Information for record number MWA4306:
Itchen Aqueduct 500m SW of Long Itchington

Summary Itchen Aquaduct, which carries the Grand Union Canal over the River Itchen. It was built in the Imperial period, and is located 100m west of Bickley's Bridge, Long Itchington.
What Is It?  
Type: Canal, Aqueduct
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Long Itchington
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 41 64
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
Source Number  

1 A short aqueduct carries the Warwick and Napton canal across the River Itchen at this point.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: The Stratford upon Avon and Warwick Canals
Author/originator: Elwin G & King C
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Description  
period Imperial 1751 AD to 1914 AD (end of the 18th century AD to the beginning of the 20th century AD)

This period comes after the Post Medieval period and before the modern period and starts with beginning of the Industrial Revolution in 1750. It includes the second part of the Hannoverian period (1714 – 1836) and the Victorian period (1837 – 1901). The Imperial period ends with the start of the First World War in 1914.
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monument CANAL * An artificial navigable waterway used for the transportation of goods. Nowadays also used for recreational purposes. back
monument INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument BRIDGE * A structure of wood, stone, iron, brick or concrete, etc, with one or more intervals under it to span a river or other space. Use specific type where known. back
monument AQUEDUCT * An artificial water channel for carrying water over long distances. Use also for bridge-like structures that carry the channel or canal across a valley, river or other obstacle. back

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