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The United Kingdom is home to a vast network of waterways and canals. A waterway is a navigable body of water and comes in many forms. A common example is a canal, which is an artificial channel of water used for irrigation or transportation of people and goods. Other examples of waterways include lakes, rivers and oceans.

Waterways in the United Kingdom have played different roles. For example, they were used in the Industrial Revolution in many roles like the transport of goods between factories. This declined and in the present although sometimes used for goods, more canals are used for leisure purposes or a combination. For canals in Britain, see Canals of Great Britain, for Northern Ireland, see Canals of Ireland

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