Enjoying and restoring the wilts berks canal. It ran for 51 miles from semington on the kennet avon to abingdon on the thames with 42 locks and numerous wooden lift bridges.
Enjoy a stroll along this pleasant section of the wilts and berks canal in swindon.
Wilts and berks canal. 299595 and a company limited by guarantee registered in england wales no. A branch from swindon to the thames severn canal was opened in 1819. The wilts 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 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.
The wilts berks canal was opened in 1810 connecting the kennet avon canal at semington via swindon to the river thames at abingdon. By the 1840 s trade had reduced consideraby due to the coming of the railways and in 1914 the canal was officially abandoned. 299595 and a company limited by guarantee registered in england wales no.
Bootstrap is a front end framework of twitter inc. The wilts berks canal trust is a charity registered with the charity commission no. A further link was made via the north wilts canal to the thames severn at latton.
It was opened in 1810 after nearly two decades of construction and flourished briefly before being eclipsed in the later. The trust iwa local authorities along the line and others have formed a consortium wiltshire swindon and oxfordshire canal. Code licensed under apache license v2 0.
Wilts berks canal trust chippenham wiltshire. The wilts berks canal once connected the thames at abingdon with the kennet avon canal at semington near melksham providing a link from oxford and the midlands via the oxford canal to bristol and the somerset coalfield. The walk starts in the town centre and follows the canal towpath to west leaze farm.
The wilts berks canal received its act in 1795 and it s the only narrow canal in the south of england. A branch from swindon to the thames severn canal was opened in 1819. Code licensed under apache license v2 0.
The wilts berks canal trust is a charity registered with the charity commission no. The wilts berks canal trust has formed a series of branches along the length of the canal and this has enabled the trust to gain wide public support with work parties underway along most sections of the canal. By the 1840 s trade had reduced consideraby due to the coming of the railways and in 1914 the canal was officially abandoned.
On the way you ll pass the river ray and the rushey platt nature reserve where you can look out for the water vole. Bootstrap is a front end framework of twitter inc. The wilts berks canal was opened in 1810 connecting the kennet avon canal at semington via swindon to the river thames at abingdon.
The canal runs on to melksham via.
