Pocklington Canal

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Pocklington Canal is a restored 19th-century navigation and wildlife-rich waterway in Yorkshire, England, valued for both boating and nature conservation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf canal
navigation
architect George Leather
connectsTo River Derwent
constructionStartDate 1815
country United Kingdom
declinePeriod early 20th century
era 19th century
hasDesignation Site of Special Scientific Interest
Special Area of Conservation
hasHeritageFeature historic locks
original 19th-century engineering works
stone bridges
hasLock Coates Lock
Cottingwith Lock
Gardham Lock
Giles Lock
Sandhill Lock
Silburn Lock
Thornton Lock
Top Lock
Walbut Lock
hasTowpath yes
length about 15.3 kilometres
about 9.5 miles
locatedIn East Riding of Yorkshire
England
Yorkshire
locatedNear Pocklington
managedBy Canal & River Trust
notableFor aquatic plants
dragonflies
rich wetland habitats
waterfowl
numberOfLocks 9
openingDate 1818
popularActivity birdwatching
walking
primaryFunctionAtOpening agricultural freight transport
region Vale of York
restorationBegan 1960s
restorationSupportedBy local societies
volunteers
status partly navigable
partly restored
supportedBy Pocklington Canal Amenity Society
usedFor angling
leisure boating
nature conservation
waterwayType navigable waterway

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River Ouse connectedWaterway Pocklington Canal
Pocklington hasLandmark Pocklington Canal