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Torrington Canal

Description of Torrington Canal: A six mile tub-boat canal with one lock, an aqueduct and an inclined plane from Torrington to the River Torridge.

History of Torrington Canal: Not authorised by Act of Parliament. Opened in 1827, closed about 1871.
For more details see the History page.

Related Books of Torrington Canal

The Canals of South West England by Charles Hadfield, ISBN: 0 7153 4176 6, 206 pages, Published by David & Charles, in 1967, Order now from .
Lord Rolle's Canal by Susan Scrutton, Edition: First, 118 pages, Published by Published by the author, in 2008, Written in 2008, Profusely illustrated. £15 including U.K. postage from Torrington Museum, Great Torrington, Devon, EX38 8HN.

Text and photographs copyright of Jim Shead.