The Caldon Branch of the Trent & Mersey Canal was opened in 1779 and was
originally built to allow limestone to be transported by canal from the quarries
at Caldon Low near Froghall. The canal used the same style of mileposts as the
main canal.
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The Caldon was extended some eighteen years later with a secondary branch to
Leek. This also had the benefit of being used as a feeder between Rudyard Lake
and the summit pound of the main canal at Etruria. Steps currently being taken
to re-open the Caldon are largely due to the efforts of the Caldon Canal Society.
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