Huddersfield Narrow Canal

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The Huddersfield Narrow Canal is a restored trans-Pennine waterway in northern England, noted for its dramatic scenery and the long Standedge Tunnel that carries it beneath the Pennines.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf canal
navigable waterway
closedToNavigation early 20th century
connectsTo Ashton Canal NERFINISHED
Huddersfield Broad Canal NERFINISHED
country England
crossesWatershed Pennine watershed NERFINISHED
easternTerminus Huddersfield NERFINISHED
gauge narrow canal
hasFeature aqueducts
numerous locks
tunnels
hasHighestPoint Standedge summit level NERFINISHED
hasLockCount 74
hasStructure Standedge Tunnel NERFINISHED
hasTowpathTrail Huddersfield Narrow Canal towpath
heritageDesignation important industrial heritage site
historicalUse industrial transport
movement of coal
movement of textiles
length about 20 miles
locatedIn Greater Manchester
Northern England NERFINISHED
West Yorkshire NERFINISHED
managedBy Canal & River Trust NERFINISHED
notableFor Standedge Tunnel NERFINISHED
dramatic scenery
originallyOpened 1811
partOf Pennine waterway network NERFINISHED
trans-Pennine canal route NERFINISHED
passesUnder Pennines NERFINISHED
restorationLedBy Huddersfield Canal Society NERFINISHED
restorationSupportedBy British Waterways NERFINISHED
local authorities
restoredForNavigation 2001
runsThrough Diggle NERFINISHED
Huddersfield NERFINISHED
Marsden NERFINISHED
Slaithwaite NERFINISHED
Stalybridge NERFINISHED
status restored
tourismRole regional visitor attraction
usedFor angling
cycling
leisure boating
walking
westernTerminus Ashton-under-Lyne NERFINISHED


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