Llangollen Canal at Wrenbury Heath, Cheshire
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Llangollen Canal at Wrenbury Heath, Cheshire
Image: © Roger D Kidd Taken: 20 Oct 2012
The Llangollen Branch of the Shropshire Union Canal starts by the River Dee at Llantysilio and leads to the main line at Hurleston Junction, a distance of 46 miles, with twenty-one locks. Water is supplied from the River Dee to the canal, and on to Hurleston Reservoir, a source of domestic water supplies. This results in a noticeable flow of water from west to east; unusual in a canal. The canal was started in 1795, but not completed for many years. It was eventually absorbed by the Shropshire Union Company in 1846.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.033157
Longitude
-2.589113