Peak Forest Canal

The Peak Forest Canal is a narrow (7-foot gauge) canal in northern England. It is 14.8 miles (23.8 km) long.  There is a flight of 16 locks that raise the canal by 209 feet (64 m) over the course of 1 mile. It was opened in 1800.

It goes from  Dukinfield in Tameside, where it joins the Ashton Canal and crosses the River Goyt at Marple  where it meets the Macclesfield Canal. It goes on to the  Bugsworth Basin in Derbyshire.  The  Peak Forest Tramway, which was 6 miles (9.7 km) long was used to bring  limestone down from the quarries.  There is  a short branch to the centre of Whaley Bridge.

By the early 1960s it was in a very poor state but it has been restored.

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Category:Canals in England
Category:Buildings and structures in Derbyshire
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