Lydney Canal
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lydney-canal-223-2316898
title:
Lydney Canal
text:
The Lydney Canal is a one-mile canal in Gloucestershire that runs inland from the River Severn to Lydney. It was opened in 1813 to trans-ship iron and coal from the Forest of Dean. It was once connected by a horse-drawn tramroad to Pidcock's Canal which brought materials down to the wharves by tub-boat. In the 1960s imported wood was still being brought in by barge from Avonmouth. It remained in commercial use until the 1980s. The entrance to the canal consists of an outer tidal gate opening int
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wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
One-mile canal in Gloucestershire, England
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lydney_Canal
date created:
2007-09-11T13:57:10Z
date modified:
2024-09-14T08:02:21Z
main entity:
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image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9c/Lydney_map_1946.jpg","width":1424,"height":1504}
fields total:
13
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16