Glastonbury Canal - Route

Route

The canal started at a lock constructed on the old course of the River Brue, which had been bypassed by a new cut in 1801 and filled in. It then followed the course of the Brue to Cripps Bridge, after which it followed the Cripps River to Gold Corner. The first part of the Cripps River was originally part of a loop on the River Brue, which was bypassed by a new cut made under the 1801 act. Gold Corner is at the point where the Huntspill River, the Cripps River and the South Drain meet.

Following the course of the enlarged South Drain, a lock raised the level of the canal at Shapwick, while the Drain turned off to run parallel to the canal but to its north. The railway ran between the two waterways, crossing to the south side of the canal immediately after the single arched aqueduct and syphon over the South Drain. The remains of the three-arched aqueduct and syphon over the River Brue are still visible, near the old railway bridge, and from there the canal headed towards Glastonbury, making a sharp right-hand turn just before its terminal basin, which was located near the old Glastonbury and Street railway station.

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Canal wharf in Glastonbury 51°08′56″N 2°43′40″W / 51.1489°N 2.7279°W / 51.1489; -2.7279 (Canal wharf in Glastonbury) Approximate location
Aqueduct over River Brue 51°08′58″N 2°44′42″W / 51.1494°N 2.7449°W / 51.1494; -2.7449 (Aqueduct over River Brue)
Ashcott Station 51°09′12″N 2°47′18″W / 51.1534°N 2.7883°W / 51.1534; -2.7883 (Ashcott Station) Station located next to canal at Ashcott Corner
Shapwick Station 51°10′02″N 2°49′39″W / 51.1673°N 2.8274°W / 51.1673; -2.8274 (Shapwick Station) Station located next to canal
Edington Junction Station 51°10′54″N 2°52′19″W / 51.1817°N 2.872°W / 51.1817; -2.872 (Edington Junction Station) Station located next to canal
Gold Corner 51°11′02″N 2°54′23″W / 51.1838°N 2.9063°W / 51.1838; -2.9063 (Gold Corner) Meeting point of canal with Cripps River and Huntspill River
Cripps River bridge 51°11′41″N 2°54′18″W / 51.1948°N 2.9051°W / 51.1948; -2.9051 (Cripps River bridge) Crossing for Long Moor Drove
Cripps River meets River Brue 51°12′08″N 2°54′57″W / 51.2023°N 2.9158°W / 51.2023; -2.9158 (Cripps River meets River Brue)
Bason Bridge 51°12′27″N 2°56′15″W / 51.2076°N 2.9376°W / 51.2076; -2.9376 (Bason Bridge)
Starting point in Highbridge 51°13′12″N 2°59′06″W / 51.22°N 2.9849°W / 51.22; -2.9849 (Starting point in Highbridge)


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