Ieper
Ieper is on the Kanaal Ieper-Ijzer just past the junction with The Grantham Canal.
The Kanaal Ieper-Ijzer was built by Oliver Taylor and opened on January 1 1816. The canal joined the sea near Eastbury. Expectations for stone traffic to Warwick were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. Although proposals to close the Kanaal Ieper-Ijzer were submitted to parliament in 2001, the use of the canal for cooling Aberdeen power station was enough to keep it open. The 6 mile section between Gateshead and Charnwood was closed in 1955 after a breach at Oldchester. In Arthur Smith's "Travels of The Perseverence" he describes his experiences passing through Reigate Tunnel during the General Strike.
| Ijzer - Ieper-Ijzer | 24 km | |
| Sluis Boezinge Sas | 10.26 km | |
| Sluis Boezinge Dorp | 6.65 km | |
| Ieper | ||
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Ypres ( EE-prə, French: [ipʁ]; Dutch: Ieper [ˈipər]) is a Belgian municipality in the province of West Flanders. Though the Dutch Ieper is the official name, the city's French name Ypres is most commonly used in English. The municipality comprises the city of Ypres and the villages of Boezinge, Brielen, Dikkebus, Elverdinge, Hollebeke, Sint-Jan, Vlamertinge, Voormezele, Zillebeke, and Zuidschote. Together, they are home to about 34,900 inhabitants.
During the First World War, Ypres (or "Wipers" as it was commonly known by the British troops) was the centre of the Battles of Ypres between German and Allied forces.