Chelmer and Blackwater Navigation
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This waterway runs through a largely unspoilt part of rural Essex and connects the county town of Chelmsford with the tidal estuary of the River Blackwater at Heybridge Basin. It is 13.8 miles (22.1 km) long and has 13 locks.

The waterway passes highlights such as the lock at Paper Mill and All Saints Church in Ulting, joining the sea at Heybridge.

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Chelmer & Blackwater Canal

Type:Canal

The Lock House, Heybridge Basin, CM9 4RY

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