Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (i), (ii), (iv).
Region
Europe and North America
United Kingdom
Inscribed
2009
Area
105 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal is about 30 km south-west of Chester. The nearest other World Heritage site is Ironbridge Gorge, about 55 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Chester · about 90,000 peopleabout 30 km north-east
- Liverpool · about 811,000 peopleabout 50 km north
- Stoke · about 391,000 peopleabout 60 km east
- Manchester · about 2,230,000 peopleabout 80 km north-east
- Blackpool · about 273,000 peopleabout 95 km north
- Birmingham · about 2,285,000 peopleabout 95 km south-east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
United KingdomCultural56 km away
United KingdomCultural60 km away
United KingdomCultural71 km away
United KingdomCultural82 km away
United KingdomCultural103 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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