Pontcysyllte Aqueduct / Pontcysyllte Aqueduct
- Cultural Route
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- European Route of Industrial Heritage
- Country
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- United Kingdom
- Member Category
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- Cultural Institution / NGO
- Heritage Site
- Member Status
- Individual
- Year of Accession to Membership
- N/D
- Contact Details
- Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal World Heritage Site Steering Group
Wrexham County Borough Council
Lambpit Street Offices
Lambpit Street
Wrexham LL11 1WN (United Kingdom)
Tel: +44 01978 292460
Website: www.wrexham.gov.uk/aqueduct
Email: n.d.
Trevor Basin Visitor Centre
Pontcysyllte Aqueduct
Trevor Basin
Off Station Road
Trevor
Wrexham LL20 7TY (United Kingdom)
Tel: +44 01978 292460
Website: www.pontcysyllte-aqueduct.co.uk
Email: trevorvisitor.centre[at]canalrivertrust.org.uk
- Contact Person
- N/D
- Main Town/Region
- Wrexham (Clwyd, Wales)
- Site Town/Region
- Trevor (Wrexham, Clwyd, Wales)
- Main GPS Location
- 53.046928, -2.991926
- Site GPS Location
- 52.972366, -3.086432
- UNESCO World Heritage List
- Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal (2009) (whc.unesco.org/en/list/1303)
- European Heritage Label
- N/D
- Other Heritage Labels
- N/D
- Description
- The Pontcysyllte Aqueduct is a navigable aqueduct, completed in 1805 under the direction of Thomas Telford. It is the longest aqueduct in Great Britain and the highest canal aqueduct in the world.
The Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal Steering Group was established by Wrexham Council and includes representatives of different organisations. It is currently involved in the on-going management of the World Heritage Site.
The Pontcysyllte Aqueduct is an Individual Site of the European Route of Industrial Heritage.
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With the support of:
Neumünster Abbey, Luxembourg
