2016

SK7492 : Cuckoo Way heading west along the Chesterfield Canal

taken 8 years ago, near to Walkeringham, Nottinghamshire, England

Cuckoo Way heading west along the Chesterfield Canal
Cuckoo Way heading west along the Chesterfield Canal
Cuckoo Way

Following restoration of the Chesterfield Canal, the whole 46 mile length of the towpath from Chesterfield to West Stockwith was designated as a long distance footpath.

Chesterfield Canal :: SK3871

The Chesterfield Canal is a 46-mile-long navigable channel from the Derbyshire town of Chesterfield to the River Trent, passing through Staveley, Shireoaks, Worksop and Retford. The sections between West Stockwith junction on the Trent and Kiveton Park near Rotherham and from Staveley to just short of Chesterfield are navigable. The 10 miles from Norwood tunnel to Staveley are disused, Norwood tunnel has partly collapsed. The Chesterfield Canal trust plan to restore this section, but it requires a major diversion around Killamarsh.
The route is a typical James Brindley contour canal. An application was made to Parliament and the Act of Parliament received the Royal Assent on 28 March 1771. The canal was a success when it opened in 1777, however the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway opened a parallel line in 1849. The last commercial traffic was in 1908.


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SK7492, 40 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Mat Fascione   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 28 May, 2016   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 29 September, 2016
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 748 923 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:25.3752N 0:52.5339W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SK 748 923
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West-southwest (about 247 degrees)
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