The Ashby Canal near Higham on the Hill, Leicestershire
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The Ashby Canal near Higham on the Hill, Leicestershire
Image: © Roger D Kidd Taken: 16 Jun 2010
North-west of Wykin Bridge (No 21). The canal is a very popular one for boaters because (at present) it has twenty-two miles with no locks to negotiate, and is mainly through rural and attractive countryside. It was opened in 1804, but never reached its intended destination of Ashby-de-la-Zouch. Active effort is now being made to extend the canal beyond its present limit at Snarestone.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.556537
Longitude
-1.417783