In 1769 an Act of Parliament authorising the Oxford Canal was passed, having been promoted in Parliament by Sir Roger Newdigate MP, who chaired the canal company. The intention was to link the industrial English Midlands to London via the River Thames. Construction began shortly after near Coventry
Historical person
Roger Nedigate Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Roger Nedigate, based on 1 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.
1 records1769–17691 events0 places
Chronological biography
1769
Oxford Canal1769
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.