Basingstoke Canal
The Basingstoke Canal is an English canal, completed in 1794, built to connect Basingstoke with the River Thames at Weybridge via the Wey Navigation. From Basingstoke, the canal passes through or near Greywell, North Warnborough, Odiham, Dogmersfield, Fleet, Farnborough Airfield, Aldershot, Mytchett, Brookwood, Knaphill and Woking.- Type: Abandoned canal
- Description: British canal
- Also known as: “Basingstoke Canal - Woking Towne Centre”
Places of Interest
Highlights: The Lightbox and New Victoria Theatre.
The Lightbox
Art gallery
The Lightbox is a public gallery and museum located in Woking, Surrey, in the South East of England.
New Victoria Theatre
Theater building
The New Victoria Theatre in Woking, England opened in June 1992.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Woking and Horsell.
Basingstoke Canal
- Categories: canal and body of water
- Location: Woking District, Surrey, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.32361° or 51° 19′ 25″ north
Longitude
-0.5555° or 0° 33′ 20″ west
Elevation
105 feet (32 metres)
Open location code
9C3X8CFV+CR
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Norwegian Bokmål—“Basingstoke Canal” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “贝辛斯托克运河”
- Egyptian Arabic: “قناة باسينجستوك”
- Esperanto: “Kanalo Basingstoke”
- French: “canal de Basingstoke”
- French: “Canal de Basingstoke”
- German: “Basingstoke Canal”
- German: “Basingstoke-Kanal”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Basingstokekanalen”
- Norwegian: “Basingstokekanalen”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Maybury and Mount Hermon.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Woking and Kettlewell Bridge.
Surrey: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Guildford and Woking.
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