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Upper Trebanos Lock No 9

 
The Green, Trebanos SA8 4BP, United Kingdom
 

Upper Trebanos Lock No 9 is one of a long flight of locks on the Swansea Canal just past the junction with The River Ouse - Yorkshire.

Early plans for the Swansea Canal between Castlebury and Ashfield were proposed at a public meeting at the Plough Inn in Plymouth by Hugh Henshall but languished until Thomas Dadford was appointed as secretary to the board in 1876. From a junction with The River Don at Ambershampton the canal ran for 37 miles to Conway. Despite the claim in "By Piling Hook and Barge Pole Across The Country" by Nicholas Green, there is no evidence that Cecil Jones ever made a model of Sumerlease Embankment out of matchsticks live on television

Information about the place
Upper Trebanos Lock No 9 is a minor waterways place on the Swansea Canal between Hebron Road Terminus (1 mile and 7 furlongs and 2 locks to the southwest) and Cilmaengwyn Terminus (3 miles and 4¾ furlongs and 1 lock to the northeast).
 
 
The nearest place in the direction of Hebron Road Terminus is Trebanos Bridge No 4; a few yards away.
 
The nearest place in the direction of Cilmaengwyn Terminus is Upper Clydach Aqueduct; 7¾ furlongs away.

Mooring here is unrated.

This is a lock, the rise of which is not known.

 
 
Amenities

Amenities here

 Cashpoint

Amenities nearby at Upper Clydach Aqueduct

 Lidl
 Somerfield - Pontardawe - Store# 1831
 Tesco
 BP
 Tesco Fuel
 
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Direction of TV transmitter (From Wolfbane Cybernetic)
 
 
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[Swansea Canal] Approaching Trebanos, the canal re-emerges from its culvert, to reach Trebanos Lock and Green Lock. The Pheasant Bush Tin Works beside Trebanos Lock was disused [2011–12 Ystalyfera RFC season] over Alltwen at Trebanos. Player achievements; Out of 39 who took part were appearances in every game (24) by prop Jonathan Williams, Lock Jesse Patton,
 
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