Launceston, Cornwall, England

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Aqueduct near Llangollen, Denbighshire, N.W 360 yards long, 40 feet high above the Dee
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1784-1806
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Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, Llangollen, Wales
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Longest aqueduct in Britain and highest canal aqueduct in the world. Construction completed in 1805. Proposed to link River Severn to the River Mersey. Route never completed because of lack of funds.