Waterways > Charnwood Forest Canal
Charnwood Forest Canal
Now derelict, the Charnwood Forest Canal linked Nanpantan to the coal mines and Thringstone and limestone quarries at Barrow Hill and Cloud Hill. Goods were loaded onto a horse-drawn wagonway at Nanpantan, which connected to Loughborough wharf.
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1794
Year opened
0 locks
Waterway notes
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