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Description:
A 39½ mile and 26 lock canal linking the Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal at Autherley to the Ellesmere & Chester Canal at Nantwich. Now part of the Shropshire Union Main Line.History:
Authorised by an Act of 1826, completed in 1835.Waterway Group:
This waterway is part of the Shropshire Union CanalRelated Books
The Canals of the West Midlands (2nd Ed) by Charles Hadfield , 352 pages, Published by Augustus M Kelley 1 1969
Description:
Formed by the merging of the Ellesmere Canal Company and the Chester Canal Company.History:
Formed in 1813 and taken over by the Shropshire Union in 1846.Waterway Group:
This waterway is part of the Shropshire Union CanalRelated Books
The Canals of the West Midlands (2nd Ed) by Charles Hadfield , 352 pages, Published by Augustus M Kelley 1 1969
Description:
A canal that was never wholly completed the two major sections now being part of the Shropshire Union Canal.History:
Authorised by an Act of 1793, the Chester to Ellesmere Port section completed in 1795, and the navigable feeder from Trevor to the Dee at Llantisilo completed what is now the Llangollen Canal in 1808.Waterway Group:
This waterway is part of the Shropshire Union CanalRelated Books
The Waterway to London, as explored in the "Wanderer" and "Ranger"... by H A Schofield , Edition: 1st edition 96 pages, Published by Simpkin, Marshall 1869 The title continues "with Sail, Paddle & Oar, in a voyage on the Mersey, Perry, Severn, & Thames, & Several Canals" Illustrated book, published anonymously, includes travelling the Berkely, Bridgewater, Ellesmere, Stroudwater and Thames & Severn canals.
The Ellesmere and Llangollen Canal. An Historical Background by E A Wilson , Edition: 1st edition 160 pages, Published by Phillimore & Co. 1975 Illustrated.
The Canals of the West Midlands (2nd Ed) by Charles Hadfield , 352 pages, Published by Augustus M Kelley 1 1969
Description:
Was a 17 mile, 11 lock, tub-boat canal from Shrewsbury to the Donnington Wood Canal, via a mile of the Wombridge Canal, which the company purchased, and an inclined plane which they built to connect to it. Later the Newport Branch was added.History:
Authorised by an Act of 1793, opened in 1797, Newport Branch open in 1835, became part of the Shropshire Union in 1846.Waterway Group:
This waterway is part of the Shropshire Union CanalSubordinate Waterways:
Related Books
The Canals of the West Midlands (2nd Ed) by Charles Hadfield , 352 pages, Published by Augustus M Kelley 1 1969
Related External Web Sites
Description:
This canal includes the main Line, the Llangollen (or Welsh) Canal, the Middlewich Branch and the Montgomery Canal.History:
See separate canals for the various historys.Subordinate Waterways:
Related Books
The Canals of the West Midlands (2nd Ed) by Charles Hadfield , 352 pages, Published by Augustus M Kelley 1 1969
Related External Web Sites
Description:
Runs 46 miles from Llantysilio Bridge, near Llangollen, to Hurleston Junction, where it joins the Shropshire Union main lineHistory:
Promoted by Acts of 1793 and 1796.Waterway Group:
This waterway is part of the Shropshire Union CanalNavigation Authority:
Head Office: British Waterways, MD's Office: Northern Waterways, General Manager: Wales & Border Counties Waterways, Navigation Road, Northwich, Cheshire, CW8 1BH: Telephone 01606 723800 : Fax 01606 871471 :
Grindley Brook Locks, Llangollen Canal
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Vagabonding Through the Midlands by W Byford-Jones , Edition: 1st edition 208 pages, Published by Heath Cranton 1935 Includes a pleasure trip by narrowboat from Wolverhampton to Llangollen.
Canals, Cruises, and Contentment by A Neal , Edition: 1st edition 189 pages, Published by Heath Cranton 1921 Illustrated book describing two round trips, one to Llangollen and one to Oxford, from the authors home next to the Derby Canal.
The Ellesmere and Llangollen Canal. An Historical Background by E A Wilson , Edition: 1st edition 160 pages, Published by Phillimore & Co. 1975 Illustrated.
Nicholson/Ordnance Survey Guide to the waterways - 4 by Not known , ISBN 0007136676 :170 pages, Published by Nicholson 2003 Four Counties & the Welsh Canals. Includes Caldon, Leek, Llangollen, Monmouthshire & Brecon, Montgomery, Shropshire Union, Staffordshire & Worcestershire (north part), Trent & Mersey canals and the River Weaver. Order now from Canal to Llangollen by Thomas Pellow & Paul Bowen , ISBN 0 9478 4901 7 :64 pages, Published by Landscape Press 1987 The history of the Llangollen Canal. Order now from Pearson's Canal and River Companion: Shropshire Union by Michael Pearson , ISBN 0 9078 6463 5 :64 pages, Published by J M Pearson & Son 1994 Including the Llangollen and Montgomery Canals. Order now from Pontcyllte Aqueduct Restoration by Richard J Turner-Thomas , ISBN 954 642 225 8 :71 pages, Published by Pensoft 2005 The story of the restoration work carried out on the aqueduct over the winter of 2003 and the spring of 2004. Order now from The Canals of the West Midlands (2nd Ed) by Charles Hadfield , 352 pages, Published by Augustus M Kelley 1 1969
Three Girls on a Boat by Jeanette Burden , ISBN 1-903172-62-4 :104 pages, Published by Barney Books 2006 A holiday voyage in the 1960s from Llangollen to Wheaton Aston on the Shropshire Union Main Line. Order now from
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The Llangollen Canal 1 hour approx., Produced by Waterways World Ltd A video tour along the Llangollen Canal Available on tape.
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Lock Sizes and maximum craft dimensions:
Length 70 foot, beam 6 foot 10 inches. NOTE: For more details of maximum lock and craft sizes and the basis of these figures see Craft and Lock Sizes Page
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Shropshire Union - Llangollen Canal: Table of distances |
Miles |
Locks |
Navigable (N) |
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Junction with Shropshire Union Main Line |
0.0 |
0 |
N |
SJ626553 |
118 |
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Hurleston Top Lock No 4 |
Hurleston Flight Locks Nos 1 to 4 |
.3 |
4 |
N |
SJ623551 |
118 |
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Burland Bridge No 6 |
Burland Village and A534 road |
1.6 |
4 |
N |
SJ617533 |
118 |
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Swanley Lock No 5 |
Swanley Bridge No 8 |
2.3 |
5 |
N |
SJ617526 |
118 |
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Swanley Lock No 6 |
Butcher's Bridge No 9 |
2.5 |
6 |
N |
SJ614520 |
118 |
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Baddiley Lock No 7 |
4.0 |
7 |
N |
SJ609499 |
118 |
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Baddiley Lock No 8 |
4.1 |
8 |
N |
SJ608496 |
118 |
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Baddiley Lock No 9 |
Baddiley Bridge No 14 |
4.4 |
9 |
N |
SJ607492 |
118 |
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Wrenbury Lift Bridge No 20 |
Wrenbury Village a quarter of a mile south-east |
6.3 |
9 |
N |
SJ589480 |
117 |
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Marbury Lock No 10 |
Church Bridge No 23 |
8.3 |
10 |
N |
SJ561464 |
117 |
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Steer Bridge No 24 |
8.9 |
10 |
N |
SJ553463 |
117 |
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Quoisley Lock No 11 |
9.9 |
11 |
N |
SJ538462 |
117 |
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Willey Moor Lock No 12 |
10.9 |
12 |
N |
SJ534451 |
117 |
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Povey's Lock No 13 |
11.3 |
13 |
N |
SJ532446 |
117 |
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Grindley Brook Bridge No 28 |
Tail of grindly Brook Lower Locks Nos 14 to 16 |
12.3 |
13 |
N |
SJ522433 |
117 |
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Grindley Brook Lock No 16 |
Top of Lower Locks |
12.4 |
16 |
N |
SJ523431 |
117 |
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Grindley Brook Lock No 19 (Top of staircase) |
Bridge No 29 |
12.5 |
19 |
N |
SJ523428 |
117 |
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New Mills Lift Bridge No 31 |
Former junction with the Whitchurch Branch |
13.4 |
19 |
N |
SJ528415 |
117 |
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Wrexham Road Bridge No 32 |
A525 road |
13.6 |
19 |
N |
SJ523414 |
117 |
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Sparks Bridge No 35 |
14.3 |
19 |
N |
SJ517406 |
117 |
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Tilstock Park Lift Bridge No 42 |
16.9 |
19 |
N |
SJ512378 |
126 |
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Platt Lane Bridge No 43 |
17.4 |
19 |
N |
SJ510365 |
126 |
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Junction with Shropshire Union Prees Branch |
19.0 |
19 |
N |
SJ488352 |
126 |
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Bettisfield Bridge No 48 |
20.9 |
19 |
N |
SJ459355 |
126 |
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Hampton Bank Bridge No 50 |
21.9 |
19 |
N |
SJ450344 |
126 |
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Little Mill Bridge No 55 |
23.6 |
19 |
N |
SJ427335 |
126 |
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Ellesmere Branch Junction |
25.6 |
19 |
N |
SJ400342 |
126 |
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Coachman's Bridge No 62 |
Tetchill |
27.1 |
19 |
N |
SJ385329 |
126 |
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Junction with Shropshire Union Montgomery Canal |
29.0 |
19 |
N |
SJ370318 |
126 |
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Maestermyn Bridge No 5 |
A495 road and Narrow Boat Inn |
30.3 |
19 |
N |
SJ353325 |
126 |
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Hindford Bridge No 11 |
31.5 |
19 |
N |
SJ334330 |
126 |
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New Marton Bottom Lock No 1 |
32.4 |
20 |
N |
SJ330341 |
126 |
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New Marton Top Lock No 2 |
New Marton Bridge No 12 |
32.6 |
21 |
N |
SJ328347 |
126 |
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St Martins Bridge No 13 |
B5069 road |
33.8 |
21 |
N |
SJ314357 |
126 |
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Belmont Bridge No 16 |
34.4 |
21 |
N |
SJ304357 |
126 |
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Rhoswiel Bridge No 18 |
35.0 |
21 |
N |
SJ296362 |
126 |
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Glenrid Bridge No 19 |
New Inn |
35.3 |
21 |
N |
SJ297368 |
126 |
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Chirk Aqueduct |
36.0 |
21 |
N |
SJ287372 |
126 |
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Chirk Tunnel (North end) |
36.4 |
21 |
N |
SJ282378 |
126 |
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Whitehouses Tunnel |
37.8 |
21 |
N |
SJ285401 |
117 |
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Irish Bridge No 27 |
38.1 |
21 |
N |
SJ285407 |
117 |
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Fron Lift Bridge No 28 |
39.0 |
21 |
N |
SJ271413 |
117 |
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Pontcysylite Aqueduct (South end) |
39.4 |
21 |
N |
SJ270419 |
117 |
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Ruabon Branch Junction |
39.6 |
21 |
N |
SJ270422 |
117 |
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Bryn Howel Bridge No 38 |
41.6 |
21 |
N |
SJ249417 |
117 |
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Wenffrwd Bridge No 42 |
42.6 |
21 |
N |
SJ236425 |
117 |
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Siambr Bridge No 45 |
Llangollen - end of navigation for craft of over 10 feet in length |
44.3 |
21 |
N |
SJ215422 |
117 |
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Pentre-Felin Bridge No 48 |
45.4 |
21 |
N |
SJ207435 |
117 |
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Llantisilio, Horseshoe Falls |
46.0 |
21 |
N |
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NOTE: N and U in the Navigable column above indicates that the node is navigable or unnavigable. If a D appears here it means that navigation is difficult or restricted to smaller craft.
Description:
Was a 1 mile 3 furlong level private tub-boat canal built to take coal and ironstone from Wombridge to furnaces at Donnington Wood.History:
Probably completed in 1788 and most of the line sold to the Shrewsbury Canal Company in 1792, the rest being abandoned during the early 19th century.Waterway Group:
This waterway is part of the Shrewsbury CanalRelated Books
The Canals of the West Midlands (2nd Ed) by Charles Hadfield , 352 pages, Published by Augustus M Kelley 1 1969