Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal
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The Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal is a canal in the Midlands of England, passing through Staffordshire and Worcestershire. It runs 46 miles (74 km) from the River Severn at Stourport in Worcestershire to the Trent and Mersey Canal at Great Haywood.
Built between 1766 and 1771 the canal was opened in 1772. It was engineered by James Brindley as part of his Grand Cross plan for waterways connecting Hull, Liverpool and Bristol.
In 1959 the canal was planned to be closed, but was saved through the efforts of a volunteer group - the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal Society.
The canal forms part of the Stourport Ring, which is one of the popular cruising rings for leisure boating.
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| River Severn, UK | edit | |
| Counties: Montgomeryshire | Shropshire | Worcestershire | Gloucestershire | Monmouthshire | Bristol | Somerset | Flows into: Bristol Channel Towns: Llanidloes | Newtown | Welshpool | Shrewsbury | Ironbridge | Bridgnorth | Bewdley Major tributaries: Rea Brook | River Perry | River Tern | River Vyrnwy | River Stour | River Teme | Upper Avon | Lower Avon | River Wye Linked canals: Staffordshire and Worcestershire | Birmingham and Worcester | Droitwich Major crossings: Welsh Bridge | English Bridge | The Iron Bridge | Severn Bridge | Severn Tunnel | Second Severn Crossing |
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| Longest UK rivers: 1. Severn 2. Thames 3. Trent 4. Great Ouse 5. Wye 6. Tay 7. Spey 8. Nene 9. Clyde 10. Tweed 11. Eden 12. Dee | ||
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