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The Middlewich Branch of the Shropshire Union Canal is located in Cheshire, in the north west of England, and runs between Middlewich, where it joins the Trent and Mersey Canal, and Barbridge Junction, where it joins the main line of the Shropshire Union Canal. It is 10 miles (16 km) long, and was planned as part of the Chester Canal, which was authorised in 1772, but the company ran out of money, and construction did not begin until 1827. The Trent and Mersey insisted that there should be no direct connection at Middlewich, and instead built the short Wardle Canal to join the two, charging large compensation tolls for traffic passing along it.

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rdfs:comment	The Middlewich Branch of the Shropshire Union Canal is located in Cheshire, in the north west of England, and runs between Middlewich, where it joins the Trent and Mersey Canal, and Barbridge Junction, where it joins the main line of the Shropshire Union Canal. It is 10 miles (16 km) long, and was planned as part of the Chester Canal, which was authorised in 1772, but the company ran out of money, and construction did not begin until 1827. The Trent and Mersey insisted that there should be no direct connection at Middlewich, and instead built the short Wardle Canal to join the two, charging large compensation tolls for traffic passing along it. (en)
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dcterms:subject	Transport in Cheshire Canals opened in 1833 Middlewich Canals in Cheshire Shropshire Union Canal
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Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage	Montgomeryshire Canal House of Lords River Mersey River Weaver Transport in Cheshire Ellesmere Canal Shropshire Canal Church Minshull Canals opened in 1833 Ellesmere Port Middlewich London Midland and Scottish Railway London and North Western Railway Manchester Ship Canal West Coast Main Line Grade II listed Trent and Mersey Canal Barbridge Junction Canals in Cheshire Four Counties Ring History of the British canal system Accommodation bridge Act of Parliament Cheshire Chester Chester Canal Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal River Wheelock Shropshire Union Canal Middlewich Canals of the United Kingdom Shropshire Union Canal Shrewsbury Canal Wardle Canal Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal Anderton Lift Canal and River Trust Barbridge River Dee Company
Link from a Wikipage to an external page	https://web.archive.org/web/20160303203311/http:/www.jim-shead.com/waterways/WW-page.php%3Fwpage=SUMB http://www.visitcheshire.com/site/experiences/middlewich-waterside-trail-p56331 http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/A2A/records.aspx%3Fcat=166-3891&cid=-1&Gsm=2008-06-18
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has abstract	The Middlewich Branch of the Shropshire Union Canal is located in Cheshire, in the north west of England, and runs between Middlewich, where it joins the Trent and Mersey Canal, and Barbridge Junction, where it joins the main line of the Shropshire Union Canal. It is 10 miles (16 km) long, and was planned as part of the Chester Canal, which was authorised in 1772, but the company ran out of money, and construction did not begin until 1827. The Trent and Mersey insisted that there should be no direct connection at Middlewich, and instead built the short Wardle Canal to join the two, charging large compensation tolls for traffic passing along it. The canal became part of the Shropshire Union system in 1846, which was taken over by the London and North Western Railway within a year. Traffic on the branch was always limited by the compensation tolls, and it was not until 1888 that they were abolished. The canal was the location for trials with locomotive haulage of boats in 1888, using a narrow-gauge engine from Crewe railway works, but no further action was taken. The canal became part of the London Midland and Scottish Railway in 1923. The railway company closed 175 miles (282 km) of canals in 1944, but the Shropshire Union main line and the Middlewich Branch were spared, and passed into the jurisdiction of the British Waterways Board following nationalisation in 1948. The canal follows a rural route through farmland across Cheshire, with a short urban section near the junction at Middlewich. Many of the structures are original, and consequently, most of them are grade II listed. There is no commercial traffic on the waterway, but transition to the leisure age has resulted in two marinas being constructed to provide moorings for pleasure craft. (en)

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