Leominster Canal

Leominster Canal
Aqueduct over the river Teme at Little Hereford
Map
Specifications
Locks16
StatusAbandoned, partially built over by railway
History
Original ownerLeominster Canal Proprietors
Principal engineerThomas Dadford jr
Date of act1791
Date of first use1794
Date completed1796 (Leominster to Marbrook)
Date closed1858
Geography
Start pointLeominster
(Planned from Kington)
End pointMarbrook
(Planned to Stourport)

The Leominster Canal was an English canal which ran for just over 18 miles from Mamble to Leominster through 16 locks and a number of tunnels, some of which suffered engineering problems even before the canal opened. Originally, the canal was part of a much more ambitious plan to run 46 miles from Stourport to Kington.