Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal near Penkridge, Staffordshire
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Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal near Penkridge, Staffordshire
Image: © Roger D Kidd Taken: 23 Oct 2009
This apparently peaceful stretch of canal is constantly bombarded by noise from the M6 motorway less than 200 metres away to the right. The canal was opened in 1772 from Stourport on Severn to Great Haywood and the Trent and Mersey Canal - 46 miles (74km).
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Image Location
Latitude
52.735835
Longitude
-2.095779