Global InformationIpswich and Stowmarket Navigation Act 1790 information
| Act of Parliament | |
 Parliament of Great Britain | |
| Long title | An act for effectually carrying into execution an act of parliament of the thirtieth year of his present Majesty, for making and maintaining a navigable communication between Stowmarket and Ipswich, in the county of Suffolk. |
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| Citation | 30 Geo. 3. c. 57 |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 1 April 1790[1] |
The Ipswich and Stowmarket Navigation Act 1790 (30 Geo. 3. c. 57) was an act of Parliament to facilitate the development of the River Gipping to make it navigable from Stowmarket to Ipswich.[2]
Parliament had been petitioned in 1719 to make the River Gipping navigable, but this had been opposed by Ipswich Corporation, fearing that such a development would have a negative impact on their vested interests. However, following advances in civil engineering during the eighteenth century, the 1790 bill was passed.[1] The act set up the Stowmarket Navigation Trust.
- ^ a b Malster, Robert (2000). A History of Ipswich. Chichester, West Sussex: Phillimore. ISBN 1860771483.
- ^ "History". River Gipping Trust. River Gipping Trust. Retrieved 7 September 2021.