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Description: Runs from Farmers Bridge, junction with the BCN Main Line, to Whittington Brook, where it joins the detached section of the Coventry Canal.
For the History of this waterway see the History page.
Waterway Group: This waterway is part of the Birmingham Canal Navigations
Navigation Authority: MD's Office: Southern Waterways, General Manager: Central Shires Waterways, Peel's Wharf, Lichfield Street, Fazeley, Tamworth, Staffordshire B78 3QZ : Telephone 01827 252000 : Fax 01827 288071 :
Passing a pair of working boats at Curdworth Locks
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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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Birmingham and Fazeley Canal: Table of distances |
Miles |
Locks |
Navigable (N) |
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Junction with BCN Main Line Junction with the BCN Main Line |
0 |
0 |
N |
SP059867 |
139 |
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Farmers Bridge Top Lock No1 |
Flight of 13 Locks |
0.1 |
1 |
N |
SP061870 |
139 |
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Below Farmers Bridge Lock No 13 |
1 |
13 |
N |
SP065873 |
139 |
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Junction with Digbeth Branch Canal Junction with Digbeth Branch and top of Aston Lock No1 |
1.5 |
13 |
N |
SP077880 |
139 |
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Aston Bottom Lock No 24 |
aston Flight Locks Nos 14 to 24 (11 locks) |
2.5 |
24 |
N |
SP087893 |
139 |
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Junctions with Tame Valley Canal and Grand Union Main Line Junction with the Grand Union Canal (South) and the Tame Valley Canal (West) |
3.3 |
24 |
N |
SP097900 |
139 |
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Brace Factory Bridge |
5.1 |
24 |
N |
SP121906 |
139 |
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Minworth Top Lock No 25 |
6.3 |
25 |
N |
SP139916 |
139 |
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Minworth Middle Lock No 26 |
6.6 |
26 |
N |
SP143919 |
139 |
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Minworth Bottom Lock No 27 |
7.1 |
27 |
N |
SP151923 |
139 |
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Curdworth Tunnel |
West End - close to Curdworth Village |
9 |
27 |
N |
SP177931 |
139 |
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Curdworth Top Lock No 28 |
Dunton Wharf |
9.5 |
28 |
N |
SP185937 |
139 |
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Curdworth Lock No 29 |
10 |
29 |
N |
SP190942 |
139 |
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Curdworth Lock No 32 |
10.1 |
32 |
N |
SP192944 |
139 |
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Curdworth Lock No 33 |
10.3 |
33 |
N |
SP192947 |
139 |
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Curdworth Lock No 34 |
10.6 |
34 |
N |
SP194951 |
139 |
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Curdworth Lock No 35 |
11.1 |
35 |
N |
SP198958 |
139 |
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Curdworth Lock No 36 |
11.3 |
36 |
N |
SP198960 |
139 |
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Curdworth Lock No 37 |
11.8 |
37 |
N |
SP199966 |
139 |
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Curdworth Bottom Lock No 38 |
12.1 |
38 |
N |
SP201973 |
139 |
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Junction with Coventry Canal Junction with Coventry Canal |
15 |
38 |
N |
SK203020 |
139 |
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Hopwas |
17.8 |
38 |
N |
SK179050 |
139 |
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Junction with Coventry Canal (Detached Portion) Junction with the detached portion of the Coventry Canal. |
20.5 |
38 |
N |
SK166083 |
128 |
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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.
Text and photographs copyright of Jim Shead.