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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Caldon Canal canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.