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Moira Furnace

 
Moira Furnace, Furnace Lane, North West Leicestershire DE12 6AT, United Kingdom
 
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Moira Furnace is a minor waterways place on the Ashby Canal (restored but unconnected) between Site of Proposed Donisthorpe Bridge No 72 (Donisthorpe) (6½ furlongs to the southeast) and Radagal Bridge (Moira) (2½ furlongs and 1 lock to the northwest).
 
 
The nearest place in the direction of Site of Proposed Donisthorpe Bridge No 72 is Moira Furnace Footbridge; ¼ furlongs away.
 
The nearest place in the direction of Radagal Bridge is Moira Furnace Swing Bridge; ¼ furlongs away.

Mooring here is unrated.

 
 
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A blast furnace from the 19th century which has been converted to provide visitor facilities including a craft centre, museum and cafe.

 
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In the direction of Bath Yard Basin

Bath Yard Basin5¼ furlongs and 1 lock away
On this waterway in the direction of Bath Yard Basin

In the direction of Brooks Close Terminus

Measham Wharf Branch Junction3 miles, 1 furlong away
Travel to Brooks Close Terminus, then on the Ashby Canal (unrestored) to Measham Wharf Branch Junction
Site of Proposed Measham Wharf3 miles, 4 furlongs away
Travel to Brooks Close Terminus, then on the Ashby Canal (unrestored) to Measham Wharf Branch Junction, then on the Ashby Canal (Measham Wharf Branch, unrestored) to Site of Proposed Measham Wharf
Faulkes Circular Winding Hole4 miles, 7 furlongs away
Travel to Brooks Close Terminus, then on the Ashby Canal (unrestored) to Ashby Canal Current Head of Navigation, then on the Ashby Canal (Main Line) to Faulkes Circular Winding Hole
Turnover Bridge Winding Hole5 miles, ½ furlongs away
Travel to Brooks Close Terminus, then on the Ashby Canal (unrestored) to Ashby Canal Current Head of Navigation, then on the Ashby Canal (Main Line) to Turnover Bridge Winding Hole
Shackerstone Winding Hole7 miles, 6¾ furlongs away
Travel to Brooks Close Terminus, then on the Ashby Canal (unrestored) to Ashby Canal Current Head of Navigation, then on the Ashby Canal (Main Line) to Shackerstone Winding Hole
Carlton Bridge Winding Hole10 miles, 4 furlongs away
Travel to Brooks Close Terminus, then on the Ashby Canal (unrestored) to Ashby Canal Current Head of Navigation, then on the Ashby Canal (Main Line) to Carlton Bridge Winding Hole
Bosworth Marina & Wharf Winding Hole11 miles, 3¾ furlongs away
Travel to Brooks Close Terminus, then on the Ashby Canal (unrestored) to Ashby Canal Current Head of Navigation, then on the Ashby Canal (Main Line) to Bosworth Marina & Wharf Winding Hole
Jackson's Bridge Winding Hole11 miles, 6½ furlongs away
Travel to Brooks Close Terminus, then on the Ashby Canal (unrestored) to Ashby Canal Current Head of Navigation, then on the Ashby Canal (Main Line) to Jackson's Bridge Winding Hole
Shenton Bend13 miles, 5½ furlongs away
Travel to Brooks Close Terminus, then on the Ashby Canal (unrestored) to Ashby Canal Current Head of Navigation, then on the Ashby Canal (Main Line) to Shenton Bend
Sutton Cheney Wharf15 miles, ¾ furlongs away
Travel to Brooks Close Terminus, then on the Ashby Canal (unrestored) to Ashby Canal Current Head of Navigation, then on the Ashby Canal (Main Line) to Sutton Cheney Wharf
Basin Bridge Winding Hole18 miles, 2¼ furlongs away
Travel to Brooks Close Terminus, then on the Ashby Canal (unrestored) to Ashby Canal Current Head of Navigation, then on the Ashby Canal (Main Line) to Basin Bridge Winding Hole

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boatyard pump-out
Direction of TV transmitter (From Wolfbane Cybernetic)
 
 
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Moira Furnace is a nineteenth-century iron-making blast furnace located in Moira, Leicestershire, on the banks of the Ashby-de-la-Zouch Canal. Built by the Earl of Moira in 1804, the building has been preserved by North West Leicestershire District Council as a museum featuring lime kilns and craft workshops.

It is a most important industrial monument, since it is remarkably well-preserved, and dates from a formative period of the Industrial Revolution.

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[Moira] Ireland Moira railway station Moira, Leicestershire, a village in England Moira Furnace, nineteenth century iron-making blast furnace Moira, New York [Moira, Leicestershire] and cooling system. Moira Junction Local Nature Reserve occupies 8.5 acres (3.4 ha) of former railway sidings nearby. Moira Furnace is a restored 19th [Ashby Canal] 6 km) section of the canal can be re-opened. An isolated section near Moira Furnace and the National Forest visitor centre was opened between 1999 and 2005 [The National Forest (England)] Grace Dieu Priory Kedleston Hall Loughborough Outwoods Melbourne Hall Moira Furnace Mount St. Bernard Abbey National Memorial Arboretum Rosliston Forestry [Leicestershire] Launde Abbey Leicester Cathedral Mallory Park Melton Carnegie Museum Moira Furnace Mount St. Bernard Abbey National Space Centre The National Forest and [Donisthorpe Woodland Park] There are links to the 6 km (3.7 mi) Ashby Woulds Heritage Trail and Moira Furnace along the towpath of the restored Ashby Canal. Leicestershire County [Moira Cameron] Moira Cameron is a Yeoman Warder of the Tower of London, England. She is the first woman to ever hold the position. In 2007, after a 22-year career in [National Cycle Route 63] National Forest Cycle Centre at Hicks Lodge, though an off-road route via Moira Furnace is currently under construction. There is also an alternative section [Little Odessa (film)] Gray, in his directorial debut, and starring Tim Roth, Edward Furlong, Moira Kelly, Maximilian Schell and Vanessa Redgrave. The film follows the personal
 
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