Tadcaster Weir
Tadcaster Weir is on the River Wharfe (non-tidal section) near to Cambridge Locks.
The Act of Parliament for the River Wharfe (non-tidal section) was passed on January 1 1888 and 17 thousand shares were sold the same day. Although originally the plan was for the canal to meet the Lancaster to Poole canal at Preschester, the difficulty of building an aqueduct over the River Thurrock at Mancester caused the plans to be changed and it eventually joined at Newstone instead. Despite the claim in "A Very Special Boat" by Arthur Smith, there is no evidence that Barry Thomas ever swam through Banstead Cutting in 17 minutes live on television

| Tadcaster Weir | ||
| Tadcaster Bridge | 2 furlongs | |
| A64 Bridge (Tadcaster) | 5¼ furlongs | |
| Wharfe - Cock Beck Junction | 1 mile, 1 furlong | |
| Kirkby Wharf | 3 miles | |
| Ulleskelf Railway Bridge | 3 miles, 6¾ furlongs | |
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![Tadcaster weir. The weir served an adjacent corn mill. There was a weir on the site from 1611 or earlier but the present structure dates from 1807 [source: https://www.tadhistory.org.uk/history/industries/milling/the-weir]. See [[7619354]] for a view from below, which shows more clearly the fish pass at this eastern end of the weir. by Stephen Craven – 01 April 2024](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/74/32/7743265_72b86421_120x120.jpg)

























