Wyrley and Essington Canal

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The Wyrley and Essington Canal is an historic inland waterway in the West Midlands of England, forming part of the Birmingham Canal Navigations and serving former industrial towns such as Walsall.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf canal
inland waterway
connectsTo Birmingham Canal Navigations Main Line
Cannock Extension Canal
Daw End Branch
Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal
Walsall Canal
constructionBegan 1792
country England
engineeredFor contour canal construction
era Industrial Revolution
hasAlternativeName Curly Wyrley
hasBranch Bentley Canal (historical)
Lord Hay’s Branch
Short Heath Branch (historical)
Walsall Wood Branch
linked to: Walsall Wood
hasFeature lock-free main line
numerous branches
towpath along most of its length
hasHeritageStatus historic canal
historicalUse brick and limestone transport
coal transport
iron industry supply
locatedIn West Midlands
managedBy Canal & River Trust
opened 1797
partOf Birmingham Canal Navigations
passesThrough Bloxwich
Brownhills
Pelsall
Walsall
Wolverhampton
primaryUse angling
industrial transport (historical)
leisure boating
walking and cycling
region Black Country
serves Bloxwich
Brownhills
Essington
Pelsall
Walsall
Wolverhampton
Wyrley
status navigable
usedFor urban regeneration projects
wildlife habitat and nature conservation
waterwaySystem Birmingham Canal Navigations

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Walsall hasCanal Wyrley and Essington Canal
Birmingham Canal Navigations hasPart Wyrley and Essington Canal
Birmingham and Fazeley Canal connectsWith Wyrley and Essington Canal
Walsall Canal connectsTo Wyrley and Essington Canal
Old Main Line connectsTo Wolverhampton Level canals
linked to: Wyrley and Essington Canal
Cannock Extension Canal connectedTo Wyrley and Essington Canal
Cannock Extension Canal waterSource Wyrley and Essington Canal at Pelsall Junction
linked to: Wyrley and Essington Canal