Wilts and Berks Canal
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The Wilts and Berks Canal is a canal in the historic counties of Wiltshire and Berkshire, England, linking the Kennet and Avon Canal at Semington near Melksham, to the River Thames at Abingdon. The No
The canal near Rushey Platt, Swindon
Overgrown section of the canal, west of Wantage, in 2006
The new link to the Thames under construction
The canal near Grove frozen in December 2010
Thames and Severn Canal
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The Thames and Severn Canal is a canal in Gloucestershire in the south-west of England, which was completed in 1789. It was conceived as part of a cargo route from Bristol and the Midlands to London,
Wilts and Berks Canal
…the Kennet and Avon Canal at Semington near Melksham, to the River Thames at Abingdon. The North Wilts Canal merged with it to become a branch to the Thames and Severn Canal at Latton near Cricklade. Among professional trades boatmen, the canal was nicknamed the Ippey Cut, possibly short for Chippenham. The 52-mile (84 km…
The canal at Brimscombe
Looking east from Upper Walbridge Lock
Cerney Wick Lock, Thames and Severn Canal
The canal towpath at South Cerney near Cirencester. Large trees have grown up in the 70 years since the canal was abandoned.