The Lancaster Canal is a canal in North West England, originally planned to run from Westhoughton in Lancashire to Kendal in south Cumbria (historically...
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southern section of the Lancaster Canal, but common sense prevailed and the Leeds and Liverpool connected with the Lancaster Canal between Aspull and Johnson's...
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53°45′02″N 2°41′47″W / 53.7505°N 2.6964°W / 53.7505; -2.6964 The Lancaster Canal Tramroad, also known as the Walton Summit Tramway or the Old Tram Road...
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marked by Lancaster Roman Fort, Lancaster Castle, Lancaster Priory Church, Lancaster Cathedral and the Ashton Memorial. It is the seat of Lancaster University...
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M61 motorway (section Lancaster Canal)
motorway between junctions 8 and 9 caused part of Lancaster Canal to be closed. Before closure, the canal had a southern section that had always been isolated...
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Preston, Lancashire (section Lancaster Canal)
seasonal. The Lancaster Canal runs from Preston to Kendal in Cumbria. It was originally planned to join the Leeds and Liverpool Canal at Westhoughton...
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Lancashire (redirect from County of Lancaster)
of canals, which extend into neighbouring counties. These include the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, Lancaster Canal, Sankey Canal, Bridgewater Canal, Rochdale...
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and the Carlisle company ran unauthorised trains over the line. The Lancaster Canal Company had a yearly lease of the line and was unwilling to spend money...
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Whittle-le-Woods (section Lancaster Canal Southern End)
country. The Leeds and Liverpool Canal passes a junction in the hamlet, where the south end of the Lancaster Canal formerly continued north to Walton...
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lies to the south of the city centre, between the A6 road and the Lancaster Canal. It is managed by the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation...
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road over the Lancaster Canal. At Catterall, it meets the B6430 – the original A6 route – and crosses the River Wyre, and as Preston Lancaster New Road meets...
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Carnforth (category Geography of the City of Lancaster)
area. The River Keer, the West Coast Main Line (WCML), the A6 and the Lancaster Canal pass through the town. The M6 motorway passes just to the east, linked...
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The Lancaster Canal Trust is a waterway society and a registered charity on the Lancaster Canal in Lancashire and Cumbria, England. It was formed in 1963...
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Killington Lake was built to supply water to the Lancaster Canal. The proprietors for the Lancaster Canal were empowered by an Act of Parliament obtained...
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Canal. Coal, culm, and cinders from the Lancaster Canal to the Ulverston Canal were not liable to sea duty. The canal serviced the movement of goods to places...
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Westmoreland Canals Act 1792 was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain (32 Geo. 3. c. 101) passed in 1792. It authorised the construction of the Lancaster Canal...
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Glasson Dock (category Lancaster Canal)
hold up to 25 merchant ships. In 1792, with the construction of the Lancaster Canal underway, thought was given to building a connection between it and...
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Lancaster University (officially The University of Lancaster) is a public research university in Lancaster, Lancashire, England. The university was established...
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Lock (water navigation) (redirect from Canal locks)
either on new waterways or canals under restoration. Projects under consideration include the restoration of the Lancaster Canal to Kendal and the proposed...
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Hincaster Tunnel (category Canal tunnels in England)
Hincaster Tunnel is a canal tunnel on the Lancaster Canal at Hincaster, a hamlet in Cumbria, England. Work to extend the Lancaster Canal north from Tewitfield...
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Lune Aqueduct (category Lancaster Canal)
navigable aqueduct that carries the Lancaster Canal over the River Lune, on the east side of the city of Lancaster in Lancashire, England. It was completed...
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Listed buildings in The Yealands (category Buildings and structures in the City of Lancaster)
include a country house, two churches, and a Quaker Meeting House. The Lancaster Canal passes through the parish, and three bridges crossing it are listed...
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course. The river is connected to both the Leeds and Liverpool Canal and the Lancaster Canal (via the Ribble Link). The river downstream of Preston was actively...
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(A6). A three-mile, £1.9m A591 bypass opened on 29 August 1971. The Lancaster Canal was built as far as Kendal in 1819, but the northern section was rendered...
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a 690-yard (630 m) tunnel to meet the Preston and Walton Plateway (Lancaster Canal Tramroad) near its southern terminus at Walton Summit. After following...
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popular country pub, dating from about 1800, next to bridge 26 on the Lancaster Canal. The unusual name derives from the devices shown on the crest of the...
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and the surrounding countryside. The Lancaster Canal passes through the parish, and nine structures on the canal are listed, eight bridges and a milepost...
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a national landscape. The Lancaster Canal runs from Preston into southern Cumbria and is partly in use. The Ulverston Canal which once reached to Morecambe...
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Great Canal Journeys is a British television series in which a pair of presenters take canal barge and narrowboat trips in the United Kingdom, Europe,...
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The Avro Lancaster, commonly known as the Lancaster Bomber, is a British Second World War heavy bomber. It was designed and manufactured by Avro as a contemporary...
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