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The River Wey in Surrey is one of the Waterways in the United Kingdom and a tributary of the River Thames. The source of the north branch is at Alton, Hampshire and of the south branch at Liphook. The branches join at Tilford. The river is navigable for around 32 km from Godalming to the Thames at Weybridge to the south-west of London. Surrey is a county in southern England, part of the South East England region and one of the Home Counties. ...
Waterways in the United Kingdom is a link page for any river, canal, firth or estuary in the United Kingdom. ...
The Thames (pronounced //) is a river flowing through southern England and connecting London with the sea. ...
Alton is a small market town in Hampshire, England, to the southwest of Farnham. ...
Liphook is a large village in Hampshire, England. ...
Tilford is a small village about four miles South of Farnham in Surrey, England. ...
The Pepperpot, Godalmings former town hall. ...
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The improvements in the navigation of the river were undertaken by Sir Richard Weston, beginning in 1635. The 25 km to Guildford were made navigable by an Act of 1651 , with work completed in 1653, to allow barges to transport goods to London. Further improvements were made under another Act of 1671. Image File history File linksMetadata Godalming_Navigation. ...
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The Pepperpot, Godalmings former town hall. ...
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Guildford is the county town of Surrey, England, as well as the seat for the borough of Guildford and the administrative headquarters of the South East England region. ...
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In 1760, another Act authorised the Godalming Navigation, taking navigation a further 7 km upstream to Godalming. 1760 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...
The Pepperpot, Godalmings former town hall. ...
The Basingstoke Canal and Wey and Arun Junction Canal were later dug to connect with the Wey navigation. The Basingstoke Canal is one of the waterways in the United Kingdom. ...
The Wey and Arun Canal runs 23 miles through 26 locks from the River Wey at Shalford to the River Arun at Pallingham. ...
From 1900 to 1963, the Wey was owned by the Stevens family, who were commercial carriers on the canal. It was then donated to the National Trust in 1964 which operates a visitor centre at Dapdune Wharf, a former boatyard in Guildford. The Godalming Navigation was donated to the Trust in 1968. Commercial traffic ceased in 1983. 1900 (MCM) was an exceptional common year starting on Monday. ...
1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ...
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Guildford is the county town of Surrey, England, as well as the seat for the borough of Guildford and the administrative headquarters of the South East England region. ...
1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ...
1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
See also This is a list of rivers of Great Britain. ...
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