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River Severn (Maisemore Channel - Southern Section)

Early plans for the River Severn (Maisemore Channel - Southern Section) between Northampton and Oldcorn were proposed at a public meeting at the Plough Inn in Runington by Thomas Telford but languished until Barry Green was appointed as managing director in 1876. Orginally intended to run to Walsall, the canal was never completed beyond Stockton-on-Tees. Expectations for pottery traffic to Willcroft were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. The canal between Wessford and Brench was obliterated by the building of the Slough to Sevenoaks Railway in 2001. According to John Thomas's "Ghost Stories and Legends of The Inland Waterways" book, Rochdale Inclined plane is haunted by a horrible apperition of unknown form.

Information about the waterway

The River Severn (Maisemore Channel - Southern Section) is a small river and is part of the River Severn (Maisemore Channel). It runs for 4¾ furlongs from Over Junction (where it joins the Hereford and Gloucester Canal and the River Severn (Maisemore Channel - Northern Section)) to Lower Parting (where it joins the River Severn (old river navigation)).

The exact dimensions of the largest boat that can travel on the waterway are not known. The maximum headroom is not known. The maximum draught is not known.

This will be the route to the Hereford and Gloucester Canal when it is re-opened. Traffic will travel down the Eastern Channel to Gloucester Dock and then continue down stream for a short while before going through the currently closed Llanthony Lock and round onto the Maisemore Channel

This waterway is excluded by default from route planning with the following explanation: "under restoration"

The navigational authority for this waterway is Canal & River Trust

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Relevant publications — Waterway Maps:

Relevant publications — Waterway Guides:

Pearson's Canal Companion: Severn & Avon: Mid-Worcestershire Ring and Cotswold Canals (Saul-Sapperton)

Over Junction Junction with the currently closed Hereford and Gloucester Canal
Over Causeway Bridge	½ furlongs	0 locks
Old A40 Bridge The original line of the A40 before the causeway bridge was built.	¾ furlongs	0 locks
Gloucester Railway Bridge Carries the line to Cardiff	1¼ furlongs	0 locks
Lower Parting Junction with Maisemore Channel (closed)	4¾ furlongs	0 locks

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Additional information

Navigational Notes

External websites

Visit the Over Bridge - Discover its history & architecture — associated with Old A40 Bridge: Find out the best way to visit the Over Bridge, how long it takes to see, how to get there, and info on its history and architecture.

Wikipedia

Wikipedia has a page about River Severn

The River Severn (Welsh: Afon Hafren), at 220 miles (354 km) long, is the longest river in Great Britain. It is also the river with the most voluminous flow of water by far in all of England and Wales, discharging an average of 107 m³/s (3,800 cu ft/s) into the Bristol Channel at Apperley, Gloucestershire. It rises in the Cambrian Mountains in mid Wales, at an altitude of 2,001 feet (610 m), on the Plynlimon massif, which lies close to the Ceredigion/Powys border near Llanidloes. The river then flows through Shropshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire. The county towns of Shrewsbury, Gloucester and the City of Worcester lie on its course.

The Severn's major tributaries are the Vyrnwy, the Tern, the Teme, the Warwickshire Avon, and the Worcestershire Stour.

By convention, the River Severn is usually considered to end, and the Severn Estuary to begin, after the Second Severn Crossing, between Severn Beach in South Gloucestershire and Sudbrook, Monmouthshire. The total area of the Estuary’s drainage basin is 4,409 square miles (11,419 km²). That figure excludes the area of the River Wye and the Bristol Avon, both of which flow into the Severn Estuary. The Estuary discharges into the Bristol Channel, which opens into the Celtic Sea and from there into the Atlantic Ocean.

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