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	Cromford Canal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Cromford Canal ran 14.5 miles (23 km) from Cromford to the Erewash Canal in Derbyshire, England and thence to Pinxton.
		The Pinxton Branch became important as a route for Nottinghamshire coal, via the Erewash, to the River Trent and Leicester and was a terminus of the Mansfield and Pinxton Railway.
		Most of the canal was abandoned in 1944 with the exception of a half-mile (800m) stretch to Langley Mill which was abandoned in 1962.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cromford_Canal (1118 words)

	Erewash Canal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		The Nutbrook Canal was a much shorter route than the others and did not provide a through-route to anywhere in particular but it did bring coal to the Erewash Canal and in later years it also carried iron from the Stanton Ironworks.Its junction with the Erewash Canal was to the south of Ilkeston.
		The M1 crosses the canal near Trowell with Stanton Lock and Hallam Fields lock in the ¾; of a mile stretch between the motorway and the A609 at Ilkeston.
		Beside the A609 road bridge, situated to the east of Ilkeston on a right hand bend on the Erewash Canal, is Gallows Inn which was designated the official head of navigation by the BTC in 1962.However, to the north the rest of the route was always maintained and is still completely intact.
	www.canals.btinternet.co.uk /canals/erewash.htm (3715 words)

	Erewash Canal - Education - Information - Educational Resources - Encyclopedia - Music
		The Erewash Canal is a broad canal that runs just under 12 miles from the River Trent through 15 locks to the Langley Mill Basin where it joins the Nottingham Canal and the Cromford Canal (both currently in a state of abandonment).
		The canal obtained its act of parliament in 1777 and was completed in 1779.
		In 1968 the Erewash Canal Preservation & Development Association was formed in response to a threat by the British Waterways Board to close the canal.
	education.music.us /E/Erewash-Canal.htm (430 words)

	Cromford Canal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		As a result of this the Cromford Canal began to carry much less coal and the reduction in traffic was biting into their profits.After a meeting with the other local canals and the local colliery owners the canals reluctantly agreed to lower their tolls on coal carriage to Leicester.
		He explained how the canal came up through a lock right beside the junction and standing where the flood channel now is there used to be a dry dock and wharf while on the far side there used to be a railway interchange.
		At Ambergate the canal is back in water as it swings north west to run parallel with the A6, though the railway is sandwiched between the two and the River Derwent also squeezes into the same valley.
	www.btinternet.com /~canals/canals/cromfordcanal.htm (7811 words)

	Nutbrook Canal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		The canal's reservoirs made the route into an excellent water feeder and the ironworks made use of this to feed their thirsty boilers.
		To the west of Stanton Works the canal is in water, it is well used by Stanton Fishing Club and it is possible to walk north west along the towpath from Stanton Bridge (on Ilkeston Road).
		Above the weir the canal is dry(ish) and the footpath becomes somewhat boggy.
	www.canals.btinternet.co.uk /canals/nutbrook.htm (1450 words)

	Nottingham Canal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		Their plan was to build a canal from the city of Nottingham to Langley Mill where it would meet the Cromford Canal and the already well established Erewash Canal.
		To the south east the canal is just a dry footpath but to the north west it is a soggy, weedy ditch with a footpath (the former towpath) alongside.
		The Erewash Canal is now (literally) only a stones a throw away to the west though any stones heading east from the Erewash Canal would not be met with a splash in the Nottingham Canal as it is completely dry from here to its terminus just one mile away.
	www.btinternet.com /~canals/canals/nottingham.htm (5132 words)

	The Long Eaton & Sawley Archive
		The general direction of this canal is nearly north for almost 11 miles in the counties of Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire.
		When the canal was constructed the whole of the town was on the south side, and the actual old part of the town was between The Green and Claye's Wagon Works.
		The Coal Masters and Navigations agreed that every boat used on their canals should be numbered, described and gauged in the most minute and accurate manner, and a record of the quantity of coal on every boat which passed through the locks was made.
	www.archive.long-eaton.com /canals.asp (539 words)

	PNRC0261 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		Of the canals and collateral branches authorized to be made, by powers granted under the respective acts of parliament relating to this navigation, the following have not been executed, and as the acts are repealed, they cannot now be done.
		As the canal company intend to construct harbours, or ports, with piers, jetties, lights, and other works at the two extremities of the navigation, it is enacted, that they shall be entitled to the following harbour dues, to be paid by all ships or other vessels which may use the said harbours, &c.
		THE Erewash Canal commences in the River Trent, about a mile east of the village of Sawley, and nearly opposite the Soar River, or Loughborough Navigation; whence it takes a northerly course on the east side of Long Eaton, a mile and a half beyond which the Derby Canal Branch locks down into it.
	easyweb.easynet.co.uk /jim.shead/PNRC0261.htm (2996 words)

	Canals
		The junction of the Nottingham Canal with the Cromford Canal at Langley Bridge.
		The Erewash Canal, completed in 1779, was joined along its length by several other canals: not only the Cromford (1794), and the Nottingham (1796), but also the Nutbrook (1795) and the Derby (1796).
		Just as the Erewash Canal was re-opened and preserved, so now too there is a major campaign to re-open the 14 miles of canal between Langley Mill and Cromford.
	www.heanorhistory.org.uk /canals.htm (300 words)

	Lenton Times - Cut Off!! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		The Nottingham canal was conceived soon afterwards as a means to direct the anticipated Cromford trade away from the Erewash canal and towards Nottingham and the Trent.
		William Jessop, the nationally renowned canal engineer, was asked in November 1790 to survey a possible route for the Nottingham canal.
		The altered routing of the canal must have disappointed Evans to say the least, but he made the best of his bad luck.(*) He eventually chose to build his house at Lenton Grove in what was still a favoured position for a Nottingham businessman's country home, with good road connections nearby but a secluded outlook.
	www.lentontimes.co.uk /nov89_6.htm (1116 words)

	Lenton Times - The Story Of The Nottingham Canal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		The third Duke of Bridgewater had examined the canals of Briare and Languedoc while on the French section of his Grand Tour and was sufficiently impressed that on his return he set about the construction of a canal to link his coal mines at Worsley to nearby Manchester.
		A canal from Cromford along the Derwent Valley to connect up with the Erewash canal at Langley Mill was given parliamentary approval in 1789.
		The section of canal from Lenton Chain to Derby Road was eventually commandeered for the re-routing of the river Leen.
	www.lentontimes.co.uk /may89_1.htm (2459 words)

	Derwent Valley Mills - World Heritage Site
		The Cromford Canal ran 23.3 kilometres from Cromford to the Erewash Canal at Langley Mill.
		The canal was intended as part of a through route to Manchester but it was not until the Cromford and High Peak Railway was constructed between 1824 and 1830 that this vision became a reality.
		Its unusual shape is explained by its proximity to the culvert which brought water to the canal from the Cromford Mill basin and by the limited space between this and the canal wharf gates, of which the two massive stone posts have survived.
	www.derwentvalleymills.org /04_his/his_001e.htm (1546 words)

	Cromford Canal History
		A new waterway, the Erewash Canal, opened at Long Eaton near the junction of the River Soar with the River Trent.
		He wrote to the committee that of the canal project, (that he was then the chairman of) that Jessop, 'Must recommend a proper person to superintend that part of the canal that goes through my property and that Mr.
		With canal restoration proceeding a purpose-built horse drawn passenger boat is ordered from Wakefield Boat Co, it is named "John Gray" after one of the key volunteers at the pumphouse.
	www.cromfordcanal.org.uk /history.html (3931 words)

	Derby Canal History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		The Present Derby Canal Society intends to replenish the water and reopen the canal.
		THE Derby Canal was commissioned in 1793, Benjamin Outram was appointed engineer and the canal was opened in 1796, at a cost of £100,000.
		It was 14 miles long, and ran from a junction with the Erewash Canal at Sandiacre to a Junction with the Trent and Mersey Canal at Swarkestone.
	www.users.totalise.co.uk /~alocke/Canal.htm (431 words)

	Transport
		The canal had been cut, and financed, principally for the coal industry, so that the Erewash Valley pits could deliver their coal to the already industrialised cities of Nottingham and Leicester.
		With the development of the canal, small tramways were built from many of the local pits to the canal wharves at Langley Bridge; wagons laden with coal were hauled by horses along first wooden, then later iron, rails.
		The Erewash Canal was later extended by the Cromford Canal, serving the area further into Derbyshire, in 1794, and the Nottingham Canal, offering a quicker route into the city, in 1796.
	www.heanorhistory.org.uk /transport.htm (918 words)

	Sandiacre
		The focal point of the Sandiacre Lock Conservation Area is the attractive old Lock Cottage with its associated outbuildings situated at the junction of the Erewash Canal and the former Derby Canal.
		Construction of the Erewash Canal began after the passing of an Act of Parliament in 1777 and was completed in 1779.
		The Erewash Canal is still in use thanks to the formation in 1968 of the Erewash Canal Preservation and Development Association.
	www.erewash.gov.uk /LeisureCulture/TourismTravel/placesToVisit/sandiacre.htm (398 words)

	Erewash Valley - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Erewash Valley is the valley of the River Erewash on the border of Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire as far as the River Trent.
		It is on the edge of an area of great mineral wealth, particularly coal, extending from Yorkshire to Leicestershire.
		It has long been an important transport route, with the Erewash Canal being built from the River Trent to Langley Mill in 1779, extended by the Cromford Canal in 1794 with a branch to Pinxton, where it was later joined by the Mansfield and Pinxton Railway in 1819.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Erewash_Valley (172 words)

	Grand Union Canal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		A 2½ mile narrow canal with 6 locks from the Tame Valley Canal at Salford Junction to Bordesley Junction.
		The Aylesbury Canal Society : Formed in 1971 to promote the use of the arm and to run the basin moorings, the Society has gained an enviable reputation for welcoming visitors.
		The 8¾ mile canal and tramroad Charnwood Forest branch was disused by 1799 and abandoned in 1848.
	easyweb.easynet.co.uk /jim.shead/Grand-Union-Canal.html (1840 words)

	Canal building around Heanor, Derbyshire. :: FamilyTreeCircles.com Genealogy
		James Brindley, the Derbyshire born canal builder, constructed the first canal in the county in 1777: a branch of the Grand Trunk, later called the Trent and Mersey.
		Cromford Canal was first proposed in 1788 and Richard Arkwright was one of the supporters; he needed easier access to Liverpool for bringing in raw cotton; a quicker way of sending his thread to the knitters of Nottingham and the opening up of more markets.
		The Erewash Canal in 1779, the Cromford Canal in 1794, and the Nottingham Canal in 1796, all used the valley of the River Erewash, and together brought about the early prosperity of the area through the movement of coal, in order to satisfy the southern hunger of the industrial centres of Nottingham and Leicester.
	www.familytreecircles.com /journal_5764.html (403 words)

	The Derbyshire County Council (Erewash Canal Bridge) Scheme 2003 Confirmation Instrument 2005
		This Instrument may be cited as The Derbyshire County Council (Erewash Canal Bridge) Scheme 2003 Confirmation Instrument 200 and shall come into force on the date on which notice that it has been confirmed is first published in accordance with paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to the Highways Act 1980.
		The Derbyshire County Council (Erewash Canal Bridge) Scheme 2003 ("the Scheme") is hereby confirmed with modifications.
		From a point on the east bank of the canal 498 metres west of the junction with the Cossall and Awsworth By-pass measured along the centre line of the proposed road (Grid Ref 447130E, 342600N).
	www.opsi.gov.uk /si/si2005/20051867.htm (654 words)

	Erewash Canal: Waterscape.com
		The Erewash Canal runs due north from the waterway crossroads of Trent Lock, past Nottingham, to the heart of DH Lawrence country.
		It is 12 miles from the Trent to Langley Mill, terminus of the canal.
		There are plans to reinstate the Cromford Canal and the Derby Canal is under active restoration.
	www.waterscape.com /Erewash_Canal (166 words)

	Cromford Canal: Waterscape.com
		Astonishingly rich in history throughout its length, the Cromford Canal is being reborn as a waterway into the heart of the Peak District.
		The Cromford Canal runs for 14 miles between Cromford and Langley Mill and extends the Erewash Canal deep into Derbyshire.
		Though it has been closed for many years, the canal is much in evidence and is now being revived by the Friends of the Cromford Canal.
	www.waterscape.com /Cromford_Canal (279 words)

	The Inland Waterways Association - Waterway Societies - E (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		The canal is on land controlled by Railtrack (and their successors), which has inhibited practical work.
		Restoration of Erewash Canal was achieved by the Association, following which the Canal was upgraded from a Remainder Waterway to a Cruising Waterway in 1983.
		Current projects include the planned restoration of a further short stretch of the Cromford Canal leading from the Erewash Canal at Langley Mill.
	www.waterways.org.uk /watsoc/watsocE.htm (397 words)

	Long Eaton Victoria Angling Society - Home
		The Erewash Canal Championships, giving anglers fishing the Division 1 National Championships on 12 August the last chance to experience the venue before the big day, was run successfully on Saturday 29 July 2006.
		LEVAS staged their final canal open match before the Division 1 National Championships on Saturday, and if the Erewash Canal continues on such stunning form, the 'National' will give competitors a match to remember.
		The second of the National Practice Open matches staged on the Tamworth Road, Long Eaton, stretch of the Erewash Canal was once again a great success, with the 40 strong field averaging 4 lb 3 oz per angler.
	www.levas.co.uk /waters/grange.htm (968 words)

	BBC NEWS \| England \| Derbyshire \| Work starts on canal project plan
		The plans for the Pinxton arm of the canal will be ready by the spring, a spokesman said.
		The 700-member group was formed in March 2002 to campaign to reopen the entire length of the Cromford Canal.
		The canal was built in 1794 to join Cromford with the Erewash Canal at Langley Mill.
	news.bbc.co.uk /go/rss/-/1/hi/england/derbyshire/4657426.stm (229 words)

	IWA Individual Waterways - Erewash Canal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		This canal was built to carry coal from the Erewash Valley.
		It was bought by the Grand Union in 1932 but fell into disuse after the war.
		The Canals of the East Midlands by Charles Hadfield
	www.waterways.org.uk /ind_waterways/Erewash (138 words)

	High Peak Trail & Cromford Canal on AboutBritain.com
		Disaster struck the Cromford Canal when the Butterley tunnel collapsed in 1900 isolating the northern section of the canal.
		There is a visitor centre and shop as well as the workshops which remain virtually unchanged since their railway days, with tools, railway artefacts and forge.
		The canal side walk to High Peak Junction is suitable for pushchairs and wheelchairs.
	www.aboutbritain.com /highpeaktrailcromfordcanal.htm (978 words)

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