Leeds and Liverpool Canal

The Leeds and Liverpool Canal is a canal in Northern England, linking the cities of and . Over a distance of 127 miles, crossing the , and including 91 locks on the main line.
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  • Type: Canal
  • Description: man-made waterway connecting the above-mentioned cities in the north of England
  • Also known as: Leeds Liverpool Canal

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hunslet Library and Royal Armouries Museum.

Library

Museum
The in , , England, is a national museum that holds the National Collection of Arms and Armour. It is part of the Royal Armouries family of museums, with other sites at the Royal Armouries' traditional home in the , and the National Collection of Artillery at .

Museum
is the purpose-built display storage facility built for Leeds Museums & Galleries in 2007. It was funded by Leeds City Council and the National Lottery Heritage Fund.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Knowsthorpe and Hunslet.

Locality
, Knostrop or Knostropp is an area of , , England, on the . The spelling "Knostrop" is predominantly used for the large water treatment works in the area.

Suburb
is an inner-city area in south , , England. It is 1 mile southeast of the and has an industrial past. It is situated in the and Riverside ward of Leeds City Council and Leeds South parliamentary constituency.

Suburb
is a mainly industrial area of , , England. It is around 1 mile on a hill to the south east of , with the A63 road running through the middle and dividing it into a residential estate with playing fields and housing to the north, and a large industrial estate to the south.

Leeds and Liverpool Canal

Latitude
53.78218° or 53° 46′ 56″ north
Longitude
-1.51965° or 1° 31′ 11″ west
Elevation
190 feet (58 metres)
Open location code
9C5WQFJJ+V4
Geo­Names ID
2644687
Wiki­data ID
Q2424148
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Satellite Map

Discover Leeds and Liverpool Canal from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Swedish—“Leeds and Liverpool Canal” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: Канал Лідс — Ліверпуль
  • Belarusian: Лідс — Ліверпуль
  • Cebuano: Leeds and Liverpool Canal
  • Chinese: 利茲和利物浦運河
  • Danish: Leeds and Liverpool kanalen
  • Danish: Leeds and Liverpool-kanalen
  • Dutch: Leeds and Liverpool Canal
  • Egyptian Arabic: ليدز وقناة ليفربول
  • French: canal Leeds-Liverpool
  • French: Canal Leeds-Liverpool
  • Indonesian: Kanal Leeds dan Liverpool
  • Japanese: リーズ・リヴァプール運河
  • Latvian: Līdsas un Liverpūles kanāls
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Leeds and Liverpool Canal
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Leeds og Liverpool-kanalen
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Leeds og Liverpoolkanalen
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Leeds og Liverpoolkanalen
  • Norwegian: Leeds og Liverpoolkanalen
  • Polish: Kanał Leeds-Liverpool
  • Polish: Leeds and Liverpool Canal
  • Russian: Канал Лидс — Ливерпуль
  • Russian: Лидс — Ливерпуль
  • Russian: Лидс-Ливерпуль
  • Swedish: Leeds and Liverpool Canal

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Atkinson Hill and Thwaite Gate.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Aire and Calder Navigation and Leeds Pharmaceutical Store.

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