Tewitfield
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Tewitfield is a village
in Lancashire
, England
, UK, near Borwick
and Carnforth
, and in the parish of Priest Hutton
.
Tewitfield Locks is the current terminus of the navigable Lancaster Canal
, and the Lancaster Canal Trust
, the Northern Reaches Restoration Group
and others are campaigning for the re-opening of the Canal to its original terminus at Kendal
, Cumbria
.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in Lancashire
Lancashire
Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, UK, near Borwick
Borwick
Borwick is a village and civil parish in the City of Lancaster district of Lancashire, England, about 8 miles north of Lancaster, on the Lancaster Canal. It is situated just south of the border with Cumbria. Borwick had until 1960 a station on the former Furness and Midland Joint Railway now Leeds...
and Carnforth
Carnforth
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, and in the parish of Priest Hutton
Priest Hutton
Priest Hutton is a village and civil parish in Lancashire, England. It is located north east of Carnforth, in the City of Lancaster, close to the boundary with Cumbria. In the 2001 census Priest Hutton had a population of 177....
.
Tewitfield Locks is the current terminus of the navigable Lancaster Canal
Lancaster Canal
The Lancaster Canal is a canal in the north of England, originally planned to run from Westhoughton in Lancashire to Kendal in south Cumbria...
, and the Lancaster Canal Trust
Lancaster Canal Trust
The Lancaster Canal Trust is a waterway society and a registered charity on the Lancaster Canal in Lancashire and Cumbria, England UK.It was formed in 1963 as the Association for the Restoration of the Lancaster Canal, and its main aim is the restoration and reopening for navigation of the stretch...
, the Northern Reaches Restoration Group
Northern Reaches Restoration Group
The Northern Reaches Restoration Group is a waterway society in Lancashire and Cumbria, England, UK.It is concerned with the re-opening of the Northern Reaches of the Lancaster Canal, a 14 mile stretch from Tewitfield Locks to Canal Head at Kendal...
and others are campaigning for the re-opening of the Canal to its original terminus at Kendal
Kendal
Kendal, anciently known as Kirkby in Kendal or Kirkby Kendal, is a market town and civil parish within the South Lakeland District of Cumbria, England...
, Cumbria
Cumbria
Cumbria , is a non-metropolitan county in North West England. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local authority, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. Cumbria's largest settlement and county town is Carlisle. It consists of six districts, and in...
.