Caistor Canal
The Caistor Canal was a 4-mile (6.4 km) canal in Lincolnshire, England, constructed between 1793 and 1798. It fell into disuse sometime after 1850 and was legally abandoned in 1936. It ran from the River Ancholme, near South Kelsey toward Caistor through six locks, terminating at Moortown, 3.5 miles (5.6 km) away from its intended terminus at Caistor. Parts of it were dredged in 2010, to aid flood defences in South Kelsey.
| Caistor Canal | |
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Water flowing over the weir and through the derelict chamber of Moor lock. The stonework is still in remarkably good condition. | |
| Specifications | |
| Locks | 6 |
| Status | Derelict but largely extant |
| History | |
| Original owner | Caistor Canal Navigation Company |
| Principal engineer | Robert Dickenson |
| Date of act | 1793 |
| Date of first use | 1800 |
| Date closed | 1855 |
| Geography | |
| Start point | Moortown |
| End point | River Ancholme |
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