Ashby-de-la-Zouch Canal
| Ashby Canal |
The canal near Congerstone
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| Specifications |
| Length |
31 miles (50 km) |
| Maximum boat length |
72 ft 0 in (21.95 m) |
| Maximum boat beam |
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) |
| Status |
part open, part under restoration |
| Navigation authority |
Canal & River Trust |
| History |
| Principal engineer |
Robert Whitworth |
| Other engineer(s) |
Benjamin Outram |
| Date of act |
1794 |
| Date completed |
1804 |
| Date closed |
1944, 1957, 1966 |
| Geography |
| Start point |
Ashby-de-la-Zouch |
| End point |
Marston |
| Branch of |
Coventry Canal |
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Ashby Canal
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Leicester to Burton upon Trent Line |
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Donington Works interchange |
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Bath Yard Basin |
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Moira lock |
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New lockunder A42
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A42 road |
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New lockunder A42
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Ticknall |
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Dimsdale |
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Willesley Basin and tramroads |
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Cloud Hill |
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Coleorton Railway |
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Proposed new route |
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-- along railway |
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Measham aqueduct |
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Gilwiskaw Brook aqueduct |
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