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Wappenshall Junction

1835 establishments in EnglandCanal junctions in EnglandCanals in ShropshireCanals opened in 1835Shropshire Union Canal
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Wappenshall Junction, Shrewsbury Canal geograph.org.uk 335323
Wappenshall Junction, Shrewsbury Canal geograph.org.uk 335323

Wappenshall Junction (grid reference SJ662145) is a British canal junction located at Wappenshall, Shropshire. It was created when the Newport Branch Canal joined the Shrewsbury Canal in 1835, and was closed along with the canal in 1944.

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N 52.7278 ° E -2.5014 °
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