Ulverston Canal

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Ulverston Canal is a short historic ship canal in Cumbria, England, built in the 19th century to link the town of Ulverston to the sea for trade and transport.

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Ulverston Canal canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf canal ⓘ
ship canal ⓘ
builtFor access to deep-water shipping ⓘ
linking Ulverston to the sea ⓘ
connectsTo Irish Sea ⓘ
Morecambe Bay ⓘ
constructionStart 1790s ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
currentUse heritage attraction ⓘ
recreation ⓘ
era 19th century ⓘ
hasFeature sea lock ⓘ
stone quays ⓘ
towpath ⓘ
hasNearbyLandmark Canal Foot Hotel ⓘ
Hoad Hill ⓘ
hasNearbySettlement Ulverston ⓘ
hasNearbyStructure Canal Foot ⓘ
Ulverston Canal sea lock ⓘ
hasNearbyTransport Ulverston railway station ⓘ
hasRecreationalActivity angling ⓘ
birdwatching ⓘ
walking ⓘ
heritageDesignation local heritage asset ⓘ
historicalUse export of iron ore ⓘ
import of coal ⓘ
import of timber ⓘ
length about 1.25 miles ⓘ
about 2 kilometres ⓘ
locatedIn Cumbria ⓘ
England ⓘ
North West England ⓘ
Ulverston ⓘ
locatedInProtectedArea Morecambe Bay SSSI vicinity ⓘ
locatedNear Furness Peninsula coast ⓘ
linked to: Furness Peninsula

Leven estuary ⓘ
linked to: Leven Estuary
maintainedBy local authority ⓘ
numberOfLocks 0 ⓘ
openingDate 1796 ⓘ
owner South Lakeland District Council ⓘ
primaryUse trade ⓘ
transport ⓘ
region Furness ⓘ
status disused as a commercial waterway ⓘ
terminus Morecambe Bay ⓘ
Ulverston ⓘ
waterSource tidal waters of Morecambe Bay ⓘ
waterwayType tidal canal ⓘ

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Ulverston → hasCanal → Ulverston Canal ⓘ