River Ribble (Ribble Link)
The Act of Parliament for the River Ribble (Ribble Link) was passed on January 1 1782 and 17 thousand shares were sold the same day. The canal joined the sea near Colchester. Expectations for limestone traffic to Bury never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. In later years, only the use of the canal for cooling Maidenhead power station was enough to keep it open. The two mile section between Torquay and Liverton was closed in 1955 after a breach at Ambersbury. According to Peter Thomas's "Ghost Stories and Legends of The Inland Waterways" book, Ipswich Tunnel is haunted by a horrible apperition of unknown form.
The maximum dimensions for a boat to be able to travel on the waterway are 62 feet long and 14 feet and 3 inches wide. The maximum headroom is not known. The maximum draught is not known.
Passage through the Ribble Link must be pre-booked with the Canal & River Trust.
The navigational authority for this waterway is Canal & River TrustRelevant publications — Waterway Maps:
- Waterway Routes 01M - England and Wales Map
- Waterway Routes 09M - Lancaster Canal Map (Downloadable)
Relevant publications — Waterway Guides:
| Ribble - Savick Brook Junction Junction of River Ribble and Savick Brook (Ribble Link) |
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| Ribble Link Lock No 9 Sea lock with rotating gates |
4 furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Savick Lock Pontoon | 4½ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Savick Bridge | 5 furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Crow's Nest Sculpture Oak sculpture on a steel pole |
5¼ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Junction with Deepdale Brook The brook is not navigable |
5¾ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Pumping Station Pipe Bridge | 6¾ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Lock No 8 Mooring Pontoon | 1 mile | 1 lock | |
| Ribble Link Lock No 8 | 1 mile and ½ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Winding Hole above Lock No 8 | 1 mile and ½ furlongs | 2 locks | |
| Mooring Pontoons below Bridge No 9 | 1 mile and 1 furlong | 2 locks | |
| Goodiers Bridge No 9 Farm bridge |
1 mile and 1½ furlongs | 2 locks | |
| Edith Rigby Way Bridge | 1 mile and 2¼ furlongs | 2 locks | |
| Ribble Link Lock No 7 | 1 mile and 4¼ furlongs | 2 locks | |
| Golf Club Footbridge No 8 Built in 1996 by wrg |
1 mile and 4¾ furlongs | 3 locks | |
| Golf Club Access Road Bridge No 7 | 1 mile and 7 furlongs | 3 locks | |
| Ribble Link Lock No 6 | 1 mile and 7½ furlongs | 3 locks | |
| Leyland Bridge No 6 Lea Road Bridge |
2 miles and 1 furlong | 4 locks | |
| Ribble Link Lock No 5 | 2 miles and 1½ furlongs | 4 locks | |
| Ribble Link Lock No 5 Winding Hole | 2 miles and 2 furlongs | 5 locks | |
| Savick Way Bridge No 5 | 2 miles and 3½ furlongs | 5 locks | |
| Ribble Link Lock No 4 | 2 miles and 5¼ furlongs | 5 locks | |
| Ribble Link Railway Bridge No 4 Preston to Blackpool Line |
2 miles and 6 furlongs | 6 locks | |
| Tom Benson Way Bridge No 3 | 2 miles and 6 furlongs | 6 locks | |
| Tom Benson Way Footbridge No 2 | 2 miles and 6¼ furlongs | 6 locks | |
| Ribble Link Staircase Winding Hole | 2 miles and 6¼ furlongs | 6 locks | |
| Ribble Link Staircase Locks Nos 1 to 3 Three lock staircase |
2 miles and 6¾ furlongs | 6 locks | |
| Ribble Link Staircase Public Art by staircase top lock |
2 miles and 6¾ furlongs | 9 locks | |
| Ribble Link Junction Basin | 2 miles and 7 furlongs | 9 locks | |
| Ribble Link Junction Footbridge No 1 | 2 miles and 7¼ furlongs | 9 locks | |
| Ribble Link - Lancaster Canal Junction | 2 miles and 7¼ furlongs | 9 locks |
- Building Edith Rigby Way — associated with Edith Rigby Way Bridge
- website
Wikipedia has a page about River Ribble
The Millennium Ribble Link is a linear water park and new navigation which links the once-isolated Lancaster Canal in Lancashire, England to the River Ribble. It was opened in July 2002.