Swansea Canal, Glamorgan
Historical Description
Swansea Canal, a canal in Glamorgan and Breconshire; from Swansea up the vale of the Tawe, 17 miles to Ystradyn-glais. It was formed in 1794-98; it rises 373 feet, with 35 locks; it sends off a branch to Llansamlet; and it is connected both with the Neath Junction Canal and with various railways.
Transcribed from The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England & Wales, 1894-5
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