Trent and Mersey Canal
Canal in England
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The Trent and Mersey Canal is a 93+1⁄2-mile canal in Derbyshire, Staffordshire and Cheshire in north-central England. It is a "narrow canal" for the vast majority of its length, but at the extremities to the east of Burton upon Trent and north of... Wikipedia
Date of first use: 1777
Start point: River Trent, Derwent Mouth
Date of act: 1766
End point: River Mersey; (via Bridgewater Canal)
Locks: 76
Navigation authority: Canal and River Trust
Other engineer(s): Hugh Henshall