Middlewich Branch

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The Middlewich Branch is a canal in northwest England that links the Shropshire Union Canal to the Trent and Mersey Canal, forming part of the region’s historic inland waterway network.

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Label Occurrences
Middlewich Branch canonical 1
Middlewich Junction 1

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Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf canal
builtBy Ellesmere and Chester Canal Company
connectsTo Shropshire Union Canal
Trent and Mersey Canal
constructionCompleted 1833
country England
engineer Thomas Telford
formsPartOf British inland waterway network
historic inland waterway network of North West England
hasEndpoint Barbridge Junction
Middlewich
hasLock Cholmondeston Lock
linked to: Stanthorne Lock

Minshull Lock
linked to: Stanthorne Lock

Stanthorne Lock
Wardle Lock
hasNotableFeature Wardle Lock at Middlewich
junction with Shropshire Union Canal at Barbridge
junction with Trent and Mersey Canal at Middlewich
hasNumberOfLocks 4
hasStructure aqueducts
bridges
historicalUse commercial freight transport
joinsWaterwayAt Barbridge Junction
Wardle Lock
length approximately 10 miles
approximately 16 kilometres
links Shropshire Union Canal main line
Trent and Mersey Canal main line
locatedIn North West England
managedBy Canal & River Trust
navigationAuthority Canal & River Trust
opened 1833
partOf Shropshire Union Canal system
passesNear Cholmondeston
Church Minshull
Stanthorne
primaryUse leisure boating
recreational navigation
region Cheshire
status navigable
terminusAt Barbridge Junction
Middlewich
waterwayNetwork Shropshire Union Canal network
waterwayType narrow canal

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Shropshire Union Canal hasBranch Middlewich Branch
Wardle Canal locatedNear Middlewich Junction
linked to: Middlewich Branch