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Westmoreland Canals Act 1792

Act of Parliament
Parliament of Great Britain
Long title	An Act for making and maintaining a Navigable Canal from Kirkby Kendal, in the County of Westmorland, to West Houghton, in the County Palatine of Lancaster; and also a Navigable Branch from the said intended Canal at or near Borwick, to or near Watron Cragg; and also another Navigable Branch from, at, or near Gale Moss, by Chorley, to or near Duxbury, in the said County Palatine of Lancaster.
Citation	32 Geo. 3. c. 101
Dates
Royal assent	11 June 1792

The Westmoreland Canals Act 1792 (32 Geo. 3. c. 101) was an act of the Parliament of Great Britain passed in 1792. It authorised the construction of the Lancaster Canal between Kendal in Westmorland (now Cumbria) and Wigan in Lancashire (now Greater Manchester).

The opening paragraph reads:

"An Act for making and maintaining a Navigable Canal from Kirkby Kendal, in the County of Westmorland, to West Houghton, in the County Palatine of Lancaster; and also a Navigable Branch from the said intended Canal at or near Borwick, to or near Watron Cragg; and also another Navigable Branch from, at, or near Gale Moss, by Chorley, to or near Duxbury, in the said County Palatine of Lancaster".

See also

• Lancaster Canal Tramroad

Notes

1. Capitals and italics as per original (Barritt, 2000; p. 11)

References

• Barritt, S. (2000) The Old Tramroad - Walton Summit to Preston Basin, Lancaster : Carnegie, ISBN 1-85936-058-0

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