Canals · West Midlands
Hall Green Branch
Hall Green Branch — canal in east Cheshire, England.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Kidsgrove · 0.3 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Hall Green Branch is a canal in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "canal in east Cheshire, England". Coordinates: 53.0891°, -2.2476°.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Hall Green Branch of the Trent and Mersey Canal is a canal in east Cheshire, England. It runs for one mile from Kidsgrove to Hall Green, where it makes an end-on junction with the Macclesfield Canal at Hall Green Stop Lock.
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Background
History
The Macclesfield Canal had been authorised by an act of Parliament, the Macclesfield Canal Act 1826 (7 Geo. 4. c. xxx), obtained on 11 April 1826, but the Trent and Mersey Canal had managed to get a clause inserted into the act that required them to build the final mile (1.6 km) of the route. It also enabled them to charge tolls for use of the final section, and to receive all surplus water from the Macclesfield Canal. Work began on construction in 1827, and on 20 March 1829 the engineer Thomas Telford wrote to the Trent and Mersey Company, following an inspection he had made of Knypersley Reservoir, Harecastle Tunnel and the Hall Green Branch. While generally pleased with the standard of…
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- Coordinates
- 53.0891, -2.2476
- County
- Staffordshire
- District
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Parish
- Kidsgrove
- Postcode
- ST7 3AA
- Parliamentary constituency
- Stoke-on-Trent North
- Nearest railway station
- Kidsgrove — 0.3 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q5642589 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Hall Green Branch (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Hall Green Branch?
- Hall Green Branch is in Staffordshire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode ST7 3AA), in the parish of Kidsgrove.
- Is Hall Green Branch free to visit?
- Yes, Hall Green Branch is free to enter.
- How do I get to Hall Green Branch?
- The nearest railway station is Kidsgrove, about 0.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode ST7 3AA.