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]] , Hampshire ]] 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 as part of the Wey And Godalming Navigations . 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 . In 1760 , another Act authorised the Godalming Navigation, taking navigation a further 7 km upstream to Godalming . The Basingstoke Canal and Wey And Arun Junction Canal were later dug to connect with the Wey navigation. 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 . SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS
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