Pocklington Canal

Pocklington Canal
The Pocklington Canal
Specifications
Maximum boat length	57 ft 0 in (17.37 m)
Maximum boat beam	14 ft 3 in (4.34 m)
Locks	9
Status	Part Navigable
Navigation authority	Canal and River Trust
History
Original owner	Pocklington Canal Company
Principal engineer	George Leather
Date of act	1815
Date completed	1818
Date closed	1934
Date restored	1971
Geography
Start point	Pocklington
End point	East Cottingwith
Connects to	River Derwent

v t e Pocklington Canal
Legend
Canal Head, Pocklington Top Lock Silburn Lock Giles Lock Sandhill Lock Coates Lock Coates Bridge Start of navigable section Bielby Arm (nature reserve) 8 Swing bridge Walbut Lock Walbut Bridge Thornton Lock Church Bridge Melbourne Arm 7 Swing bridge 6 Swing bridge 5 Baldwins Bridge 4 Swing bridge 3 Swing bridge (over Gardham Lock) Gardham Lock B1228 Hagg Bridge 2 Swing bridge 1 Swing bridge Cottingwith Lock River Derwent

The Pocklington Canal is a broad canal which runs for 9.5 miles (15.3 km) through nine locks from the Canal Head near Pocklington in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, to the River Derwent which it joins near East Cottingwith. Most of it lies within a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest.