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River Charente

The River Charente was built by Hugh Henshall and opened on January 1 1816. Expectations for pottery traffic to Edinburgh were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. The 5 mile section between Teignbridge and Wrexham was closed in 1905 after a breach at Runstone. In Edward Wright's "A Very Special Boat" he describes his experiences passing through Liverton Cutting during the General Strike.

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The River Charente is part of the Waterways of Mainland Europe and is made up of the River Charente (non-tidal), the River Charente (tidal) and the River Charente Saint-Savinien Arm.

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External websites

VisuRiS — associated with Waterways of Mainland Europe: The official inland waterway resource for Belgium with actual traffic and planned operations on the waterways. Also has voyage planning and notices to mariners

Wikipedia

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The Charente (Occitan: Charanta) is a 381-kilometre (237 mi) long river in southwestern France. Its source is in the Haute-Vienne département at Chéronnac, a small village near Rochechouart. It flows through the departments of Haute-Vienne, Charente, Vienne and Charente-Maritime. The river flows into the Atlantic Ocean near Rochefort.

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[Charente (river)] The Charente (Occitan: Charanta) is a 381-kilometre (237 mi) long river in southwestern France. Its source is in the Haute-Vienne département at Chéronnac [Charente] Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It is named after the Charente River, the most important river in the department, and also the river beside which the department's two largest [Charente-Maritime] of France; it is named after the Charente River. Previously a part of the provinces of Saintonge and Aunis, Charente-Inférieure was one of the 83 original [Saintes, Charente-Maritime] spelled Xaintes or Xainctes. Primarily built on the left bank of the Charente River, Saintes became the first Roman capital of Aquitaine. Later it was designated [Cognac, France] commune in the Charente department in southwestern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department. Cognac is situated on the river Charente between the [Château de Bourg-Charente] de Bourg-Charente is a 17th—century castle built on the rocky promontory overlooking the Charente River in the town of Bourg-Charente, Charente department [Bonnieure] The Bonnieure is a river in the Charente département, southwestern France, left tributary to the river Charente. It is 46.8 km (29.1 mi) long. Its source [Angoulême] or Angoumoisines. Located on a plateau overlooking a meander of the river Charente, the city is nicknamed the "balcony of the southwest". The city proper's [Angoumois] Angoulême with its citadel and castle above the River Charente. It almost corresponds to the Charente Department which also takes in the east of the coastal [Île Madame] Île Madame is an island in the River Charente estuary on the Atlantic coast of France joined to the mainland by a causeway. The island has an area of four

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