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Agreement between Wilts and Berks Canal Co and K&A Canal Co concerning the intended...
Catalogue reference: RAIL 842/215
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This record is about the Agreement between Wilts and Berks Canal Co and K&A Canal Co concerning the intended... dating from 1795 Nov 12 in the series Kennet and Avon Canal Navigation Company. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1795 Nov 12
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Description (What the record is about)
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Agreement between Wilts and Berks Canal Co and K&A Canal Co concerning the intended deviation of the K&A canal between Foxhanger and Loxly Down Farm, Trowbridge, Wiltshire
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- KAC23/1578
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Kennet and Avon Canal Navigation Company
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