The Ashby Canal near Whitestone, Warwickshire
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The Ashby Canal near Whitestone, Warwickshire
Image: © Roger D Kidd Taken: 16 Jun 2010
This 22 mile lock free canal originally went as far north as Conkers (near Moira), and never reached Ashby-de-la-Zouch. Coal was carried on a regular commercial basis until the 1960s. At present the canal stops at Snarestone, though the eight mile stretch to Moira is being (or has been) restored.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.497274
Longitude
-1.432265