Footpath across the former Worsbrough branch canal
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Footpath across the former Worsbrough branch canal by Christine Johnstone as part of the Geograph project.
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Image: © Christine Johnstone Taken: 19 Mar 2016
Created over a weir long after the canal fell out of use. The 2.5 mile long Worsbrough section of the Dearne and Dove Canal opened in 1804. It linked Worsbrough to the seaport of Goole. The branch closed for navigation in 1906 and was abandoned in 1961.
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