Stover Canal
The Stover Canal is a canal located in Devon, England. It was opened in 1792 and served the ball clay industry until it closed in the early 1940s. Today it is derelict, but the Stover Canal Society is aiming to restore it and reopen it to navigation.
| Stover Canal | |
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The north side of the bridge at Teignbridge | |
| Specifications | |
| Maximum boat length | 56 ft 0 in (17.07 m) |
| Locks | 5 |
| Status | Restoration pending |
| History | |
| Original owner | James Templer |
| Principal engineer | Thomas Gray |
| Date of first use | 1792 |
| Date closed | 1937 |
| Geography | |
| Start point | Jetty Marsh, Newton Abbot |
| End point | Ventiford |
| Connects to | River Teign |
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