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	Bridgwater and Taunton Canal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Bridgwater and Taunton Canal is a canal in the south west of England between Bridgwater and Taunton, linking with the River Parrett and the River Tone.
		The canal was built in the 1820's from a dock on the River Parrett at Huntworth to Taunton.
		It was extended from Huntworth to a floating harbour north of Bridgwater in 1842, and the Huntworth dock was abandoned.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bridgwater_and_Taunton_Canal (452 words)

	The Bridgwater and Taunton Canal
		The line of the Bridgwater and Taunton Canal, The Chard Canal and The River Axe became a major defence line in the South West of the County to restrict Hitler’s movement to strategic docks should he invade.
		The canal became the responsibility of British Waterways.
		The canal is attractive and enjoyable but please take care, especially of children, when visiting the canal and its towpath, particularly near locks and weirs.
	www.canals.com /Bridgwater_and_Taunton_Canal.htm (1174 words)

	Grand Weston Canal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Apart from lime the main canal trade turned out to be coal from Taunton but it had to be brought by road for the first 11 miles to Holcombe Rogus from where it travelled on the canal into Tiverton.
		The new "Bridgwater and Taunton" company were eager to make the long proposed Channel to Channel link and they urged the Grand Western company to restart work on their canal.
		The canal basin and terminus of the Tiverton Branch is on the south east side of the town close to the junction of the two minor roads coming in from Butterleigh and Manley.
	www.canals.btinternet.co.uk /canals/grandweston.htm (3946 words)

	Bridgwater (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Bridgwater in Somerset, England, is a market town, the administrative centre of the Sedgemoor district, and the leading industrial town in the county.
		Bridgwater is located on the major communication routes through South West England, between two junctions of the M5 motorway, on the main railway line between Bristol and Taunton, and on the edge of the Somerset Levels.
		The Bridgwater Arts Centre was opened on October 10, 1946, the first community arts centre opened in the UK with financial assistance from the newly established Arts Council of England.
	www.ipedia.net /english/Bridgwater (3403 words)

	A Brief History of Bridgwater
		In the Middle Ages Bridgwater was protected by a ditch and an earth rampart with a wooden stockade.
		Bridgwater was an important inland port in the Middle Ages but until 1402 it was officially part of the port of Bristol.
		In 1901 the population of Bridgwater was almost 15,000.
	www.localhistories.org /bridgwater.html (1149 words)

	BRIDGWATER & TAUNTON CANAL (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		In Somerset the River Parrett at Bridgwater and the River Tone at Taunton were both navigable for many years prior to the building of the Bridgwater and Taunton Canal...
		The new canal was to be known as the Bridgwater and Taunton Canal although it did not actually start in Bridgwater.
		The canal restorers, BW and the Somerset County Council should be praised for their many years of work in bringing back to life one of the UK’s nicest "country canals".
	www.canals.btinternet.co.uk /canals/bridgwatertaunton.htm (4329 words)

	A guide to club waters
		The Canal is attractive and enjoyable but please take care,especially of children, when visiting the Canal and its Towpath, particularly near locks and weirs.
		In 1837 a further act was obtained authorizing the extension from Huntworth to Bridgwater and the building of the dock and its entrance lock to the River Parrett.
		The canal has been fully restored by British Waterways, with support from Somerset County Council and local district Councils.The bridges along with most structures have been recreated, as they were when the canal was in its prime.
	www.taunton-angling.co.uk /waters.htm (505 words)

	Bridgwater - Somerset By The Sea (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Bridgwater is the administrative and commercial centre of Sedgemoor and the towns prosperous past is reflected in the fine Georgian architecture in the town centre, notably Castle Street and King Square.
		Bridgwater was once a centre for the manufacture of bricks and tiles.
		Bridgwater lies at one end of the 16 mile Bridgwater and Taunton Canal which can be viewed from the water or along the towpath.
	www.somersetbythesea.co.uk /content/view/16/40 (197 words)

	.:: Bridgwater and Taunton Canal :: Route :: dindorp.co.uk ::.
		The canal begins in the centre of Bridgwater (OS Grid Ref ST 298376) at the docks which were created when the canal was extended in 1841.
		The canal passes under 3 bridges (one of which is the A38, Taunton Road) and then passes moorings used by the Somerset Navigators Boat Club.
		On the canal at Creech St. Michael is the site of the former junction with the Chard Canal which was opened in 1842 (the last "small" canal to be built in Britain) but was closed just 26 years later.
	www.dindorp.co.uk /BridgwaterTaunton/somerset4u_BandT_Route.htm (2980 words)

	Taunton to Street - Walking Land's End to John o'Groats with Mark Moxon
		As with the walk from Tiverton to Taunton, today started off along a canal, this time the Bridgwater and Taunton Canal (no prizes for guessing which two towns this canal connects).
		Taunton presumably doesn't have a larger share of genetically ugly people than the rest of the country, but when you steal people's smiles and replace them with the pasty, sullen look of those on the treadmill, it doesn't half make them look repugnant.
		Despite passing through the eastern suburbs of Taunton, which are full of industrial parks, factories and concrete, it didn't take long for the fields to take over, creating a pleasant if unremarkable environment in which to tick off the miles.
	www.landsendjohnogroats.info /southwest_england/13_street.html (1379 words)

	Penrose School
		Bridgwater is located approximately 12 miles north of the County Town of Taunton adjacent to the M5 motorway.
		The School is situated on the western side of Bridgwater bordering open wetland, between the Bridgwater/Taunton Canal and the 'Fairfield'.
		In Bridgwater as an EAZ this has become easier as we now have regular contact with all the heads of the EAZ schools.
	www.bridgwater.net /Town/Services/Education/Penrose/Penrose.htm (1020 words)

	History by Waterway from Bude Canal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		He was requested by the Bridgwater corporation to report on the practicability of building a ship canal from Combwich to Bridgewater, building a dock thereand extending the Bridgwater & Taunton Canal from the existing junction with the River Tone at Huntworth to the proposed new dock.
		Description: Although originally intended to be a canal from the River Adur to, or near, Baybridge at West Grinstead on the Horsham to Worthing road it was only built as a widening of the river with a few small cuts and straightenings.
		He started his survey of the navigation and later recommended the building of a canal for the estimated cost of £12,870 against the £9,355 he estimated was needed to make the river navigable.
	easyweb.easynet.co.uk /jim.shead/History5.html (2722 words)

	Slow Travel United Kingdom - Bridgwater Taunton Canal, walking in Somerset
		Around 1970, many areas restored their canals and they are now used for recreation: canal boats on the canal and walking, running and cycling on the towpaths.
		Swans on the Bridgwater and Taunton Canal, Somerset.
		The Bridgwater and Taunton canal is 15 miles long and goes from Taunton to Bridgwater.
	www.slowtrav.com /uk/hiking/canals.htm (593 words)

	History Of The Grand Western Horse-Drawn Barge
		The Grand Western Canal dates back to 1814, when it was built as part of a major transportation plan to link the Exeter Ship Canal to the Bridgwater and Taunton Canal, thus avoiding the long and dangerous voyage around Land End.
		The canal was built primary for the use of the lime trade, conveying stone from the quarries at Loudwells to Tiverton Lime Kilns for firing and producing lime for farming and house building.
		However the Canal also witnessed the intrusion of the Railways with the building of the Aqueduct and then the opening of the Tiverton Branch Line in 1838, which, resulted in the Canal's decline whereupon it was sold to GWR.
	www.horseboat.co.uk /history.html (409 words)

	Bridgwater & Taunton
		The canal starts from Bridgwater Docks which have their own page, this one starts with a boat leaving the docks and passing through the lock into the canal.
		Along the canal are markers depicting the planets at scale distances from the "Sun" at Maunsel Upper Lock, this one is "Saturn", a fair walk away from the "Sun"!
		Another of the canal's swing bridges, this one is on the edge of North Newton between Kings and Maunsel Lower Locks.
	www.travel.trainsferriesbuses.co.uk /canal.htm (594 words)

	Bridgwater, England. Travel guide & tourist information by Hostelbookers.com
		Sedate BRIDGWATER has seen little excitement since it was embroiled in the Civil War and its aftermath, in particular the events surrounding the Monmouth Rebellion of 1685.
		The disorganized rebel army was mown down by the royal artillery, Monmouth himself was captured and later beheaded, and a period of repression was unleashed under the infamous Judge Jeffreys, whose Bloody Assizes created a folk-memory in Somerset of gibbets and gutted carcasses displayed around the county.
		A good time to be in Bridgwater would be for the carnival celebrations, which usually take place on the nearest Thursday or Friday to Guy Fawkes Night (one of the Catholic conspirators of the Gunpowder Plot hailed from nearby Nether Stowey).
	www.hostelbookers.com /guides/europe/bridgwater (455 words)

	Taunton Stop Line - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Taunton Stop Line was a World War II defensive line in southwest England.
		The Taunton Stop Line was only one of over 50 similar defensive lines that were constructed around England, all designed to compartmentalise the country to contain any breakthrough until reinforcements could arrive.
		To reinforce the line and deny access to the major east-west routes that passed through the line, in 1941 12 "Defensive Islands" were added to the line.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Taunton_Stop_Line (386 words)

	Countryside and Gypsy Services
		The canal is a picturesque waterway passing through lowland Somerset and has areas of historical interest and natural beauty.
		The canal forms part of the Sustrans cycleway route 3 and forms an excellent cycle route between Taunton and Bridgwater.
		There are some sections of the canal around North Newton where walkers and anglers are given priority with the towpath left unsurfaced and cyclists are directed onto adjacent quiet minor roads.
	www.somerset.gov.uk /somerset/testarea/countryside/canal (193 words)

	Project Pugwash (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Project Pugwash is a unique water-based narrowboat project based at the Bridgwater YMCA, which is designed to work with a wide range of young people and other sections of the local community.
		The Bridgwater and Taunton Canal is a well-kept secret - and one fiercely guarded by local people.
		This beautiful Somerset canal might be cut off from the rest of the system, but its well-maintained towpath and fascinating lock structures make for idyllic walking and peaceful boating.
	www.bridgwaterymca.org.uk /pugwash.htm (216 words)

	Creech St. Michael \| British History Online
		The roads from Taunton to Bridgwater and Glastonbury, which pass through the northern tip of the parish, were turnpiked by the Taunton trust in 1751-2 (fn.
		The river Tone was improved for navigation by the Tone conservators under proposals drawn up in 1698 with Ham as the point of toll between Bridgwater and Taunton.
		97) The Bridgwater and Taunton canal running east-west through the parish was cut in 1827, with a pumping station between Foxhole and Charlton to lift water from the river.
	www.british-history.ac.uk /report.asp?compid=18506 (2395 words)

	Little Gems - childrens daycare nursery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		We are situated in the centre of the village of North Petherton adjacent to the Walnut Tree Hotel.
		We are approximately 7 miles from Taunton and 2 miles from Bridgwater on the A38 commuter route.
		There is also a cycle route from Bridgwater to Taunton avoiding the A38 along the Bridgwater to Taunton Canal.
	www.littlegemsnursery.co.uk /howtofindus.asp (163 words)

	World War 2 Pillboxes and Anti-Invasion Defences at Bridgwater to Taunton canal Somerset United Kingdom.
		Bridgwater to Taunton canal, Somerset World War 2 Pillboxes and Anti-Invasion Defences.
		Type 22 beside the Bridgwater to Taunton canal at Charlton.
		This pillbox is also beside the Bridgwater to Taunton canal, a short way on, towards Bridgwater, from the one above, guarding a small intersection by a bridge.
	www.geocities.com /pillboxesuk/somerset/creech.html (188 words)

	Attractions in, and around, Taunton and Bridgwater UK
		Taunton is the historic county town of Somerset and is an excellent shopping centre.
		Cycle along the network of narrow country lanes or along the 'Sustrans' national cycling route of the canal towpath (see Sustrans local map).
		Fish at local lakes that are within 2 miles or along the local Bridgwater/Taunton canal or the river Tone.
	www.rydonfarm.com /attract.html (229 words)

	Beaulieu River (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		A proposed waterway between Bristol and Taunton that was later to become the Bridgwater and Taunton Canal.
		The company followed from the Bristol and Western Canal project which was started in 1792 and became the Bristol and Taunton Canal in 1810.
		A proposal for a canal from the Worcester and Birmingham Canal near Worcester Bar to the Warwick and Birmingham Canal near Bordesley and from the Warwick and Birmingham Canal near Solihull to the Oxford Canal at Ansty.
	easyweb.easynet.co.uk /jim.shead/Beaulieu-River.html (1953 words)

	Taunton Canoe Club Racing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Taunton organises its own race, along the Bridgwater and Taunton Canal in December.
		The canal is shallow, and the first of many portages is only 500 meters away.
		Dave Flynn managed his only win of the series today but this was enough to secure the series first place Veteran K1 in a time of 14.14.
	www.tauntoncanoeclub.org.uk /racing/racing.htm (593 words)

	circular walks
		This walk to the south of Taunton starts at Vivary Park and passes through Trull before gently ascending Cotlake Hill to give panoramic views of Taunton and the surrounding landscape.
		This is an easy walk starting in central Taunton, along the banks of the River Tone and across the water meadows to the west of Taunton.
		Heading south from Wellington, this is a steep climb up onto the Blackdown Hills, rewarded by spectacular views across the Vale of Taunton to the Quantock Hills and, on a clear day, to the Bristol Channel.
	www.tauntondeane.gov.uk /tdbcsites/HER/circular_walks.asp (1185 words)

	Canal boat hire
		Bridgwater and Taunton Cn Waterways with canal boat hire
		Bridgwater and Taunton Canal (British Waterways) - incl.
		Bridgwater and Taunton Canal - Roots and Routes (by Peter Hardcastle)
	www.europeafloat.com /enbt.htm (81 words)

	British Isles- Specific Canals & Waterways
		David Kitching on the history of the Ashton, Macclesfield, and Peak Forest Canals.
		Beverley Beck Canal - flows from the River Hull near to the centre of the historic town of Beverley.
		Canals in Tameside (Peak Forest, Ashton, and Huddersfield Narrow) - from the Tameside Metropolitan Borough
	www.canals.com /biwaterway.htm (776 words)

	screech (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		These lakes are located at Huntworth close to the Bridgwater and Taunton Canal.
		Vehicles are not permitted to cross the lines, parking has been agreed with the Boat and Anchor Inn provided anglers park as requested o the notice in the car park.
		Parking is also allowed on the tarmac alongside the canal tow path.
	www.freewebtown.com /tonymagic53/Fishing/screech.htm (67 words)

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