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Description:
Runs 46 miles, from Great Haywood, where it joins the Trent and Mersey Canal, to Stourport, where it joins the River SevernHistory:
Promoted by Acts of 1766 and 1790Navigation Authority:
Head Office: British Waterways, MD's Office: Southern Waterways, General Manager: West Midland Waterways, Albert House, Quay Place, 92-93 Edward Street, Birmingham B1 2RA : Telephone 0121 200 7400 : Fax 0121 200 7401 :
Narrow locks at Stourport
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Towpath Guide No 1: Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal by J Ian Langford , ISBN 0 900404 22 1 :276 pages, Published by Goose & Son 1974 A detailed description of the canal with refernces to its history. A good selection of B&W photographs and other illustrations. Order now from Walking the Canals of the West Midlands by Michael R Kettle , ISBN 0 907 616 47X :96 pages, Published by Abel Publishing 1999 Walking guide to parts of the Worcester & Birmingham, Stourbridge and Staffordshire and Worcestershire canals. Order now from Nicholson/Ordnance Survey Guide to the waterways - 2 by Not known , ISBN 000713665X :170 pages, Published by Nicholson 2003 Severn, Avon and Birmingham. Includes the BCN, Gloucester & Sharpness, Severn, Staffordshire & Worcester Canal, Stourbridge, Dudley, Stratford-on-Avon and Worcester & Birmingham canals. Order now from Nicholson/Ordnance Survey Guide to the waterways - 3 by Not known , ISBN 0007136668 :170 pages, Published by Nicholson 2003 Birmingham and the Heart of England. Includes the Ashby, BCN, Birmingham & Fazeley, Coventry, Erewash, GU Leicester Section, GU main line (part), Oxford, Staffordshire & Worcstershire, Worcester & Birmingham Canals and part of the Trent & Mersey. Order now from 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 Pearson's Canal and River Companion: Four Counties Ring and Trent and Mersey by Michael Pearson , ISBN 0907864686 :72 pages, Published by J M Pearson & Son 1995 Order now from Pearson's Canal and River Companion: Stourport Ring & Black Country by Michael Pearson , ISBN 0 9078 6470 8 :96 pages, Published by J M Pearson & Son 1996 Order now from Stourport-on-Severn by Anna Carter , ISBN 0 7524 2058 5 :128 pages, Published by Tempus 2000 Historic photographs of this canal and river port. Order now from Working Boat: Warwickshire & Worcestershire Trades by Ray Shill & Tom Foxon , ISBN 0 9517755 2 9 :64 pages, Published by Heartlands Press 2002 The waterways of these counties and the history of the trade carried by their working boats. Order now from The Canals of the West Midlands (2nd Ed) by Charles Hadfield , 352 pages, Published by Augustus M Kelley 1 1969
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The Staffs & Worcester Canal Released in : 1996 57 minutes approx., Produced by VideoActive Available on tape and DVD. Order on video tape from The Four Counties Ring Produced by VideoActive Available on tape and DVD. Order on video tape from The Missing Links (Part 10) featuring David Suchet , Released in : 2001 1 hour 7 minutes approx., Produced by Laurence Hogg Productions Presented and narrated by David Suchet, this film tracks the progress of restoration of the Lichfield and Hatherton canals and the history of the waterways which linked with them to form the northern waters of the BCN Available on tape and DVD.
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Lock Sizes and maximum craft dimensions:
Length 70 foot, beam 7 foot. 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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Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal: Table of distances |
Miles |
Locks |
Navigable (N) |
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Junction with River Severn |
0.0 |
0 |
N |
SO810709 |
138 |
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York Street Lock No 3 |
.1 |
3 |
N |
SO811712 |
138 |
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Mitton Chapel Bridge No 7 |
.8 |
3 |
N |
SO814716 |
138 |
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Upper Mitton Bridge No 8 |
1.0 |
3 |
N |
SO817720 |
138 |
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Bullock Lane Bridge No 9 |
1.5 |
3 |
N |
SO817726 |
138 |
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Oldington Bridge No 10 |
2.0 |
3 |
N |
SO821734 |
138 |
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Pratt's Wharf |
Winding hole and former junction with River Stour |
2.4 |
3 |
N |
SO825737 |
138 |
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Falling Sands Lock No 4 |
2.8 |
4 |
N |
SO827744 |
138 |
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Falling Sands Bridge No 11 |
3.1 |
4 |
N |
SO828750 |
138 |
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Caldwall Lock No 5 |
Caldwall Bridge No 12 |
3.5 |
5 |
N |
SO827755 |
138 |
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Caldwall Hall Bridge No 15 |
4.0 |
5 |
N |
SO829762 |
138 |
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Kidderminster Lock No 6 |
A442 road bridge No 16 |
4.4 |
6 |
N |
SO829768 |
138 |
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Limekiln Bridge No 17 |
4.6 |
6 |
N |
SO828772 |
138 |
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Wolverley Court Lock No 7 |
Wolverley Court Bridge No 19 |
5.6 |
7 |
N |
SO829784 |
138 |
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Wolverley Lock No 8 |
Wolverley Bridge and Lock Inn |
6.1 |
8 |
N |
SO829792 |
138 |
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Wolverley Forge Bridge No 21 |
6.4 |
8 |
N |
SO834795 |
138 |
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Debdale Lock No 9 |
Debdale Bridge No 22 |
7.3 |
9 |
N |
SO839801 |
138 |
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Cookley Tunnel |
7.5 |
9 |
N |
SO842804 |
138 |
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Austcliffe Bridge No 24 |
8.0 |
9 |
N |
SO849807 |
138 |
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Whittington Lock No 10 |
Whittington Bridge No 27 |
9.5 |
10 |
N |
SO853825 |
139 |
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Whittington Horse Bridge No 28 |
9.8 |
10 |
N |
SO853828 |
139 |
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Kinver Lock No 11 |
Kinver Bridge No 29 |
10.4 |
11 |
N |
SO848834 |
138 |
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Hyde Lock No 12 |
Hyde Bridge No 30 |
11.0 |
12 |
N |
SO851842 |
139 |
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Dunsley Tunnel No 31 |
11.6 |
12 |
N |
SO858843 |
139 |
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Stewponey Lock No 13 |
Stewponey Bridge No 32 (A458) |
12.0 |
13 |
N |
SO861848 |
139 |
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Junction with Stourbridge Canal |
12.3 |
13 |
N |
SO861851 |
139 |
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Prestwood Bridge No 34 |
13.3 |
13 |
N |
SO861864 |
139 |
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Gothersley Lock No 14 |
Gothersley Bridge No 35 |
14.0 |
14 |
N |
SO863871 |
139 |
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Rocky Lock No 15 |
14.4 |
15 |
N |
SO863874 |
139 |
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Greensforge Lock No 16 |
Grensforge Bridge No 37 |
15.1 |
16 |
N |
SO861886 |
139 |
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Hinksford Lock No 17 |
Hinksord Lock Bridge No 39 |
16.3 |
17 |
N |
SO864901 |
139 |
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Swindon Lock No 18 |
Swindon Bridge No 40 |
16.6 |
18 |
N |
SO862905 |
139 |
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Marsh Lock No 19 |
16.9 |
19 |
N |
SO861908 |
139 |
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Botterham Locks (staircase) No 20 and 21 |
Botterham Bridge No 42 |
17.3 |
21 |
N |
SO860913 |
139 |
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Wombourn Bridge No 43 |
B4176 road |
17.6 |
21 |
N |
SO861921 |
139 |
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Bumble Hole Lock No 22 |
Bumble Hole Bridge No 46 |
18.5 |
22 |
N |
SO865933 |
139 |
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Bratch Locks Nos 23, 24 and 25 |
Bratch Bridge No 48 |
18.9 |
25 |
N |
SO867937 |
139 |
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Awbridge Lock No 26 |
Awbridge Bridge No 49 |
19.8 |
26 |
N |
SO859949 |
139 |
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Ebstree Lock No 27 |
Ebstree Bridge No 51 |
20.3 |
27 |
N |
SO858956 |
139 |
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Dimmingsdale Lock No 28 |
Bridge No 52 and Dimmingsdale Reservoir |
20.5 |
28 |
N |
SO858959 |
139 |
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Dimmingsdale Bridge No 53 |
20.8 |
28 |
N |
SO859963 |
139 |
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Mops Farm Bridge No 54 |
21.4 |
28 |
N |
SO860973 |
139 |
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Wightwick Lock No 29 |
Wightwick Bridge No 57 |
22.5 |
29 |
N |
SO871983 |
139 |
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Wightwick Mill Lock No 30 |
Wightwick Mill Bridge No 58 |
22.6 |
30 |
N |
SO875984 |
139 |
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Compton Lock No 31 |
Compton Lock Bridge No 60 |
23.3 |
31 |
N |
SO884989 |
139 |
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Tettenhall Old Bridge No 61 |
24.0 |
31 |
N |
SO891998 |
139 |
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Dunstall Water Bridge No 63 |
24.6 |
31 |
N |
SJ898006 |
139 |
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Junction with BCN Main Line |
25.1 |
31 |
N |
SJ902011 |
139 |
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Junction with Shropshire Union Main Line |
25.6 |
31 |
N |
SJ901020 |
139 |
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Marsh Lane Bridge No 67 |
26.4 |
31 |
N |
SJ906032 |
139 |
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Coven Heath Bridge No 69 |
27.5 |
31 |
N |
SJ911048 |
139 |
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Cross Green Bridge No 71 |
The Anchor Inn. Coven Village half a mile north-west |
28.4 |
31 |
N |
SJ915060 |
139 |
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Slade Heath Bridge No 72 |
29.0 |
31 |
N |
SJ919066 |
139 |
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Larches Bridge No 73 |
29.8 |
31 |
N |
SJ925073 |
139 |
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Moat House Bridge No 74 |
30.1 |
31 |
N |
SJ931073 |
139 |
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Deepmore Bridge No 75 |
30.8 |
31 |
N |
SJ930081 |
127 |
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Hatherton Junction |
Hatherton Branch (closed) |
31.0 |
31 |
N |
SJ934084 |
127 |
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Calf Heath Bridge No 77 |
32.1 |
31 |
N |
SJ920085 |
127 |
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Gailey Lock No 32 |
Gailey Wharf and A5 road bridge No 79 |
33.4 |
32 |
N |
SJ920103 |
127 |
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Brick Kiln Lock No 33 |
33.5 |
33 |
N |
SJ922107 |
127 |
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Boggs Lock No 34 |
33.8 |
34 |
N |
SJ926108 |
127 |
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Rodbaston Lock No 35 |
Rodbaston Bridge No 80 |
34.5 |
35 |
N |
SJ929111 |
127 |
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Otherton Lane Bridge No 81 |
34.9 |
35 |
N |
SJ932121 |
127 |
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Otherton Lock No 36 |
35.0 |
36 |
N |
SJ931122 |
127 |
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Lyne Hill Bridge No 83 |
35.4 |
36 |
N |
SJ928128 |
127 |
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Filance Lock No 37 |
35.9 |
37 |
N |
SJ927136 |
127 |
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Penkridge Lock No 38 |
Penkridge Bridge No 86 and Penkridge town |
36.1 |
38 |
N |
SJ928139 |
127 |
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Longford Lock No 39 |
Broom Bridge No 87 |
36.6 |
39 |
N |
SJ932146 |
127 |
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Longford Bridge No 88 |
36.9 |
39 |
N |
SJ933151 |
127 |
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Teddesley Bridge No 89 |
37.1 |
39 |
N |
SJ936154 |
127 |
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Park Gate Lock No 40 |
Park Gate Bridge No 90 |
37.5 |
40 |
N |
SJ937158 |
127 |
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Shutt Hill Lock No 41 |
Shutt Hill Bridge No 91 |
38.3 |
41 |
N |
SJ937168 |
127 |
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Acton Bridge No 93 |
39.1 |
41 |
N |
SJ935183 |
127 |
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Roseford Bridge No 94 |
39.6 |
41 |
N |
SJ934194 |
127 |
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Deptmore Lock No 42 |
40.0 |
42 |
N |
SJ937198 |
127 |
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Hazelstrine Bridge No 96 |
40.4 |
42 |
N |
SJ940202 |
127 |
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Radford Bridge No 98 |
A34 road |
41.3 |
42 |
N |
SJ940216 |
127 |
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Bawich Bridge No 100 |
41.8 |
42 |
N |
SJ941222 |
127 |
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Lodgefield Bridge No 102 |
42.5 |
42 |
N |
SJ951223 |
127 |
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Stoneford Bridge No 103 |
43.0 |
42 |
N |
SJ956219 |
127 |
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Milford Bridge No 105 |
43.8 |
42 |
N |
SJ967213 |
127 |
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Tixall Bridge No 106 |
44.5 |
42 |
N |
SJ975216 |
127 |
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Tixall Lock No 43 |
Oldhill Bridge No 107 |
44.8 |
43 |
N |
SJ977218 |
127 |
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Cavan's Bridge No 108 |
45.8 |
43 |
N |
SJ988230 |
127 |
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Junction with Trent and Mersey Canal |
46.1 |
43 |
N |
SJ994229 |
127 |
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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.
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