Caldon Canal

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The Caldon Canal is a historic English waterway in Staffordshire that branches from the Trent and Mersey Canal, running through the Potteries and the Churnet Valley.

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Caldon Canal canonical 10

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Predicate Object
instanceOf canal
navigable waterway
alsoKnownAs Caldon Branch (historically)
branchesFrom Trent and Mersey Canal
connectsTo Froghall Basin
Leek Branch at Hazelhurst Junction
constructionStartDate 1776
country England
endPoint Froghall
FroghallTunnelCharacteristic low headroom
hasAqueduct Hazelhurst Aqueduct
hasBranch Leek Branch
Uttoxeter Canal (remains)
hasFeature lift bridges
stone bridges
hasLock Etruria Top Lock
Froghall Locks
Hazelhurst Locks
hasTunnel Froghall Tunnel
heritageDesignation part of a conservation area in Churnet Valley
historicalEra Industrial Revolution
length approximately 18 miles
locatedIn Staffordshire
United Kingdom
managingOrganization Canal & River Trust
mapFeature part of the English inland waterways network
nearbyRiver River Churnet
River Trent (via Trent and Mersey Canal)
numberOfLocks 17
openingDate 1779
originalPurpose to carry limestone from Cauldon Low quarries
to transport pottery and industrial goods
passesNear Churnet Valley Railway
passesThrough Cheddleton
Consall
Engine Lock
Milton
Stoke-on-Trent
region West Midlands
runsThrough Churnet Valley
The Potteries
startPoint Etruria Junction
status fully navigable
usedFor angling
leisure boating
walking and cycling along towpath
waterwaySystem Trent and Mersey Canal network

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Etruria Junction locatedOnWaterway Caldon Canal
Etruria Junction connectsWaterway Caldon Canal
River Churnet associatedWith Caldon Canal
Cheddleton traversedBy Caldon Canal
Churnet Valley contains Caldon Canal
Churnet Valley hasCanal Caldon Canal
Rudyard Lake feeds Caldon Canal