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Donnington Wood Canal
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The Donnington Wood Canal was a 5.5-mile (8.9 km) private canal in East Shropshire, England, which ran from coal pits owned by Earl Gower at Donnington Wood to Pave Lane on the Wolverhampton to Newport Turnpike Road. It was completed in about 1767 and abandoned in 1904. The canal was part of a larger network of tub-boat canals, which were used for the transport of raw materials, particularly coal, limestone and ironstone, from the locations where they were mined to furnaces where the iron ore was processed. The canal was connected to the Wombridge Canal and the Shropshire Canal.
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Donnington Wood Canal | |
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![]() The basin at the foot of the Lilleshall incline now serves as a pond | |
Specifications | |
Locks | 7 + 1 inclined plane |
Status | parts still traceable |
History | |
Date of act | Privately built |
Date of first use | 1767 |
Date closed | 1904 |
Geography | |
Start point | Pave Lane |
End point | Donnington Wood |
Connects to | Wombridge Canal, Shropshire Canal |
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