Somerset Coal Canal
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somerset-coal-canal-162-2593582
title:
Somerset Coal Canal
text:
The Somerset Coal Canal was a narrow canal in England, built around 1800. Its route began in basins at Paulton and Timsbury, ran to nearby Camerton, over two aqueducts at Dunkerton, through a tunnel at Combe Hay, then via Midford and Monkton Combe to Limpley Stoke where it joined the Kennet and Avon Canal. This link gave the Somerset coalfield access east toward London. The longest arm was 10.6 miles (17.1 km) long with 23 locks. From Midford an arm also ran via Writhlington to Radstock, with a
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Canal in Somerset, England
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somerset_Coal_Canal
date created:
2005-05-07T16:46:24Z
date modified:
2024-08-27T15:10:17Z
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fields total:
13
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16