2009
SK2828 : Trent and Mersey Canal west of Willington, Derbyshire
taken 14 years ago, near to Egginton, Derbyshire, England
Trent and Mersey Canal west of Willington, Derbyshire
The Trent and Mersey Canal was opened fully by 1777. It is 93.5 miles long, from Preston Brook (near Runcorn) to Derwent Mouth (east of Shardlow). There are 76 locks to enable the canal to cross hills where it could not be routed any other way. The engineer responsible for planning and engineering the canal was James Brindley, who died in 1772 before the project was finished,
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