eventually taken by the Bridgwater and Taunton Canal, but the canal was instead built as part of a plan to link Bristol to Taunton by waterway. The early years...
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reaches from Bath (where it meets the Kennet and Avon Canal) to the Severn Estuary at Avonmouth near Bristol, the river is navigable and is known as the Avon...
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solely to the central canal section. From Bristol to Bath the waterway follows the natural course of the River Avon before the canal links it to the River...
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through the canals, to the riverine barge and boat traffic, and to provide rail depots servicing the manufacturies. Even before the canal, Bristol Borough...
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The Bristol Feeder Canal is a body of water in Bristol, England, that connects the Floating Harbour with the River Avon. It stretches from Netham Lock...
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the Feeder Canal Totterdown Basin Temple Quay The Centre Canons Marsh, including Millennium Square and We The Curious Underfall Yard Bristol Bridge and...
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Bristol (/ˈbrɪstəl/ ) is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, the most populous city in the region. Built around...
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(92 km) long. The two river navigations and the canal total 87 miles (140 km) in length. The section from Bristol to Bath is the course of the River Avon, which...
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the Mersey), Bristol (via the Severn) and London (via the Thames). The act of Parliament authorising the canal, the Severn and Trent Canal Act 1766 (6...
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the construction of the canal, there had been several plans over the previous 50 years to build a ship canal from the Bristol Channel to the English Channel...
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science fiction television series produced by Fox Networks Group and StudioCanal-backed Urban Myth Films. The series is created and written by Howard Overman...
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the Bristol Channel. The canal was authorised by Parliament in 1827 and opened in 1834. It was operated by the Glastonbury Navigation and Canal Company...
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The Erie Canal is a historic canal in upstate New York that runs east–west between the Hudson River and Lake Erie. Completed in 1825, the canal was the...
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Canal (Welsh: Camlas Morgannwg) in South Wales, UK, was begun in 1790. It ran along the valley of the River Taff from Merthyr Tydfil to the Bristol Channel...
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Grand Union Canal. Grand Contour Canal: First proposed in 1943, was intended to connect the major industrial centres of London, Bristol, Southampton...
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The Somerset Coal Canal (originally known as the Somersetshire Coal Canal) was a narrow canal in England, built around 1800. Its route began in basins...
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Canal is a canal in Gloucestershire in the south-west of England, which was completed in 1789. It was conceived as part of a cargo route from Bristol...
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The Gloucester and Sharpness Canal (also known as the Gloucester and Berkeley Canal) is a ship canal in the west of England, between Gloucester and Sharpness...
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The canals of the United Kingdom are a major part of the network of inland waterways in the United Kingdom. They have a varied history, from use for irrigation...
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The Bristol to Exeter line is a major branch of the Great Western Main Line in the West of England and runs from Bristol, to Exeter, from where it continues...
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The canal network of the United Kingdom played a vital role in the Industrial Revolution. The UK was the first country to develop a nationwide canal network...
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River Severn (category Rivers of Bristol)
of the River Wye and the Bristol Avon, both of which flow into the Severn Estuary. The Estuary discharges into the Bristol Channel, which opens into...
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The Farmington Canal, also known as the New Haven and Northampton Canal, was a major private canal built in the early 19th century to provide water transportation...
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canal was abandoned in 1803, never to be completed. Plans for a major canal to link Bristol and Poole, and therefore to make travel from the Bristol Channel...
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The Wilts & Berks Canal is a canal in the historic counties of Wiltshire and Berkshire, England, linking the Kennet and Avon Canal at Semington near Melksham...
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Gloucester and Sharpness Canal. There are 6,772 km (4,208 mi) of local water mains. In June 2021, Pennon Group acquired Bristol Water for $563 million....
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Stroudwater Navigation (redirect from Stroudwater Canal)
Severn Canal in 1789, it formed part of a through route from Bristol to London, although much of its trade vanished when the Kennet and Avon Canal provided...
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lines, and thus Bristol, through the Westerleigh Loop. After the New Dock was opened, the Old Dock and its cumbersome lock access to the canal was used less...
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The Bristol and North Somerset Railway was a railway line in the West of England that connected Bristol with Radstock, through Pensford and further into...
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canal and rail networks: The Grand Western Canal linking Exeter to Bristol (1796) was never completed; the Bristol & Exeter Railway link to the canal...
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