Caldon Canal

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The Caldon Canal is a historic English waterway in Staffordshire that branches from the Trent and Mersey Canal, running through the Potteries and the Churnet Valley.

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Caldon Canal canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf canal
navigable waterway
alsoKnownAs Caldon Branch (historically) NERFINISHED
branchesFrom Trent and Mersey Canal NERFINISHED
connectsTo Froghall Basin NERFINISHED
Leek Branch at Hazelhurst Junction NERFINISHED
constructionStartDate 1776
country England
endPoint Froghall NERFINISHED
FroghallTunnelCharacteristic low headroom
hasAqueduct Hazelhurst Aqueduct NERFINISHED
hasBranch Leek Branch NERFINISHED
Uttoxeter Canal (remains) NERFINISHED
hasFeature lift bridges
stone bridges
hasLock Etruria Top Lock NERFINISHED
Froghall Locks NERFINISHED
Hazelhurst Locks NERFINISHED
hasTunnel Froghall Tunnel NERFINISHED
heritageDesignation part of a conservation area in Churnet Valley
historicalEra Industrial Revolution NERFINISHED
length approximately 18 miles
locatedIn Staffordshire
United Kingdom
managingOrganization Canal & River Trust NERFINISHED
mapFeature part of the English inland waterways network
nearbyRiver River Churnet NERFINISHED
River Trent (via Trent and Mersey Canal) NERFINISHED
numberOfLocks 17
openingDate 1779
originalPurpose to carry limestone from Cauldon Low quarries
to transport pottery and industrial goods
passesNear Churnet Valley Railway NERFINISHED
passesThrough Cheddleton NERFINISHED
Consall NERFINISHED
Engine Lock
Milton NERFINISHED
Stoke-on-Trent NERFINISHED
region West Midlands NERFINISHED
runsThrough Churnet Valley NERFINISHED
The Potteries NERFINISHED
startPoint Etruria Junction NERFINISHED
status fully navigable
usedFor angling
leisure boating
walking and cycling along towpath
waterwaySystem Trent and Mersey Canal network NERFINISHED

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Etruria Junction locatedOnWaterway Caldon Canal
Etruria Junction connectsWaterway Caldon Canal