| gptkbp:instanceOf | gptkb:canal 
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                                | gptkbp:beganIn | 18th century 
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                                | gptkbp:composedOf | gptkb:Union_Canal gptkb:Oxford_Canal
 gptkb:Monmouthshire_and_Brecon_Canal
 gptkb:Regent's_Canal
 gptkb:Birmingham_Canal_Navigations
 gptkb:Grand_Union_Canal
 gptkb:Rochdale_Canal
 gptkb:Bridgewater_Canal
 gptkb:Caledonian_Canal
 gptkb:Leeds_and_Liverpool_Canal
 gptkb:Shropshire_Union_Canal
 gptkb:Kennet_and_Avon_Canal
 gptkb:Forth_and_Clyde_Canal
 gptkb:Trent_and_Mersey_Canal
 
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                                | gptkbp:connectedTo | gptkb:River_Severn gptkb:River_Thames
 River Mersey
 River Trent
 
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                                | gptkbp:currentUse | cycling fishing
 tourism
 walking
 leisure boating
 
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                                | gptkbp:declinedAfter | rise of railways 
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                                | gptkbp:expansion | gptkb:Industrial_Revolution 
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                                | gptkbp:governedBy | British Waterways (historically) 
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                                | gptkbp:heritageStatus | many canals are listed structures 
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                                | gptkbp:historicalName | freight transport 
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                                | gptkbp:length | over 2,000 miles 
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                                | gptkbp:locatedIn | gptkb:United_Kingdom 
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                                | gptkbp:maintainedBy | gptkb:Canal_&_River_Trust 
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                                | gptkbp:notableBuilding | gptkb:Falkirk_Wheel gptkb:Anderton_Boat_Lift
 gptkb:Caen_Hill_Locks
 gptkb:Pontcysyllte_Aqueduct
 gptkb:Foxton_Locks
 gptkb:Bingley_Five_Rise_Locks
 gptkb:Standedge_Tunnel
 gptkb:Blisworth_Tunnel
 gptkb:Hatton_Locks
 gptkb:Tardebigge_Locks
 
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                                | gptkbp:popularActivity | Canal festivals 
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                                | gptkbp:popularBoatType | gptkb:narrowboat widebeam boat
 
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                                | gptkbp:revitalizationEfforts | canal societies 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsParent | gptkb:Warwick_Bar_Junction 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsLayer | 8 
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                                | https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | UK canal network 
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