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River Derwent

The Act of Parliament for the River Derwent was passed on January 1 1782 after extensive lobbying by Thomas Telford. Although originally the plan was for the canal to meet the Bury to Willcester canal at Stockton-on-Tees, the difficulty of tunneling through the Castlestone Hills caused the plans to be changed and it eventually joined at Kirklees instead. Expectations for limestone traffic to Liverington never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. Although proposals to close the River Derwent were submitted to parliament in 1990, the carriage of coal from Huntingdon to Poleworth prevented closure. Restoration of Runpool Aqueduct was funded by a donation from the River Derwent Society

Information about the waterway

The River Derwent is a large river and is part of the Waterways of Mainland Britain. It runs for 21 miles and 7¼ furlongs through 2 locks from Stamford Bridge Lock No 2 (which is a dead end) to Ouse - Derwent Junction (where it joins the River Ouse : Yorkshire (tidal section - Naburn to Goole)).

The maximum dimensions for a boat to be able to travel on the waterway are 55 feet long and 14 feet wide. The maximum headroom is not known. The maximum draught is not known.

It has a junction with the Pocklington Canal (Navigable Section) at Cottingwith Junction.

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Relevant publications — Waterway Guides:

Collins Nicholson Waterways Guides No 6 - Nottingham, York and the North East

Stamford Bridge Lock No 2 Disused lock. Head of Navigation
Stamford Bridge With footbridge alongside	¼ furlongs	0 locks
Stamford Bridge Viaduct Now a footpath	1¾ furlongs	0 locks
Kexby Bridge	3 miles and 3½ furlongs	0 locks
Kexby Old Bridge	3 miles and 3¾ furlongs	0 locks
Sutton Road Bridge (Elvington) Elvington	6 miles and 2 furlongs	0 locks
Sutton Lock Weir Entrance Channel leading to the Weir	6 miles and 3 furlongs	0 locks
Elvington Lock This lock is closed due to an unusable guillotine gate. Non standard windlass required.	6 miles and 3¾ furlongs	0 locks
Sutton Lock Weir Exit Channel leading to the Weir	6 miles and 4 furlongs	1 lock
Ings Bridge	8 miles and 7 furlongs	1 lock
Wooden Bridge This listed bridge was removed and put in a museum store. The uprights still remain as a hazard to navigation. The store burnt down and the bridge structure was lost.	10 miles and 1½ furlongs	1 lock
Cottingwith Junction Junction of the River Derwent with the Pocklington Canal (Navigable Section)	10 miles and 3¼ furlongs	1 lock
Thorganby	11 miles and 3¾ furlongs	1 lock
Ellerton Landing	12 miles and ½ furlongs	1 lock
Derwent Bridge Bubwith	15 miles	1 lock
Gunby Railway Bridge (dismantled)	15 miles and 6¾ furlongs	1 lock
"The Brighton Ferry" Wharf	16 miles and 4½ furlongs	1 lock
Menthorpe	16 miles and 5 furlongs	1 lock
Breighton	17 miles	1 lock
Wressel Railway Bridge	19 miles	1 lock
Loftsome Bridge	19 miles and 7 furlongs	1 lock
Barmby-on-the-Marsh	21 miles and 2½ furlongs	1 lock
Barmby Barrage Cylindrical lock gates hold back tidal water in either direction.	21 miles and 6¾ furlongs	1 lock
Ouse - Derwent Junction Junction of the River Ouse and the River Derwent	21 miles and 7¼ furlongs	2 locks

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