High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Chesterfield Canal is in the north of England and it is known locally as `Cuckoo Dyke`. It was opened in 1777 and ran 46 miles (74 km) from the River Trent at West Stockwith, Nottinghamshire to Chesterfield, Derbyshire. It is currently only navigable as far as Kiveton Park near Rotherham, South Yorkshire, plus an isolated section near Chesterfield.