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The Hackney Canal was a 5/8 mile long canal that ran from the River Teign to the Newton Abbot–Kingsteignton road. The River Teign (tiːn is a river in the County of Devon, England. Newton Abbot is a market Town in Devon, England on the River Teign, with a population of 23580 (2001 census Kingsteignton (kɪŋˈsteɪntən is a village in Devon, England. Its construction was undertaken by Lord Clifford in order to carry clay. The canal opened on 17 March 1843. Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger Year 1843 ( MDCCCXLIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common It had a single lock where it joined the river that could take boats onto the canal in pairs, the boats being up to 54 feet by 14 feet. In 1844 the South Devon Railway built a bridge over the canal, with the Teignmouth Harbour Commissioners retaining John Rennie to among other things make sure that the bridge over the canal was large enough to allow boat traffic to continue. Year 1844 ( MDCCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year

The canal ceased to be used in 1928.

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