Montgomeryshire 
      Canal 
       Transport 
| Before the railways came... | 
 
      
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    Most 
      canals in Britain were built between 1761 and 1816, well before the Victorian 
      age began in 1837. The 
      Montgomeryshire Canal however, 
      was not completed as far south as Newtown until 1821. 
       Canals were heavily used by the Victorians until the new steam railways took away most of their trade in carrying goods. Like the road, and later the railway, the canal closely followed the valley of the River Severn between the hills of Montgomeryshire. These pages tell you more about this once important canal.  | 
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       Berriew 
        Aqueduct 
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