Union Canal

Union Canal

Union Canal is a placename:
* Union Canal (Scotland), a canal in Scotland between Edinburgh and Falkirk
* Union Canal (Pennsylvania), a nineteenth century canal in Pennsylvania, United States, closed in 1880


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  • Union Canal (Scotland) — The Union Canal is a 31.5 mile (50.7 km) contour canal in Scotland, from Lochrin Basin, Fountainbridge, Edinburgh to Falkirk, where it meets the Forth and Clyde Canal.It was originally known as the Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal, to celebrate… …   Wikipedia

  • Union Canal (Pennsylvania) — The Union Canal was a towpath canal that existed in southeastern Pennsylvania in the United States during the 19th century. First proposed in 1690 to connect Philadelphia with the Susquehanna River, it ran approximately 75 mi (120 km) from… …   Wikipedia

  • Grand Union Canal — The Grand Union Canal in England is part of the British canal system. Its main line connects London and Birmingham, stretching for 220 km (137 miles) with 166 locks. [ [http://www.canaljunction.com/canal/grand union.htm Canal Junction: The Grand… …   Wikipedia

  • Grand Union Canal (old) — This article is about the original Grand Union Canal. For the modern canal of that name, of which the old Grand Union forms part, see Grand Union Canal.The Grand Union Canal was a canal in England from Foxton, Leicestershire to Norton Junction on …   Wikipedia

  • Shropshire Union Canal — The Shropshire Union Canal is a navigable canal in England; the Llangollen and Montgomery canals are the modern names of branches of the SU system and lie mostly in Wales.The canal lies in Staffordshire, Shropshire and Cheshire in the north west… …   Wikipedia

  • Hertford Union Canal — Junction of Hertford Union Canal and River Lee Navigation Original owner Sir George Duckett Principal engineer …   Wikipedia

  • Leicester and its relationship with the River Soar and Grand Union Canal — This entry aims to examine the ways in which the natural and urban overlap and change with respect to one another over time and space in an urban setting. The entry will focus on Leicester and its relationship with the River Soar and Grand Union… …   Wikipedia

  • Linlithgow Union Canal Society — The Linlithgow Union Canal Society is a waterway society and a Scottish registered charity based at Linlithgow Canal Centre on the Union Canal at Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland. Also known as LUCS , it was founded in 1975 by Melville Gray to… …   Wikipedia

  • Shropshire Union Canal Society — is an organisation formed to promote interest in the Shropshire Union Canal.In December 1964 the Shrewsbury Newport Canal Association was formed, with the ambition of restoring to navigation the canals between Norbury Junction and Shrewsbury. In… …   Wikipedia

  • Liskeard and Looe Union Canal — The Liskeard and Looe Union Canal is a derelict broad canal between Liskeard and Looe in Cornwall, United Kingdom. The canal is almost 6 miles (10km) long and has 25 locks. The Engineer was Robert Coad. Traffic on the canal ceased around… …   Wikipedia

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