Caen Hill Locks

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The longest flight of locks in the UK at Devizes,Wiltshire.
A system of 29 locks on the Kennet and Avon Canal,which raise the Canal level 237 feet over a distance of 2 miles.

Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caen_Hill_Locks

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Coordinates: 51°21'10"N 2°1'10"W

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0gremlin

JOHN RENNIE..ENGINEER...LINKING PEWSAY VALE AND AVON VALLEY..29 LOCKS..APPROX.LENGTH 2 MILES..16 LOCKS IN STRAIGHT LINE

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Salisbury Plain 18 km

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