Originally opened in 1796 this small length of canal is a remnant of the former Dove and Dearne Canal which linked the main 'Don Navigation' canal with Barnsley via Wombwell. This length was left in water following the abandonment of the canal during the 1940s and 1950s to provide a link from the main Sheffield and South Yorkshire to the 'South Yorkshire Glassworks' (see HSY3870). The polygon includes 'Waddington's Boatyard' developed largely between 1986 and 1999 a working canal based freight business.