Derby Canal (Q1199968)

  • matcher place: Derbyshire (relation 88077), Derby (relation 142308)
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  • English Wikipedia categories: 1796 establishments in England, Canals in Derbyshire, Canals in England, Canals opened in 1796, Transport in Derby
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Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Derby Canal ran 14 miles (23 km) from the Trent and Mersey Canal at Swarkestone to Derby and Little Eaton, and to the Erewash Canal at Sandiacre, in Derbyshire, England. The canal was authorised by an Act of Parliament in 1793 and was fully completed in 1796. It featured a level crossing of the River Derwent in the centre of Derby. An early tramroad, known as the Little Eaton Gangway, linked Little Eaton to coal mines at Denby. The canal's main cargo was coal, and it was relatively successful until the arrival of the railways in 1840. It gradually declined, with the gangway closing in 1908 and the Little Eaton Branch in 1935. Early attempts at restoration were thwarted by the closure of the whole canal in 1964. Since 1994, there has been an active campaign for restoration spearheaded by the Derby and Sandiacre Canal Trust and Society. Loss of the Derwent crossing due to development has resulted in an innovative engineering solution called the Derby Arm being proposed, as a way of transferring boats across the river.

Wikidata location: 52.9034, -1.4459 view on OSM or edit on OSM

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way: Derby Canal (OSM), 5.04 miles from Wikidata [show tags]
boat: yes
name: Derby Canal
source: approx
waterway: canal
motorboat: yes
way: Derby Canal (OSM), 4.37 miles from Wikidata [show tags]
boat: no
name: Derby Canal
source: survey
disused: yes
waterway: canal
way: Derby Canal (OSM), 4.83 miles from Wikidata [show tags]
boat: no
lock: yes
name: Derby Canal
source: survey
disused: yes
waterway: canal
way: Derby Canal (OSM), 6.02 miles from Wikidata [show tags]
name: Derby Canal
note: This stretch of former canal really does still does have water in it
source: survey
waterway: canal
way: Derby Canal (OSM), 4.63 miles from Wikidata [show tags]
boat: no
name: Derby Canal
source: survey
disused: yes
waterway: canal
way: Derby Canal (OSM), 4.87 miles from Wikidata [show tags]
boat: no
name: Derby Canal
source: NPE;Bing
disused: yes
waterway: canal

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canal (Q12284) waterway=canal
body of water (Q15324) natural=water
watercourse (Q355304) waterway

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Canals in Derbyshire type=waterway, waterway=canal
Canals in England type=waterway, waterway=canal
Canals opened in 1796 type=waterway, waterway=canal