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British Waterways

canal and inland waterway authority
Organization Government Agency Q920339

Facts

15 properties

Identity

Instance of
government agency, navigation authority[3]
Official name
British Waterways Board[13]

Status and dates

Inception
1963[7]
Dissolved, abolished or demolished
July 2, 2012[8]
Replaced by
Canal & River Trust, Scottish Canals[11][12]
Replaces
British Transport Commission[10]

Location

Headquarters location
Watford[5]
Country
United Kingdom[2]

Industry and activity

Industry
waterway[6]

Relations

Owned by
Government of the United Kingdom[4]
Parent organization or unit
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs[9]
More facts +4
Parent org
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Headquarters
Watford
Dissolved
July 2, 2012
Operating area
Great Britain[14]
🏷️ Also known as
en British Waterways en British Waterways Board en BW de British Waterways Board en-gb British Waterways Board ja ブリティッシュ・ウォーターウェイズ zh 英國水道 zh 英國航運局
🔖 Identifiers · 10
ISNI
0000000084903629
VIAF cluster ID
122447136
Library of Congress Authorities ID
nr99019247
BBC Things ID
d0bd07e3-2973-44bd-9de1-793c50b32c28
Freebase ID
/m/0q4qs
Open Library ID
OL3286230A
Quora topic ID
British-Waterways
UK Parliament thesaurus ID
16472
WhatDoTheyKnow organisation ID
scottish_canals
Yale LUX ID
group/50c2785c-14af-4210-a10e-f9cdfa407df0

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🔗 Connections
Owned entities 2
Harecastle Tunnel, Statue of Robert Milligan
Country 1
United Kingdom
Headquarters location 1
Watford
Industry 1
waterway
Instance of 1
government agency
Operating area 1
Great Britain
Owned by 1
Government of the United Kingdom
Owns / has subsidiaries 1
Government of the United Kingdom
Parent organization or unit 1
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Replaced by 1
Canal & River Trust
Replaces 1
British Transport Commission
← FactGrid item ID 1
Bor
← Replaced by 1
British Transport Commission
← Replaces 1
Canal & River Trust
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Summary

British Waterways is a government agency[1].

Related Entities

Great Britain United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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