Waterways of England and Wales

Up to 1750 - sheet 2

History

Key

Tidal rivers

River Navigations

Broad Canals

In use by 1700

Tidal river in use by 1700 River navigation in use by 1700 Broad canal in use by 1700

Built 1700 - 1750

  River navigation built 1700-1750  

Proposed 1700-1750

  River navigation proposed 1700-1750  

Abandoned by 1750

  River navigation abandoned by 1750  
MAP 2

These historical maps are the work of the late Dr. Mike Stevens

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Numbered Waterways

(5) Aire & Calder Navigation

(6) Calder & Hebble Navigation

(7) River Wharfe

(8) River Ouse (Yorks)

(9) River Derwent (Yorks)

(10) River Hull

(11) Beverley Beck

(12) River Don or Dun

(13) River Trent

(14) River Ancholme

(15) Fossdyke

(16) Car (or Caer) Dyke

(17) River Witham