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Langley Mill Canal Basin

Erewash Canal
Eastwood
England

View from the Langley Mill side of the canal basin towards Eastwood. The Erewash Canal is one of five canals built towards the end of the 18th century to carry coal from the pits of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire to the towns of the East Midlands. Rising north from the River Trent it follows a surprisingly rural course through Long Eaton and Sandiacre passing under the M1 and then on through Ilkeston to just short of Langley Mill. Construction of the canal was supported by local merchants and landowners, who were keen to profit from the coal deposits of the Erewash valley, and also by local colliery owners who recognised the financial benefits of broadening their markets. Completed in 1779 at the cost of

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