Ulverston Canal
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ulverston-canal-213-3174280
title:
Ulverston Canal
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The Ulverston Canal is a 1.25 miles (2 km) ship canal that connects the town of Ulverston, Cumbria, England with Morecambe Bay. The waterway, which is entirely straight and on a single level, is isolated from the rest of the UK canal network. It was built so that maritime trading vessels could use the town's port. Ulverston Canal was built in the late 18th century. Wharves were built in the town to handle the cargo and goods being loaded and unloaded from seagoing vessels. The canal promoted the
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulverston_Canal
date created:
2006-01-22T16:40:57Z
date modified:
2024-09-12T09:58:19Z
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