Llangollen Canal

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The Llangollen Canal is a historic navigable waterway in Wales and England, famed for its scenic route through the Dee Valley and its iconic Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf canal
navigable waterway
tourist attraction
boatType narrowboat
connectsTo River Dee via Horseshoe Falls feeder
Shropshire Union Canal
constructionEndDate early 19th century
constructionStartDate 1790s
country England
Wales
engineer Thomas Telford
William Jessop
followsValleyOf River Dee
formerUse industrial freight transport
hasPart Chirk Aqueduct
Chirk Tunnel
Grindley Brook Locks
Horseshoe Falls
New Marton Locks
Pontcysyllte Aqueduct
Whitehouses Tunnel
heritageStatus part of Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal UNESCO World Heritage Site
knownFor Pontcysyllte Aqueduct
aqueduct and tunnel engineering
narrowboat holidays
scenic route through Dee Valley
locatedIn Cheshire
Dee Valley
Denbighshire
Shropshire
United Kingdom
Wrexham County Borough
managingOrganisation Canal & River Trust
navigationType narrow canal
notableViewpoint Dee Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
originallyPartOf Ellesmere Canal
passesThrough Chirk
Ellesmere
Froncysyllte
Llangollen
Whitchurch area
primaryUse leisure boating
tourism
region Borderlands between England and Wales
status fully navigable
terminus Hurleston Junction
Llangollen
UNESCOInscriptionYear 2009
UNESCOWorldHeritageComponent Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal
waterSource Horseshoe Falls on River Dee

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Denbighshire contains Llangollen Canal
Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal partOf Llangollen Canal
Shropshire Union Canal connectsTo Llangollen Canal
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Montgomery Canal connectsTo Llangollen Canal
Ellesmere hasWaterway Llangollen Canal
Chirk hasCanal Llangollen Canal
Chirk railway station hasNearbyAttraction Llangollen Canal
Llangollen Railway nearbyAttraction Llangollen Canal
Dee Valley hasAttraction Llangollen Canal
Trevor near Llangollen Canal
Trevor locatedOnWaterway Llangollen Canal
Cefn Mawr traversedBy Llangollen Canal
north-east Wales hasTouristAttraction Llangollen Canal
Llangollen knownFor Llangollen Canal
Cheshire Ring isConnectedTo Llangollen Canal via Trent and Mersey Canal
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Whixall Moss nearFeature Llangollen Canal
Whixall Moss nearFeature Prees Branch of the Llangollen Canal
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Ellesmere Canal hasPart Llangollen Canal
Montgomery Canal connectedTo Llangollen Canal
Ellesmere Marina locatedOnWaterway Llangollen Canal
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Midlands canal network hasPart Llangollen Canal
Chirk Aqueduct carries Llangollen Canal
Chirk Aqueduct partOf Llangollen Canal
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Chirk Tunnel locatedOnWaterway Llangollen Canal
Chirk Tunnel partOf Llangollen Canal
Froncysyllte nearbyWaterway Llangollen Canal
Chirk Castle nearbyWaterway Llangollen Canal
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Hurleston Junction locatedOnWaterway Llangollen Canal
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Hurleston Junction partOf Llangollen Canal route
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Hurleston Junction lockFlightLeadsTo Llangollen Canal
Whitehouses Tunnel locatedOnWaterway Llangollen Canal
Whitehouses Tunnel partOf Llangollen Canal main line
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Whitehouses Tunnel partOf Llangollen Canal scenic corridor
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New Marton Locks locatedIn Llangollen Canal
New Marton Locks waterway Llangollen Canal
New Marton Locks partOf Llangollen Canal
Grindley Brook Locks locatedOnWaterway Llangollen Canal
Grindley Brook Locks isPartOf Llangollen Canal lock system
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Horseshoe Falls on River Dee partOf Llangollen Canal system
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