Gloucester and Sharpness Canal
The Gloucester and Sharpness Canal is a ship canal in the west of England, between Gloucester and Sharpness, completed in 1827. For much of its length the canal runs close to the tidal River Severn, but it cuts off a long loop in the river at a once-dangerous bend near Arlingham.
- Type: Canal
- Description: canal in the United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Gloucester and Berkeley Canal” and “Gloucester and Sharpness Ship Canal”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Purton Hulks and Lydney Railway Station.
Lydney Railway Station
Railway station
Lydney Junction railway station
Railway station
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sharpness and Purton.
Gloucester and Sharpness Canal
- Category: body of water
- Location: Gloucestershire, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.72611° or 51° 43′ 34″ north
Longitude
-2.48139° or 2° 28′ 53″ west
Elevation
7 feet (2 metres)
Open location code
9C3VPGG9+CC
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Gloucester and Sharpness Canal” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Gloucester and Sharpness Canal”
- Egyptian Arabic: “قناة جلوستر و شاربنيس”
- French: “Canal de Gloucester et Sharpness”
- Swedish: “Gloucester and Sharpness Canal”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Newtown and Brookend.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Lydney Town railway station and Vale of Berkeley.
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Worth a closer look: Gloucester and Cheltenham.
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