Course of former canal and railway
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Course of former canal and railway
Image: © Rose and Trev Clough Taken: 16 Mar 2016
The Carlisle Canal, opened in 1823, passed through here on its route to Port Carlisle. By 1854 it had been drained and replaced by a railway (later extended to Silloth) which itself closed in 1964. Now converted to domestic gardens, as seen from the end of St Lawrence Lane.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.919707
Longitude
-3.061019