The Burnley Embankment is an embankment carrying the Leeds and Liverpool Canal across the Calder and Brun valleys [1] in Burnley, Lancashire. [2] Also known as the Straight Mile, [2] the embankment is 1,256 yards (0.714 mi; 1.148 km) long [3] and the canal runs up to 60 feet (18 m) above the valley floor. [4]

May 8, 2024 · Enjoy this 1.5 mile walk along the Leeds & Liverpool Canal in the historic town of Burnley. Burnley was once cotton-weaving capital of the world, and you can almost imagine the clickety-clack of a staggering 79,000 looms in what is now called the Weavers' Triangle.

The Leeds and Liverpool Canal is a canal in Northern England, linking the cities of Leeds and Liverpool. Over a distance of 127 miles (204 km), crossing the Pennines, and including 91 locks on the main line.

The Leeds & Liverpool Canal offers 127 miles of walking, boating, wildlife-watching and all-round relaxation. Our team of experts work hard to ensure this 200 year-old canal continues to be a well-loved link between the bustling cities of Liverpool and Leeds.

A three mile walk taking in lots of historical sites along the Leeds & Liverpool Canal from Gannow Tunnel to Bank Hall Colliery. Your walk starts in Gannow Tunnel which was dug through the hill so that boats could travel in and out of Burnley.

Jan 31, 2025 · From here across the Pennines into Yorkshire the Leeds & Liverpool is a barge canal, built with locks 60 feet long and 14 feet wide. The canal passes the entrance to the Walton summit branch of the Lancaster Canal, now abandoned, and on through the once proud cotton towns of Blackburn and Burnley where waterside Victorian mills still stand. At ...

The Burnley Embankment is regarded as one of the Seven Wonders of Britain's waterways. While not being as dramatic or daring as some of the other "wonders" it is nevertheless a huge and impressive structure.

Sep 11, 2020 · Regarded as one of the “Seven Wonders of British Waterways”, the Burnley Embankment, locally known as “The Straight Mile”, is an impressive earth embankment that carries The Leeds and Liverpool Canal some sixty feet above the town of Burnley.

The Burnley Embankment - known locally as "The Straight Mile" - carries The Leeds and Liverpool Canal 60ft above the town. It was built between 1796 and 1801. Though costly to construct, it meant the valley could be traversed by the …

Feb 18, 2019 · This walk followed the Leeds and Liverpool canal as it crossed the Pennine watershed, leaving North Yorkshire and entering Lancashire. Today I carried my 30-litre Karrimor rucksack, filled with water, my spare waterproofs, a book and other odds and ends.