The canal by Shobnall Fields, Burton-upon-Trent
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The canal by Shobnall Fields, Burton-upon-Trent
Image: © Roger D Kidd Taken: 17 Oct 2009
The Trent and Mersey canal was fully opened by 1777, though the Burton section had been completed by 1770, and planning started as early as 1758. The name Shobnall derives from Schobinhale, a family of Saxon knights.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.811682
Longitude
-1.650868