The Glamorganshire Canal was a canal in south Wales UK running from Merthyr Tydfil to Cardiff. Construction started in 1790 and the 25 miles (40 km) of canal was fully opened by 1794. Its primary purpose was to enable the Merthyr iron industries to transport their goods and it later served the coal industry.
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