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2380:Unnavigable
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1690:Saxby Wharf
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455:Oakham Canal
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330:River Wreake
192:Oakham Canal
21:Oakham Canal
15:
2851: /
2636:Rolle Canal
2566:Leven Canal
2481:Derby Canal
2456:Chard Canal
2023: /
1972: /
1921: /
1869: /
1817: /
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1723:Saxby Wharf
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1629:OS Grid Ref
1622:Coordinates
151:Connects to
131:Start point
118:Date closed
102:Date of act
45:boat length
2866:Categories
2836:52°40′45″N
2626:River Tone
2461:City Canal
2225:References
2029: (
2007:52°41′34″N
1978: (
1956:52°43′04″N
1927: (
1905:52°44′06″N
1875: (
1853:52°44′37″N
1823: (
1801:52°44′28″N
1772: (
1750:52°45′42″N
1721: (
1699:52°45′58″N
1669: (
1647:52°45′44″N
1545:River Nene
1526:River Soar
1490:Winchilsea
1461:7 May 1793
1429:Long title
1378:Cottesmore
1372:and on to
2839:0°43′34″W
2616:River Nar
2401:Aike Beck
2042:SK866113
2010:0°43′12″W
1991:SK882141
1959:0°41′39″W
1940:SK880160
1908:0°41′50″W
1888:SK860169
1856:0°43′35″W
1836:SK835166
1804:0°45′50″W
1785:SK822189
1753:0°46′55″W
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1702:0°47′04″W
1682:SK752188
1650:0°53′12″W
1534:aqueducts
1516:Operation
1502:33 Geo. 3
1444:33 Geo. 3
1347:River Eye
1313:ran from
141:End point
126:Geography
56:boat beam
2756:Scotland
2161:See also
1446:. c. 103
1439:Citation
1351:Wyfordby
1205:bridges
54:Maximum
43:Maximum
2389:England
1599:Website
1575:Closure
1392:History
1319:Rutland
81:History
2892:Oakham
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1633:Notes
1618:Point
1592:Syston
1565:Boston
1551:. The
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