Petworth Canal, Sussex Downs AONB

Name: Petworth Canal
Address: Sussex Downs AONB, United Kingdom

#86 among attractions in Sussex Downs AONB

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The Petworth Canal was one of Britain's shorter lasting canals, opened in 1795 and dismantled in 1826. Upon completion of the Rother Navigation, the Earl of Egremont used his estate workforce to build the 1¼ mile long canal from just upstream of the Shopham Cut to Haslingbourne, with two locks, each with a rise of 8 feet and 6 inches. The Haslingbourne Stream was diverted to provide the water supply, and still flows in the canal bed from Haslingbourne to the site of Haines Lock. The initial intention was to extend the canal through the Shimmings Valley to Hamper's Green on the north side of Petworth, then northwards to join the Wey Navigation at Shalford. ()

Coordinates: 50°57'51"N, 0°36'10"W

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Sussex Downs AONB United Kingdom

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Petworth Canal – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Petworth House, Petworth Cottage Museum, Bignor Roman Villa, Seaford College.

1.7 miN
Historical place, Art gallery, History museum
Petworth House, Petworth
43 min walk • Nestled in the charming market town of Petworth in West Sussex, Petworth House emerges as a grandiose testament to England's artistic and architectural heritage. This stately 17th-century mansion, set within a sprawling 700-acre deer park, is a treasure trove of art...
1.5 miN
Specialty museum, History museum, Museum
Petworth Cottage Museum, Petworth
38 min walk • Petworth Cottage Museum, at 346 High Street, Petworth, West Sussex is a Leconfield Estate worker's cottage. It has been restored and furnished as it might have been in about 1910 when the occupier was a Mrs. Mary Cummings, an Irish Catholic. Mary worked as a seamstress at nearby Petworth House and at home.
2.8 miS
Ruins, History museum, Museum
Bignor Roman Villa, Pulborough
73 min walk • Bignor Roman Villa is a large Roman courtyard villa which has been excavated and put on public display on the Bignor estate in the English county of West Sussex.
2.5 miSW
50°56'31"N • 0°38'58"W
Seaford College, Sussex Downs AONB
65 min walk • Golf
1.5 miN
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Sacred Heart Church, Petworth
39 min walk • Sacred Heart Church is a Roman Catholic Parish church in Petworth, West Sussex, England. It was built in 1896 and designed by Frederick Walters. It is situated on Angel Street to the north of Petworth Cottage Museum in the centre of the town. It is a Gothic Revival church and a Grade II listed building.
3.4 miSE
Park
Waltham Brooks, Pulborough
88 min walk • Waltham Brooks is a 47.4-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south-west of Pulborough in West Sussex. It is owned and managed by the Sussex Wildlife Trust and is part of the Arun Valley Ramsar site and Special Protection Area.
3.5 miW
Park
Graffham Common, Midhurst
89 min walk • Graffham Common is a 38-hectare nature reserve between Midhurst and Petworth in West Sussex. It is owned and managed by the Sussex Wildlife Trust.
1 miS
Park
Burton Park SSSI, Petworth
27 min walk • Burton Park SSSI is a 57.7-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Pulborough in West Sussex. A larger area of 63 hectares, including Chingford Pond to the west, is designated a Local Nature Reserve called Burton and Chingford Ponds, which is managed by the Sussex Wildlife Trust and West Sussex County Council.
3.7 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Bignor Hill, Sussex Downs AONB
95 min walk • Bignor Hill is a hill near Bignor in Sussex. The South Downs Way passes over the hill. Near the summit are the remains of a memorial to Toby Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, the secretary of the Cowdray Hounds; this is called Toby's Stone.
3.6 miE
Church
St Botolph's Church, Pulborough
93 min walk • St Botolph's Church is the Church of England parish church of Hardham, West Sussex. It is in Horsham District and is a Grade I listed building. It contains the earliest nearly complete series of wall paintings in England. Among forty individual subjects is the earliest known representation of St. George in England.
0.6 miW
Archaeological site
Coultershaw Beam Pump, Sussex Downs AONB
17 min walk • Coultershaw Bridge is a rural community situated 1.5 mi south of the town Petworth in West Sussex, England where the A285 road from Petworth to Chichester crosses the River Rother.