British Waterways

British Waterways is a government body sponsored by the Department For Environment, Food And Rural Affairs (DEFRA) and the Scottish Executive in the United Kingdom . It is the navigation authority for the vast majority of the Inland Waterways in the UK. It was founded in 1963 to assume control of the inland waterways assets of the British Transport Commission , which was itself set up on nationalisation in 1947 . Half of the United Kingdom population lives within five miles of one of British Waterways' canals or rivers.

British Waterways manages and cares for over 2000 miles (3219 km) of Canal s, River s, Dock s, buildings, structures and Landscape s. This includes 2800 listed structures, more than 130 Scheduled Ancient Monument s, more than 800 designated areas, as well as more than 100 Sites Of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) . It maintains a museum of its history within the National Waterways Museum at Gloucester .

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EXTERNAL LINKS

British Waterways website - corporate information, document downloads, licencing, ''Waterfront'' magazine

[http://www.waterscape.com/ Waterscape.com - British Waterways leisure website] - wildlife, cycling, walking, boating, maps

	CATEGORIES ABOUT BRITISH WATERWAYS

	canals in the united kingdom

	canals in england

	transport in the united kingdom

	public bodies and task forces of the united kingdom government

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