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Market Weighton Canal

Description: Originally ran 9.5 miles, from near Market Weighton, to the River Humber. Now runs 6 miles to the Humber.

History: Promoted by an Act of 1772 and opened in 1782. The Market Weighton Drainage Act of 1900 abandoned the upper 3.5 miles of the canal. Right of navigation through the Humber entrance lock was abandoned in 1971, under section 112 of the Transport Act 1968.
For more details see the History page.

Navigation Authority: : Market Weighton Drainage Board, Clerk to the Board, Burnby Hall, Pocklington, York YO4 2QF : Telephone 01759 302115 :

Related Books

• The Canals of Yorkshire and North East England (2) by Charles Hadfield, Edition: volume 2, ISBN: 0 7153 5975 4, 252 pages, Published by David & Charles, in 1973, Order now from .
• The Canals of Yorkshire and North East England (1) by Charles Hadfield, Edition: Volume 1, ISBN: 0 7153 5719 0, 254 pages, Published by David & Charles, in 1972, Order now from .
• Shipping on the Humber: The North Bank by Mike Taylor, ISBN: 0 7524 3116 1, 128 pages, Published by Tempus, in 2003, Includes the Humber, River Hull, Driffield Navigation, Market Weighton Navigation, Beverley Beck, Frodingham Beck and the Levem Canal.. Order now from .

Lock Sizes and maximum craft dimensions: Length 70 foot, beam 14 foot 10 inches. NOTE: For more details of maximum lock and craft sizes and the basis of these figures see Craft and Lock Sizes Page

Market Weighton Canal: Table of distances			Miles	Locks	Navigable (N)	Grid ref	OS Map No
Weighton Lock	Junction with River Humber Junction with the River Humber		0	1	N	SE874256	106
Lantern Lane	Public footpath to Broomfleet		0.6	1	N	SE870265	106
Brickyard Bridge			1.5	1	N	SE866278	106
Railway Bridge	Main Line to Hull		1.8	1	N	SE865282	106
Landing Lane			2.1	1	N	SE862287	106
Newport Road Bridge	Village and B1230 Road Bridge		3.1	1	N	SE856302	106
M62 Motorway Bridge			3.6	1	N	SE853310	106
Sandholme Landing Bridge			3.9	1	N	SE852312	106
Sod Houses Lock			5.9	2	U	SE844343	106
Land of Nod Farm			7.3	2	U	SE843365	106
Mill Lock			8	2	U	SE844377	106
Holme Ings Lock			9	3	U	SE850389	106
Canal Head			9.5	3	U	SE856396	106

NOTE: N and U in the Navigable column above indicates that the node is navigable or unnavigable. If a D appears here it means that navigation is difficult or restricted to smaller craft.

 

Text and photographs copyright of Jim Shead.