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The Westport Canal was built in the late 1830s to link Westport and Langport in Somerset, England. It was part of a larger scheme involving improvements to the River Parrett above Burrow Bridge. Langport is the point at which the River Yeo joins the River Parrett and the intention was to enable trade via the port at Bridgwater. It remained in use until the 1870s, but closed when the Somerset Drainage Commissioners took over control of the River Parrett. Despite a petition against closure by local people, the Commissioners ruled that navigation of the canal must cease due to their interpretation of the Act which gave them control of it, leaving the canal to serve as a drainage channel since 1878.

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rdfs:label	Westport Canal (en)
rdfs:comment	The Westport Canal was built in the late 1830s to link Westport and Langport in Somerset, England. It was part of a larger scheme involving improvements to the River Parrett above Burrow Bridge. Langport is the point at which the River Yeo joins the River Parrett and the intention was to enable trade via the port at Bridgwater. It remained in use until the 1870s, but closed when the Somerset Drainage Commissioners took over control of the River Parrett. Despite a petition against closure by local people, the Commissioners ruled that navigation of the canal must cease due to their interpretation of the Act which gave them control of it, leaving the canal to serve as a drainage channel since 1878. (en)
foaf:name	(en) Westport Canal (en)
name	Westport Canal (en)
foaf:depiction
dcterms:subject	Works of Isambard Kingdom Brunel Canals in Somerset History of Somerset Canals opened in 1840
Wikipage page ID	7889868 (xsd:integer)
Wikipage revision ID	1037725055 (xsd:integer)
Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage	Parrett Navigation Company Bridgwater David & Charles Listed building River Isle River Parrett River Yeo (South Somerset) Chard Canal Muchelney Abbey Works of Isambard Kingdom Brunel Bristol and Exeter Railway William Gravatt Grade II listed Curry Rivel Canals in Somerset Isambard Kingdom Brunel History of Somerset Act of Parliament Langport Westport, Somerset Somerset Midelney Manor Canals opened in 1840 Somerset levels Burrow Bridge
sameAs	Westport Canal Westport Canal Westport Canal Westport Canal Westport Canal
start point	Westport (en)
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thumbnail	wiki-commons:Special:FilePath/WestportCanal-by-Martin-Southwood.jpg?width=300
engineer	William Gravatt
image caption	The derelict Westport Canal near Westport. (en)
status	Derelict (en)
has abstract	The Westport Canal was built in the late 1830s to link Westport and Langport in Somerset, England. It was part of a larger scheme involving improvements to the River Parrett above Burrow Bridge. Langport is the point at which the River Yeo joins the River Parrett and the intention was to enable trade via the port at Bridgwater. It remained in use until the 1870s, but closed when the Somerset Drainage Commissioners took over control of the River Parrett. Despite a petition against closure by local people, the Commissioners ruled that navigation of the canal must cease due to their interpretation of the Act which gave them control of it, leaving the canal to serve as a drainage channel since 1878. The channel has survived to the modern day due to its drainage function, and many of the structures associated with the canal can still be seen. A number of them are on the listed building register because of their historic importance. There is some interest in improving the canal for its amenity value. (en)
branch of	River Parrett
date act	1836 (xsd:integer)
date closed	1875 (xsd:integer)
date use	1840 (xsd:integer)
end point	Muchelney (en)
locks	1 (xsd:integer)
original owner	Parrett Navigation Company
branch of	River Parrett
principal engineer	William Gravatt
prov:wasDerivedFrom	wikipedia-en:Westport_Canal?oldid=1037725055&ns=0
page length (characters) of wiki page	12470 (xsd:nonNegativeInteger)
foaf:isPrimaryTopicOf	wikipedia-en:Westport_Canal
is Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage of	List of canals in the United Kingdom

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