Braunton Canal
| Braunton Canal | |
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The River Caen at Velator, looking downstream towards the River Taw. | |
| Specifications | |
| Locks | 0 |
| Status | Navigable below Velator |
| History | |
| Original owner | Braunton Marsh Commissioners |
| Principal engineer | James Green |
| Other engineer(s) | William Williams |
| Date of act | 1811 |
| Date of first use | 1814 |
| Date completed | 1870s |
| Geography | |
| Start point | Braunton |
| Branch of | River Taw |
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The Braunton Canal is a cut made to straighten the course of the upper section of the River Caen, known as Braunton Pill, and to provide a new quay for the village of Braunton in North Devon, England. It crosses an area known as Braunton Marsh, which was the subject of Enclosure Acts in the early 19th Century, and was the only one of several schemes which was actually constructed.