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Edstone Aqueduct is one of three aqueducts on a 4 miles (6 km) length of the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal in Warwickshire. All are unusual in that the towpaths are at the level of the canal bottom. At 475 feet (145 m), Edstone is the longest cast iron aqueduct in England. It crosses a minor road, the Birmingham and North Warwickshire railway and the trackbed of the former Alcester Railway. There was once a pipe from the side of the canal that enabled locomotives to draw water to fill their tanks.

Edstone Aqueduct - geograph.org.uk - 3786
Edstone Aqueduct, Bearley
Edstone Aqueduct, Stratford Canal, Warwickshire
Edstone Aqueduct From South. Bearley Lock in the distance. April 2012

The aqueduct is a Grade II* listed structure.

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  • The Edstone Aqueduct, geograph 6670947 by Richard Rogerson

    The aqueduct from the ground

  • Edstone Aqueduct in Warwickshire, geograph 4723831 by Mat Fascione

    Edstone Aqueduct, from the top

  • Railway line passing under Edstone Aqueduct - geograph.org.uk - 724962

    The railway line passing under the aqueduct.

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