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Petworth Canal

Description: Was a 1.25 mile, 2 lock, canal from Haslington Bridge, near Petworth, Sussex, to the River Rother.

History: Opened in 1793 but only used for a few years.
For more details see the History page.

Waterway Group: This waterway is part of the River Rother (Western)

Related Books

• The Canals of South and South East England by Charles Hadfield, ISBN: 0 7153 4693 8, 393 pages, Published by David & Charles, in 1969, Order now from .
• London's Lost Route to Midhurst by P A L Vine, ISBN: 0 7509 0968 4, 176 pages, Published by Alan Sutton Publishing Ltd, in 1995, A history of the Rother Navigation, the Petworth Canal and their links to London via the Wey & Arun navigations.. Order now from .

 

Text and photographs copyright of Jim Shead.