Caldon Canal Milestone 3 - Abbey Hulton, UK
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dtrebilc
N 53° 01.841 W 002° 09.116
30U E 556872 N 5876019
This milepost marks the distance to the start of the canal at Etruria and the original end of the canal at Uttoxeter.
Waymark Code: WM105XA
Location: West Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 03/04/2019
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The Caldon Canal
"The Caldon Canal runs from the Trent and Mersey Canal at Etruria Junction, through the heart of the once-industrialised Potteries before heading up into the Staffordshire Moorlands, and terminating at the junction with the Uttoxter Canal at Froghall. The Caldon Canal is 17 miles (27 km) long, has 17 locks, 3 operational lift-bridges and one tunnel. At Froghall, the first lock of the Uttoxeter Canal has recently been restored, leading to a basin with visitor moorings.
There is one branch (the Leek Branch), which runs from Hazelhurst Junction to the outskirts of Leek, just short of its original terminus. The branch is 3 miles (4.8 km) long, has no locks and one tunnel."
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The milepost is a replica of the original and was erected by the Caldon Canal Society.There is a plaque at the bottom of the milestone.
THIS MILEPOST WAS REPLACED BY
CALDON CANAL SOCIETY
SPONSORED BY
JESSIE AND GLADYS
MOSTON
AND UNVEILED BY
THE LORD MAYOR OF
THE CITY OF STOKE ON TRENT
CLLR J T DIMMOCK
17TH SEPTEMBER 1984