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The Cotswold Canals The Thames & Severn Canal ran from the River Thames at Lechlade, through the Cotswolds, via the great Sapperton Tunnel and linked with the Stroudwater Canal. This canal ran through the valleys to Stroud. Twelve locks brought the Stroudwater Canal down from Stroud to Saul. From here it continued to Framilode where it locked down into the tidal River Severn. In 1827, the Gloucester-Berkeley Ship Canal was opened, thus creating the 'crossroads junction' at Saul. The Stroudwater Canal later became disused. The last recorded commercial toll on the Stroudwater Canal was paid in 1941. The canal was officially abandoned in 1954. Gloucestershire in general and the Stroud Valleys in particular are renowned for their beauty, seclusion and historic interest. Surely, reasons enough for the canal be reopened to Stroud and beyond! The Cotswold Canals Trust   The Cotswold Canals Trust is a Registered Charity and its aims are: To promote, for the benefit of the community, the reopening of the Cotswold Canals To promote the restoration of the two waterways to give a balance between the needs of navigation, development, recreation, heritage, landscape conservation, wildlife and natural habitats To promote the use of all towpaths as the Thames & Severn Way - long distance foot path To achieve restoration of the Cotswold Canals as a navigable route from Saul Junction to the River Thames

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