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  • County Kilkenny
    ...d kayaking as they contain stretches of peaceful waterways and a number of weirs and rapids. The wide and meandering Rivers Nore and Barrow are used for ang ...name="Trails">{{cite web |url=http://www.irishtrails.ie/Trail/Nore-Valley-Walk--Inistioge-to-Thomastown-Section--/25/ |title=Nore Valley Way |work=IrishTr
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  • Exeter
    ...d the Exe was tidal and navigable up to the city until the construction of weirs later in its history. This combined with the easily defensible higher groun ...e in the whole of England, being originally laid out in 1612 as a pleasure walk for Exeter residents. Much of Northernhay Gardens now represent Victorian d
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  • River Wye
    Walkers can enjoy the Wye Valley Walk which follows the route of the River Wye from Coed Hafren to Chepstow along ...survived until about 1815. The work was paid for by a tax on the county. Weirs were removed all along the Wye in [[Herefordshire]], making the river passa
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  • Ware
    ...:George Walk Ware. - geograph.org.uk - 354496.jpg|right|thumb|200px|George walk]] ...cations, Welwyn Garden City, 1994 ISBN 0 948555 37 8 (page 137)</ref> when weirs were built to impede the river boats of the invading Vikings. Alfred the G
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  • River Esk, Yorkshire
    ...ale, and a number of "leaps" are provided to enable them to travel through weirs on the course. There are clearly visible examples at [[Ruswarp]], where th The Esk Valley Walk runs along part of the length of the river.
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  • Streatley
    ...ough the village, which is the finishing line for the annual "Ridgeway 40" walk and trail run.<ref>[http://ridgeway40.org.uk/] Ridgeway 40 website</ref> Th ...y capsized.<ref>Fred. S. Thacker ''The Thames Highway: Volume II Locks and Weirs'' 1920 - republished 1968 David & Charles</ref>
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  • Bath
    ...ries of braided streams broken up by swamps and ponds, has been managed by weirs into a single channel. Nevertheless, periodic flooding, which shortened the Today, Bath has five theatres and attracts internationally renowned companies and directors:
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  • Salisbury
    ...into the sea at [[Christchurch]], Hampshire. Water meadows wet from the five rivers and their manifold channels are spread into the heart of the city be ...cathedral building site by ox-cart. The existence of many water-mills and weirs probably prevented transport on boats on the [[River Nadder]]. The spire,
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  • River Brent
    .../walks/grand_union_canal_walk/brentford_west_drayton.htm Grand Union Canal Walk - Brentford to West Drayton]</ref> it reaches Brentford Dock. ...dredging the river was wider and shallower. Before the construction of its weirs, the Brent reservoir and [[Grand Union Canal]] (and its Paddington Branch,
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  • Kennet and Avon Canal
    ...centre of Bath, that latter section made navigable by the use of locks and weirs at [[Hanham]], [[Keynsham]], [[Swineford]], [[Saltford]], [[Kelston]] and [ ...here is no towpath through the tunnel, therefore walkers and cyclists must walk across the top of the hill. When canal boats were pulled by horses the boat
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  • River Don, Yorkshire
    ...ies and cutlers' wheels with water power, while the lower section contains weirs and locks, designed to maintain water levels for navigation. The Don's majo ...walk, the Upper Don Walk, is being developed that will make it possible to walk or cycle from Sheffield city centre up to [[Oughtibridge]].
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  • Islands in the River Thames
    ...l goodwill be listed, such as those little patches of ground isolated when weirs and locks were built, nor those very small islands that immediately adjoin ...e:Raven's Ait from Barge walk.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Raven's Ait from Barge Walk]]
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  • Crossings of the River Thames
    Many foot crossings were established across the weirs that were built on the non-tidal river, and some of these remained when the ...walkways across lock gates and bridges above or adjacent to the adjoining weirs.
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  • Henley Bridge
    ...[River Thames]], between [[Oxfordshire]] and [[Berkshire]]. The bridge has five elliptical stone arches, and links Hart Street in Henley with White Hill (d ...on|first=Fred S.|last=Thacker|title=The Thames Highway|volume=2, Locks and Weirs|publisher=David & Charles|year=1968|origyear=reprint of 1920 edition|pages=
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  • Tilling Bourne
    ...for 2½ miles down the northern slopes of [[Leith Hill]] over a series of weirs and cascades, before turning west to run for {{convert|14|km|mi|0|x}} throu ...bPagesByTITLE_RTF/Tillingbourne+at+work?opendocument Surrey County Council Walk]</ref> The gunpowder mill was at [[Chilworth, Surrey|Chilworth]]. Present d
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  • River Sheaf
    ...ref> The river shares its valley with the railway, and there are a further five crossings before both reach Sheffield Station. ...nd clays, and the location of harder rock has been a major factor in where weirs and dams (a local word for the ponds used to hold water rather than the str
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  • Thames Path
    ...hames Barrier.jpg|right|thumb|200px|The Thames Path sign at the end of the walk]] ...ng ferries,<ref>Fred. S. Thacker ''The Thames Highway: Volume II Locks and Weirs'' 1920 – republished 1968 David & Charles</ref> but apart from Shepperton
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  • River Tone
    ...steeply wooded section at Washbattle bridge.<ref>{{cite web|title=Circular Walk Seventeen&nbsp;— Chipstable and the River Tone&nbsp;— Exploring Taunton The river passes over weirs at [[Greenham, Somerset|Greenham]], Tone and Nynehead, after which it is cr
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  • Osney Lock
    *{{cite book |title= A Towpath Walk in Oxford |author= Davies, Mark |author2=Robinson, Catherine |location= Oxf *{{cite book |title=The Thames Highway: Volume II Locks and Weirs |author= Thacker, Fred. S. |location= Newton Abbot |publisher= David and Ch
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  • Carl Side
    ...the fell is formed by Slade's Beck, a stream flowing over several dams and weirs to Millbeck. Across the valley is [[Skiddaw Little Man]]. To the south west ...ndirectly via Ullock Pike and Long Side, the narrow ridge providing a fine walk which is often continued to Skiddaw. Millbeck provides the nearest starting
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