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.

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Pocklington Canal canonical 2

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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

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River Ouse connectedWaterway Pocklington Canal
Pocklington hasLandmark Pocklington Canal