Selby Canal
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Selby Canal is a man-made navigation in North Yorkshire, England, built to provide a more direct and controlled route for boats between Selby and the wider inland waterway network.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal
ⓘ
navigation ⓘ |
| builtFor | improving trade routes to the Humber estuary ⓘ |
| connectedTown | Selby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Aire and Calder Navigation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Humber estuary via River Ouse ⓘ River Ouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionPurpose | to provide a more direct and controlled route between Selby and the inland waterway network ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1775 ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| crosses | flat low-lying agricultural land ⓘ |
| engineeringFeature | artificial cut separate from the natural river course ⓘ |
| hasBankType | embanked sections ⓘ |
| hasBridge |
fixed road bridges
ⓘ
swing bridges ⓘ |
| hasFeature | Selby Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTowpath | yes ⓘ |
| hasUseRestriction | pleasure craft speed limits ⓘ |
| historicalEra | 18th-century canal construction in Britain ⓘ |
| historicalUse | commercial freight ⓘ |
| isPartOf | British canal network ⓘ |
| length |
6 miles
ⓘ
approximately 9.7 kilometres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
North Yorkshire
ⓘ
Selby District NERFINISHED ⓘ Yorkshire and the Humber ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Selby Abbey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lockName | Selby Lock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lockType | tidal lock ⓘ |
| navigationAuthority | Canal & River Trust NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement |
Barlby
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Burn ⓘ Thorpe Willoughby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfLocks | 1 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1778 ⓘ |
| originalNavigationAuthority | Aire and Calder Navigation Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Aire and Calder Navigation system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
leisure boating
ⓘ
recreational navigation ⓘ |
| regionServed | Vale of York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | navigable ⓘ |
| terminus | Selby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
angling
ⓘ
boating ⓘ walking ⓘ |
| waterSource | River Aire via Aire and Calder Navigation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| waterwayNetwork | Inland waterway network of England ⓘ |
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