Leeds and Liverpool Canal

The Leeds and Liverpool Canal is a canal in the north of England running from Liverpool, Merseyside to Leeds, West Yorkshire. The waterway is 127¼ miles (205km) long, with a maximum elevation of 487½ feet (149m). Much of canal was built with locks 62 feet long and 14 feet wide (18.9m by 4.3m) to accommodate the barges already in use on the Rivers Aire and Humber, but the line from Wigan to Liverpool, and the Leigh Branch, were built with locks 72 feet long (22m) to accommodate the longer boats trading on the River Douglas. The most famous part of the canal may at Aintree racecourse's Canal Turn.

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Canal - England - Liverpool - Merseyside - Leeds - West Yorkshire - 127¼ miles - 487½ feet - Locks - Barges - River Douglas - Aintree

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The original Liverpool terminus was at Clarke's Basin near present-day Old Hall Street. The Leeds end of the canal runs into the Aire and Calder Navigation. At Liverpool a direct connection to the docks via Stanley Dock replaced Clarke's Basin. The canal's Rufford Branch links into the River Douglas and is part of the route linking the Lancaster Canal to the rest of the English canal system via the Ribble Link and the River Ribble. The Leigh Branch from Wigan leads to the Bridgewater Canal and thus to Manchester and the Midlands.

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Liverpool - Leeds - Aire and Calder Navigation - Stanley Dock - Lancaster Canal - Ribble Link - River Ribble - Wigan - Bridgewater Canal - Manchester - Midlands

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