page_title: Greasbrough Canal
hierarchical_section_title: Greasbrough Canal
caption_attribution_description: English: Earl Fitzwilliam's Canal. Earl Fitzwilliam's Canal, or the Fitzwilliam Canal as it is sometimes called is a half mile long spur off the Rotherham Cut. Navigable access to the Rotherham Cut is now blocked by an embankment supporting the A633, although a pipe still connects the two waterways.
context_page_description: The Greasbrough Canal was a private canal built by the Marquess of Rockingham to serve his coal mining interests in and around the village of Greasbrough, near Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. It opened in 1780, and the Newbiggin branch was built some time later. The main line to Greasbrough closed in 1840 with the coming of the Sheffield and Rotherham Railway, and the canal ceased to carry commercial traffic during the First World War. Most of it has been filled in, but a small section near the River Don Navigation remains in water.
context_section_description: The Greasbrough Canal was a private canal built by the Marquess of Rockingham to serve his coal mining interests in and around the village of Greasbrough, near Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. It opened in 1780, and the Newbiggin branch was built some time later. The main line to Greasbrough closed in 1840 with the coming of the Sheffield and Rotherham Railway, and the canal ceased to carry commercial traffic during the First World War. Most of it has been filled in, but a small section near the River Don Navigation remains in water.
caption: The canal above the A633 culvert
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