Canals · North West England
Haslingden Canal
Haslingden Canal is a canal in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Rawtenstall · 0.6 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Haslingden Canal is a canal in the United Kingdom. Coordinates: 53.7000°, -2.3000°. This entry is part of The Great Britain Guide, a free, ad-free, open-data tourist directory.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Haslingden Canal was a proposed canal link between the Bury arm of the Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal in Greater Manchester, England, and the Leeds and Liverpool Canal in Accrington, England, passing through Haslingden. 53°42′N 2°18′W Authorised by an act of Parliament in 1794, the canal was not built. The proposed canal would have been broad gauge, 13 miles (21 km) in length, and would have used an inclined plane in place of locks.
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Background
History
The Leeds and Liverpool Canal had been authorised by the Leeds and Liverpool Canal Act 1770 (10 Geo. 3. c. 114), and by 1777, a long section at the eastern end from Leeds to Gargrave was open, as was another section at the western end from Wigan to Liverpool. There was then a pause until 1790, when work began again on the middle section, but its precise route was still under discussion. At the time, the Rochdale Canal was being promoted, which would provide an alternative crossing of the Pennines, and some of the shareholders were suggesting that the central section was therefore not necessary, and that the canal should be re-routed to serve towns in East Lancashire. In addition, the…
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- Coordinates
- 53.7000, -2.3000
- County
- Lancashire
- District
- Rossendale
- Parish
- Rossendale, unparished area
- Postcode
- BB4 6RJ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Rossendale and Darwen
- Phone
- +44 170 626 0785
- Nearest railway station
- Rawtenstall — 0.6 km
- Official site
- www.thewhitaker.org
Sources
- wikidata: Q5679317 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Haslingden Canal (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Leeds-Liverpool Canal, Church, Lancashire.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Haslingden Canal?
- Haslingden Canal is in Lancashire, North-West England, United Kingdom (postcode BB4 6RJ), in the parish of Rossendale, unparished area.
- Is Haslingden Canal free to visit?
- Yes, Haslingden Canal is free to enter.
- How do I get to Haslingden Canal?
- The nearest railway station is Rawtenstall, about 0.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode BB4 6RJ.