDesignation |
Site of Special Scientific Interest
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Special Area of Conservation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeritageFeature |
historic locks
ⓘ
original 19th-century engineering works ⓘ stone bridges ⓘ |
| hasLock |
Coates Lock
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cottingwith Lock NERFINISHED ⓘ Gardham Lock NERFINISHED ⓘ Giles Lock NERFINISHED ⓘ Sandhill Lock NERFINISHED ⓘ Silburn Lock NERFINISHED ⓘ Thornton Lock NERFINISHED ⓘ Top Lock NERFINISHED ⓘ Walbut Lock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTowpath | yes ⓘ |
| length |
about 15.3 kilometres
ⓘ
about 9.5 miles ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
East Riding of Yorkshire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
England ⓘ Yorkshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Pocklington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Canal & River Trust NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
aquatic plants
ⓘ
dragonflies ⓘ rich wetland habitats ⓘ waterfowl ⓘ |
| numberOfLocks | 9 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1818 ⓘ |
| popularActivity |
birdwatching
ⓘ
walking ⓘ |
| primaryFunctionAtOpening | agricultural freight transport GENERATED ⓘ |
| region | Vale of York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| restorationBegan | 1960s ⓘ |
| restorationSupportedBy |
local societies
ⓘ
volunteers ⓘ |
| status |
partly navigable
ⓘ
partly restored ⓘ |
| supportedBy | Pocklington Canal Amenity Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
angling
ⓘ
leisure boating ⓘ nature conservation ⓘ |
| waterwayType | navigable waterway ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.