Trent & Mersey Canal Milepost - Rudheath, UK
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dtrebilc
N 53° 15.984 W 002° 28.433
30U E 535089 N 5902035
This is one of the milestones on the Trent & Mersey Canal used to assist in calculating toll charges on the canal.
Waymark Code: WMW0FP
Location: North West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 06/21/2017
Views: 1
The Trent and Mersey Canal
The Trent and Mersey Canal was the UK's first long distance canal and as the name suggests was built to give a connection to the Rivers Trent and Mersey. (Access to the Mersey was actually via the Bridgewater Canal with some locks at Runcorn that no longer exist).
It opened in 1777 and is 93.5 miles (150.5 km) long and stretches from its connection with the Bridgewater Canal at Preston Brook to its connection with the River Trent at Derwent Mouth.
The milesposts all have a standard design and give the distance to Preston Brook and Shardlow which is just short of Derwent Mouth.
Condition: Immaculate
Date placed: 01/01/1819
Material: Metal
Inscription:
| | PRESTON</td | | | SHARDLOW | BROOK | | 82 | 10 | | MILES | MILES |
R&D
STONE
1819
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Name of road: Trent & Mersey Canal
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