Thames and Severn Canal

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The Thames and Severn Canal is a historic English waterway that once linked the River Thames to the River Severn across the Cotswolds, playing a key role in regional trade during the 18th and 19th centuries.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf canal
waterway
builtFor commercial freight traffic
closedToThroughTraffic early 20th century
connectsWith River Severn
linked to: Severn

River Thames
linked to: Thames
constructionStart 1783
country England
currentUse heritage and wildlife corridor
partial leisure navigation
declineReason competition from railways
high maintenance costs
engineer Josiah Clowes
Robert Whitworth
formsLinkIn Cotswold Canals
hasPart Daneway Locks
Inglesham Lock
Sapperton Tunnel
hasStructure aqueducts
locks
tunnels
heritageStatus historic canal
highestPoint Sapperton summit level
historicalPeriod 18th century
19th century
length about 29 miles
about 47 kilometres
locatedIn Cotswolds
lockType narrow locks
maximumBoatWidth narrowboat gauge
nearbySettlement Brimscombe
Chalford
Lechlade
notableFeature one of the earliest cross-country canals in southern England
openingDate 1789
partOf English canal network
passesNear Cirencester
Stroud
passesThrough Gloucestershire
primaryCargo building materials
coal
timber
restorationOrganisation Cotswold Canals Trust
restorationStatus under restoration in sections
status disused
terminus Inglesham
Wallbridge, Stroud
linked to: Stroud
waterSource Cotswold springs
River Frome feeders

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Thames Head nearInfrastructure Thames and Severn Canal
Trewsbury Mead hasNearbyFeature Thames and Severn Canal (disused)
linked to: Thames and Severn Canal
River Frome (Gloucestershire) hasCanal Thames and Severn Canal (connected via Stroud)
subject linked to: River Frome
linked to: Thames and Severn Canal
Sapperton, Gloucestershire, England traversedBy Thames and Severn Canal
Sapperton, Gloucestershire, England hasTransportHistory Thames and Severn Canal navigation
linked to: Thames and Severn Canal
Thames and Severn Canal (disused) near Radcot partOf Thames and Severn Canal
Brimscombe hasWaterway Thames and Severn Canal
Chalford traversedBy Thames and Severn Canal
Sapperton locatedNear Thames and Severn Canal
Coombe locatedNear Thames and Severn Canal (disused)
linked to: Thames and Severn Canal
Stroudwater Navigation joins Thames and Severn Canal
Stroudwater Navigation hasJunctionWith Thames and Severn Canal at Wallbridge
linked to: Thames and Severn Canal
Sapperton Tunnel partOf Thames and Severn Canal
Sapperton Tunnel waterway Thames and Severn Canal
Sapperton Tunnel associatedWith Thames–Severn waterway link between the River Thames and River Severn
linked to: Thames and Severn Canal
Inglesham Lock locatedOn Thames and Severn Canal
Inglesham Lock waterway Thames and Severn Canal
Daneway Locks locatedOnWaterway Thames and Severn Canal
Daneway Locks partOf Thames and Severn Canal
Daneway Locks isPartOf Thames–Severn waterway route
linked to: Thames and Severn Canal
Sapperton summit level partOf Thames and Severn Canal
Sapperton summit level highestSectionOf Thames and Severn Canal
Sapperton summit level historicalCanal Thames and Severn Canal
Cotswold springs feeds Thames and Severn Canal
Cotswold Canals Trust operatesOn Thames and Severn Canal
Cotswold Canals includes Thames and Severn Canal
Cotswold Canals hasPart Thames and Severn Canal
Cotswold Canals notableSection Thames and Severn Canal summit level
linked to: Thames and Severn Canal
Josiah Clowes notableWork Thames and Severn Canal
Josiah Clowes associatedWith Thames and Severn Canal project
linked to: Thames and Severn Canal