Coordinates: 50°23′46″N 4°28′23″W / 50.396°N 4.473°W / 50.396; -4.473 The Liskeard and Looe Union Canal is a derelict broad canal between Liskeard and Looe in Cornwall, United Kingdom. The canal is almost 6 miles (10 km) long and had 24 locks. The Engineer was Robert Coad. Traffic on the canal ceased around 1910.
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