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Waterways > River Fal
River Fal
The River Fal runs through Cornwall, between Pentevale on Goss Moor and the English Channel at Falmouth.
Facts & Stats
9.2 miles
(14.8km)
The navigable length of the River Fal.
Pendennis Castle
Built in 1540
The River Fal and The Carrick Road (this is the main body of water inside the harbour) was protected by The Pendennis Castle in 1540, which was built in Henry VII’s reign.
Proposed housing application at Froghall
A planning application has recently been submitted for land directly south of the basin at the start of the Uttoxeter Canal in Froghall.
Waterways affected by the HS2 plans
The latest HS2 Phase 2b Western Leg Design Refinement proposals affect the Ashton Canal and Rochdale Canal in Manchester.
Waterways in Progress Grant: Chesterfield Canal
£50,000 was awarded to Rewatering Renishaw Phase 1a project as part of IWA’s Waterways in Progress Grants.
Waterways in Progress Grant: Swansea Canal
IWA awarded £18,000 to the Swansea Canal Society’s Coed Gwilym Park Slipway Project as part of IWA’s Waterways in Progress Grants in 2019.
Waterways in Progress Grant: Wilts & Berks Canal
£13,960 was awarded the Shrivenham Canal Park Project as part of IWA’s Waterways in Progress Grants.
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