Oakham Canal

Oakham Canal
The canal looking north from Burley Road bridge
Specifications
Maximum boat length	72 ft 0 in (21.95 m)
Maximum boat beam	14 ft 2 in (4.32 m)
Locks	19
Status	Mostly infilled
History
Original owner	Oakham Canal Company
Principal engineer	Christopher Staveley
Date of act	1793
Date completed	1802
Date closed	1847
Geography
Start point	Oakham
End point	Melton Mowbray
Connects to	Melton Mowbray Navigation

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Legend
Melton Mowbray Navigation  A607  Leicester Road River Wreake Melton Mowbray station Melton Mowbray basin Oakham Canal Dismantled Rly to Bourne Teigh Road bridge Teigh Road bridge The Wharf, Market Overton Rutland Railway Museum Cottesmore Bridge Ashwell Road bridge Burley Road bridge  A606  bridges Oakham basin Oakham railway station

The Oakham Canal ran from Oakham, Rutland to Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England. It opened in 1802, but it was never a financial success, and it suffered from the lack of an adequate water supply. It closed after 45 years, when it was bought by the Midland Railway to allow the Syston and Peterborough Railway to be built, partly along its course. Most of it is infilled, although much of its route can still be seen in the landscape, and there are short sections which still hold water.