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Entry TypeCorporate
Corporate NameChesterfield Canal
PlaceChesterfield
HistoryThe Chesterfield Canal had the objective of improving communications between North-East Derbyshire and the Trent. It opened in 1777 and closed to working traffic in 1955. ¶ ¶For the history of the canal see 'Minutes of the Chesterfield Canal Company' by Christine Richardson (Derbyshire Record Society, 1996).
Authorised Form of NameChesterfield; Chesterfield Canal

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