Canals · West Midlands
Duke's Cut
Duke's Cut is a canal in the United Kingdom.
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Duke's Cut is a canal in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1789. Coordinates: 51.7914°, -1.2968°. This entry is part of The Great Britain Guide, a free, ad-free, open-data tourist directory.
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Duke's Cut is a short waterway in Oxfordshire, England, which connects the Oxford Canal with the River Thames via the Wolvercote Mill Stream. It is named after George Spencer, 4th Duke of Marlborough, across whose land the waterway was cut. It is seen as a branch of the Oxford Canal.
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- Coordinates
- 51.7914, -1.2968
- County
- Oxfordshire
- District
- Cherwell
- Parish
- Gosford and Water Eaton
- Postcode
- OX2 8JT
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bicester and Woodstock
- Established
- 1789
Sources
- wikidata: Q5312713 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Duke's Cut (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Duke's Cut Lock - geograph.org.uk - 1598325.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Duke's Cut?
- Duke's Cut is in West Midlands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 51.7914°, -1.2968°.
- When was Duke's Cut built?
- Duke's Cut dates to 1789 — the Georgian period.