Kennet and Avon Canal

The Kennet and Avon Canal is a waterway in southern England with an overall length of 87 miles, made up of two lengths of navigable river linked by a canal.
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  • Type: Canal
  • Description: South-England east-west coastal linking waterway via London, Reading & Bristol
  • Also known as: “Kennet & Avon Canal”, “Kennet-Avon Canal”, “ケネット・アンド・アイボン運河”, “ケネット・アンド・エイボン運河”, “ケネット・エイボン運河”, and “肯奈特和雅芳運河”

Places of Interest

Highlights: American Museum and Gardens and Claverton Pumping Station.

Museum
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The is a museum…

Pumping station
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in the village of …

Railway station
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is the principal station serving the city of in , England. is situated 2½ miles west of Kennet and Avon Canal.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Claverton and Conkwell.

Hamlet
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is a small village and civil parish about…

Hamlet
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is a hamlet in parish, …

Suburb
Photo: Bill Boaden, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a suburb on the south-east hilltop edge of , , England.

Kennet and Avon Canal

Latitude
51.37472° or 51° 22′ 29″ north
Longitude
-2.30139° or 2° 18′ 5″ west
Elevation
102 feet (31 metres)
Open location code
9C3V9MFX+VC
Geo­Names ID
2645809
Wiki­data ID
Q1412795
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Welsh—“Kennet and Avon Canal” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Канал Кенет — Эйван”
  • Cebuano: “Kennet and Avon Canal”
  • Chinese: “肯尼特和雅芳运河”
  • Chinese: “肯尼特和雅芳運河”
  • Chinese: “肯尼特與雅芳運河”
  • Dutch: “Kennet and Avon Canal”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “قناة كينيت وآفون”
  • French: “canal Kennet et Avon”
  • French: “Canal Kennet et Avon”
  • German: “Kennet-und-Avon-Kanal”
  • Italian: “Canale Kennet e Avon”
  • Japanese: “ケネット・アンド・エイヴォン運河”
  • Polish: “Kennet and Avon Canal”
  • Russian: “Канал Кеннет — Эйвон”
  • Russian: “Кеннет — Эйвон”
  • Spanish: “canal del Kennet y del Avon”
  • Spanish: “Canal del Kennet y del Avon”
  • Swedish: “Kennet and Avon Canal”
  • Ukrainian: “Кеннет — Ейвон”
  • Welsh: “Camlas Kennet ac Avon”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Warleigh and Pinckney Green.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Bathford Hill and Bathampton Down.

England: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: London and Manchester.

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