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This canal was intended to connect Nettlebridge to Frome, 11 miles to the east, serving coal mines en route. The route was authorised in 1796, and much of the branch was constructed, but funding ran out in 1803 and the canal was abandoned before completion. | This canal was intended to connect Nettlebridge to Frome, 11 miles to the east, serving coal mines en route. The route was authorised in 1796, and much of the branch was constructed, but funding ran out in 1803 and the canal was abandoned before completion. | ||
A leaflet describing the surviving features and their location is available via [http://www.dorandsomcanal.org/features.htm this link]. | |||
== See Also == | == See Also == | ||
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Revision as of 10:50, 29 May 2015
This canal was intended to connect Nettlebridge to Frome, 11 miles to the east, serving coal mines en route. The route was authorised in 1796, and much of the branch was constructed, but funding ran out in 1803 and the canal was abandoned before completion.
A leaflet describing the surviving features and their location is available via this link.
See Also
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