Otter Dock
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Otter Dock was a branch of the Grand Union Canal
between Yiewsley
and West Drayton
in Middlesex
(London, England). It was cut during the years 1876 to 1879 to service Yiewsley's brickworks. Bricks were moulded and fired in the local brickfields and transported by canal to a yard near South Wharf Basin, Paddington. The last local brickfield at Starveal (Stockley Bridge area) disappeared in 1935 and soon after Otter Dock was filled in. Chestnut and beech trees were than planted along the centre of Colham Avenue where the dock used to reside.
Grand Union Canal
The Grand Union Canal in England is part of the British canal system. Its main line connects London and Birmingham, stretching for 137 miles with 166 locks...
between Yiewsley
Yiewsley
Yiewsley is a place in the London Borough of Hillingdon. Its name derives from the Anglo-Saxon Wifeleslēah: "Wifel's woodland clearing".The nearest places to Yiewsley are Hayes, Harlington, Cowley, Harmondsworth, Sipson, and West Drayton....
and West Drayton
West Drayton
West Drayton is a suburban area in the London Borough of Hillingdon in the far west of London, England. Formerly part of the Yiewsley and West Drayton Urban District of Middlesex, the district became part of Greater London in 1965....
in Middlesex
Middlesex
Middlesex is one of the historic counties of England and the second smallest by area. The low-lying county contained the wealthy and politically independent City of London on its southern boundary and was dominated by it from a very early time...
(London, England). It was cut during the years 1876 to 1879 to service Yiewsley's brickworks. Bricks were moulded and fired in the local brickfields and transported by canal to a yard near South Wharf Basin, Paddington. The last local brickfield at Starveal (Stockley Bridge area) disappeared in 1935 and soon after Otter Dock was filled in. Chestnut and beech trees were than planted along the centre of Colham Avenue where the dock used to reside.