Donnington Wood Canal
The Donnington Wood Canal was a 5.5-mile private canal in East Shropshire, England, which ran from coal pits owned by Earl Gower at Donnington Wood to Pave Lane on the Wolverhampton to Newport Turnpike Road.Photo: Bob1960evens, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Canal
- Description: canal in the UK
- Also known as: “Donnington Wood Canal Pitchcroft Arm”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of St Michael and All Angels and Lilleshall Abbey.
Church of St Michael and All Angels
Church
Photo: Geoff Pick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Michael and All Angels is situated 3,400 feet west of Donnington Wood Canal.
Lilleshall Abbey
Ruins
Photo: Jeff Buck, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lilleshall Abbey was an Augustinian abbey in Shropshire, England, today located 6 miles north of Telford. It was founded between 1145 and 1148 and followed the austere customs and observance of the Abbey of Arrouaise in northern France. Lilleshall Abbey is situated 3,900 feet south of Donnington Wood Canal.
Lilleshall Hall
Building
Photo: Jack Barber, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lilleshall Hall is a large former country house and estate at Lilleshall, Shropshire, England. It is run by Serco Leisure Operating Ltd on behalf of Sport England as one of three National Sports Centres, alongside Bisham Abbey and Plas y Brenin. Lilleshall Hall is situated 4,100 feet southeast of Donnington Wood Canal.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Muxton and Longford.
Muxton
Suburb
Photo: A Holmes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Muxton is a village in the parish of Donnington and Muxton in the Telford and Wrekin borough of Shropshire, England. It situated between the towns of Newport, Oakengates and Telford. Muxton is situated 1½ miles southwest of Donnington Wood Canal.
Longford
Hamlet
Photo: Richard Law, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Longford is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Church Aston, in the Telford and Wrekin district, in the ceremonial county of Shropshire, England. Longford is situated 2 miles north of Donnington Wood Canal.
Sheriffhales
Village
Photo: Richard Law, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sheriffhales is a scattered village in Shropshire, England, 4 miles north-east of Telford, 3 miles north of Shifnal and 4 miles south of Newport. The name derives from Halh and scīr-rēfa which is a combination of Hales and Sheriff. Sheriffhales is situated 2 miles southeast of Donnington Wood Canal.
Donnington Wood Canal
- Category: body of water
- Location: Lilleshall and Donnington, Telford and Wrekin, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.73429° or 52° 44′ 3″ northLongitude
-2.38784° or 2° 23′ 16″ westOpen location code
9C4VPJM6+PVOpenStreetMap ID
way 1334948395OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=canalOpenStreetMap feature
waterway=derelict_canalWikidata ID
Q5296714
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to French—“Donnington Wood Canal” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “قناة دونينجتون وود”
- French: “canal de Donnington Wood”
- French: “Canal de Donnington Wood”
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