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The 'Uttoxeter Canal' was a thirteen-mile extension of the Caldon Canal running from Froghall as far as Uttoxeter in Staffordshire, England. It was opened around 1811 and is sometimes referred to as a branch of the Caldon Canal.
A large part of the Uttoxeter Canal was subsequently filled in, around 1849, and tracks were laid on its bed for the new railway (which incidentally, although it is now dismantled, had the first automatic, train-operated level-crossing in the UK, at Spath, just outside Uttoxeter.)
A few bridges from the Uttoxeter Canal still exist, with the occasional milepost, and Uttoxeter still has an area called "The Wharf".
There is still talk of re-opening the Uttoxeter Canal and perhaps even extending it to Burton upon Trent, but this is unlikely to happen due to future extensions of the nearby railway line.
★ The Sentinel: Froghall Wharf back in business for first time in 70 years (July 2005)
★ See the Caldon & Uttoxeter Canals Trust's restoration progress of the Uttoxeter Canal at http://www.cuct.org.uk/
A large part of the Uttoxeter Canal was subsequently filled in, around 1849, and tracks were laid on its bed for the new railway (which incidentally, although it is now dismantled, had the first automatic, train-operated level-crossing in the UK, at Spath, just outside Uttoxeter.)
A few bridges from the Uttoxeter Canal still exist, with the occasional milepost, and Uttoxeter still has an area called "The Wharf".
There is still talk of re-opening the Uttoxeter Canal and perhaps even extending it to Burton upon Trent, but this is unlikely to happen due to future extensions of the nearby railway line.
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★ The Sentinel: Froghall Wharf back in business for first time in 70 years (July 2005)
★ See the Caldon & Uttoxeter Canals Trust's restoration progress of the Uttoxeter Canal at http://www.cuct.org.uk/
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