Baybridge Canal
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Baybridge Canal ran 3.5 miles (6 km) through two locks. The canal was built entirely within the parish of West Grinstead in Sussex. It was completed in 1826 using money raised from a £6000 share issue and from a £3000 mortgage. The canal largely followed the course of the River Adur to the point where it could be considered an improvement of a river navigation rather than a canal. The canal's main trade was manure, coal and chalk. The canal closed around 1875 due to competition from the railways.