North Wilts Canal (Hayes Knoll)
North Wilts Canal (Hayes Knoll) is a canal in Purton, Wiltshire, England. North Wilts Canal (Hayes Knoll) is situated nearby to Hayes Knoll railway station, as well as near Blunsdon railway station.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hayes Knoll railway station and Blunsdon railway station.
Hayes Knoll railway station
Railway station
Photo: Brian Robert Marshall, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hayes Knoll railway station is found on the heritage Swindon and Cricklade Railway in Wiltshire, England. Hayes Knoll station was built in 1999 as part of the work to reopen the section of the former Midland and South Western Junction Railway line between Swindon and Cricklade, the entire route having been closed in 1961. Hayes Knoll railway station is situated 940 feet east of North Wilts Canal (Hayes Knoll).
Blunsdon railway station
Railway station
Photo: Tim Walker, CC BY 2.0.
Blunsdon railway station is a station on the Swindon and Cricklade Railway, a heritage line in Wiltshire, England. The first station on the site was built in 1895 to serve the villages of Blunsdon St Andrew and Broad Blunsdon, north of Swindon, and closed in 1937. Blunsdon railway station is situated 3,100 feet southeast of North Wilts Canal (Hayes Knoll).
Haydon Meadow
Meadow
Haydon Meadow known locally as Clifford Meadow is a 6.39 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wiltshire, notified in 1999. The site lies within the Parish of Haydon Wick and is home to Anacamptis morio a rare protected species of Orchid family Orchidaceae. Haydon Meadow is situated 1½ miles southeast of North Wilts Canal (Hayes Knoll).
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Purton Stoke and Widham.
Purton Stoke
Village
Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Purton Stoke is a small village in north Wiltshire, England, within the civil parish of Purton. The village lies along a side road off the Purton to Cricklade road, approximately 1.5 miles north of Purton village.
Widham
Hamlet
Widham is a hamlet now encompassed within the village and parish of Purton, Wiltshire, England. Widham is situated 1½ miles southwest of North Wilts Canal (Hayes Knoll).
Cricklade
Photo: Doowyah, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cricklade is a town and civil parish on the River Thames in north Wiltshire, England, midway between Swindon and Cirencester. It is the first downstream town on the Thames. The parish population at the 2011 census was 4,227.
North Wilts Canal (Hayes Knoll)
- Type: Canal
- Category: body of water
- Location: Purton, Wiltshire, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.61451° or 51° 36′ 52″ northLongitude
-1.85109° or 1° 51′ 4″ westOpen location code
9C3WJ47X+RHOpenStreetMap ID
way 1124860684OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=canal
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tadpole Bridge and The Stray.
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