Where is it?

The  Stover  Canal  can  be  found  in  South  Devon, to  the  west  of  Kingsteignton.  It  runs  for  nearly  2 miles  from  north  of  Teigngrace  to  the  outskirts of Newton Abbot. The  map  below  is  reproduced  from  the  Ordnance  Survey  1904-33  edition  map.  ©  Crown  Copyright  2008.  It  clearly  shows  the canal running alongside the railway line. Phase  1  of  the  restoration  plan  concentrated  on  the  section  from  Teignbridge  Crossing  near  the  centre  of  the  map  down  to the Locks at the bottom of the map.

As built, the canal was 1.9 miles (3.2 km) long and included five locks which are detailed below. It was supplied with water from three feeders, one from Ventiford Brook, a stream which also supplies Stover Lake and one from the River Bovey at Jewsbridge, both of which fed the top pound, and one from the River Teign at Fishwick, which entered the canal just below Graving Dock Lock. The exit from the canal was through Jetty Marsh Lock on to the tidal Whitelake channel, and from there to the River Teign and the docks.