Shropshire Union Main Line: Table of distances			Miles	Locks	Navigable (N)	Grid ref	OS Map No
Autherley Junction Stop Lock No 1	Junction with Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal		0.0	1	N	SJ901020	139
Pendeford Bridge No 4			1.4	1	N	SJ888034	139
Chillington Bridge No 9			3.6	1	N	SJ890072	139
Brewood Bridge No 14	Brewood Village		5.0	1	N	SJ879088	127
Watling Street Aqueduct	Over the A5 road		6.1	1	N	SJ872107	127
Wheaton Aston Lock No 2			7.8	2	N	SJ858126	127
High Onn Bridge No 25	Church Eaton 1 mile north-east		10.8	2	N	SJ835168	127
Cowley Tunnel No 33			12.5	2	N	SJ824197	127
Gnosall Bridge No 35	A518 road bridge and Gnosall village		13.0	2	N	SJ819203	127
Norbury Junction	Shrewsbury Branch (disused) Junction		15.5	2	N	SJ793227	127
High Bridge No 39	A519 road bridge		16.4	2	N	SJ789241	127
Shebdon Aqueduct			19.0	2	N	SJ758261	127
Newport Road Bridge No 45	Knighton village		20.0	2	N	SJ746268	127
Park Heath Bridge No 48			21.0	2	N	SJ731274	127
Goldstone Bridge No 55	Cheswardine 1 mile east		23.0	2	N	SJ705293	127
Tyrley Top Lock No 3			25.3	3	N	SJ691324	127
Tyrley Lock No 4			25.4	4	N	SJ689325	127
Tyrley Locks Nos 5 and 6			25.5	6	N	SJ688327	127
Tyrley Bottom Lock No 7			25.6	7	N	SJ687330	127
Market Drayton Bridge No 62			26.6	7	N	SJ683345	127
Adderley Top Lock No 8	Adderley Wharf Bridge No 69		29.9	8	N	SJ670392	127
Adderley Bottom Lock No 12	Flight of 5 locks		30.1	12	N	SJ669397	127
Audlem Top Lock No 13			31.5	13	N	SJ659415	118
Audlem Lock No 14			31.6	14	N	SJ659417	118
Audlem Lock No 15	Bagley Lane Bridge No 76		31.9	15	N	SJ658420	118
Audlem Lock No 19	Snows Bridge No 77		32.1	19	N	SJ659426	118
Audlem Lock No 24	Audlem Bridge No 78 and Audlem Village		32.8	24	N	SJ658434	118
Audlem Bottom Lock No 27	Moss Hall Bridge No 79		33.1	27	N	SJ654439	118
Hack Green Locks Nos 28 and 29	Hack Green Bridge No 86		36.6	29	N	SJ641482	118
Nantwich Basin			38.9	29	N	SJ639529	118
Hurleston Junction	Junction with Shropshire Union - Llangollen Canal		40.8	29	N	SJ626553	118
Barbridge Junction	Junction with Shropshire Union - Middlewich Branch		42.1	29	N	SJ613570	118
Tweedale Bridge No 103A			43.4	29	N	SJ597581	117
Calveley Bridge No 104			43.9	29	N	SJ590587	117
Bunbury Locks Nos 30 and 31	Staircase locks		44.9	31	N	SJ578590	117
Tilstone Lock No 32	Tilstone Mill Bridge No 106		45.6	32	N	SJ567593	117
Beeston Stone Lock No 33			46.4	33	N	SJ556596	117
Beeston Iron Lock No 34	Beeston Brook Bridge No 107		46.6	34	N	SJ553599	117
Wharton Lock No 35	Wharton's Bridge No 108		47.5	35	N	SJ538602	117
Bate's Mill Bridge No 109			47.9	35	N	SJ532602	117
Crows Nest Bridge No 113			50.3	35	N	SJ485604	117
Egg Bridge No 119	Waverton		53.8	35	N	SJ455642	117
Christleton Lock No 36			55.4	36	N	SJ434658	117
Greenfield Lock No 37	A41 road bridge No 122A		55.6	37	N	SJ431661	117
Tarvin Lock No 38	Tarvin Road Bridge - A51 - No 123		56.3	38	N	SJ426664	117
Chemistry Lock No 39			56.8	39	N	SJ420666	117
Hoole Lane Lock No 40	Hoole Lane Bridge No 123A		57.0	40	N	SJ417666	117
Northgate Staircase Locks Nos 41 to 43			57.8	43	N	SJ404666	117
River Dee Branch Junction	Junction with Shropshire Union Dee Branch		58.0	43	N	SJ400667	117
Mollington Bridge No 130	A540 road bridge		59.5	43	N	SJ373687	117
Backford Bridge No 133	A41 road bridge		61.1	43	N	SJ400709	117
Caughall Bridge No 134			61.8	43	N	SJ413711	117
Stoak Bridge No 137			63.4	43	N	SJ423730	117
Stanney Mill Bridge No 141			64.4	43	N	SJ418745	117
Ellesmere Port Docks, Locks Nos 44 to 46	Junction with Manchester Ship Canal		66.5	46	D	SJ404774	117

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.

 

Text and photographs copyright of Jim Shead.