Canal in England, now defunct
Leominster Canal |
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Aqueduct over the river Teme at Little Hereford |
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Locks | 16 |
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Status | Abandoned, partially built over by railway |
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Original owner | Leominster Canal Proprietors |
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Principal engineer | Thomas Dadford jr |
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Date of act | 1791 |
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Date of first use | 1794 |
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Date completed | 1796 (Leominster to Marbrook) |
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Date closed | 1858 |
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Start point | Leominster (Planned from Kington) |
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End point | Marbrook (Planned to Stourport) |
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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.