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Description of Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal: Runs 46 miles, from Great Haywood, where it joins the Trent and Mersey Canal, to Stourport, where it joins the River Severn
History of Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal: Promoted by Acts of 1766 and 1790
For more details see the History page.
Narrow locks at Stourport
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Lock Sizes and maximum craft dimensions of Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal: 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
Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal: Table of distances |
Miles |
Locks |
Navigable (N) |
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Junction with River Severn River Severn junction and Stourport Basins |
0 |
0 |
N |
SO810709 |
138 |
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York Street Lock No 3 |
0.1 |
3 |
N |
SO811712 |
138 |
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Mitton Chapel Bridge No 7 |
0.8 |
3 |
N |
SO814716 |
138 |
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Upper Mitton Bridge No 8 |
1 |
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 |
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 |
|
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 |
|
Caldwall Hall Bridge No 15 |
4 |
5 |
N |
SO829762 |
138 |
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Kidderminster Lock No 6 |
A442 road bridge No 16 |
4.4 |
6 |
N |
SO829768 |
138 |
|
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 |
|
Wolverley Lock No 8 |
Wolverley Bridge and Lock Inn |
6.1 |
8 |
N |
SO829792 |
138 |
|
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 |
|
Cookley Tunnel |
7.5 |
9 |
N |
SO842804 |
138 |
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Austcliffe Bridge No 24 |
8 |
9 |
N |
SO849807 |
138 |
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Whittington Lock No 10 |
Whittington Bridge No 27 |
9.5 |
10 |
N |
SO853825 |
139 |
|
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 |
|
Hyde Lock No 12 |
Hyde Bridge No 30 |
11 |
12 |
N |
SO851842 |
139 |
|
Dunsley Tunnel No 31 |
11.6 |
12 |
N |
SO858843 |
139 |
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Stewponey Lock No 13 |
Stewponey Bridge No 32 (A458) |
12 |
13 |
N |
SO861848 |
139 |
|
Junction with Stourbridge Canal Stourton Bridge No 33 |
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 |
14 |
N |
SO863871 |
139 |
|
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 |
|
Hinksford Lock No 17 |
Hinksord Lock Bridge No 39 |
16.3 |
17 |
N |
SO864901 |
139 |
|
Swindon Lock No 18 |
Swindon Bridge No 40 |
16.6 |
18 |
N |
SO862905 |
139 |
|
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 |
|
Wombourn Bridge No 43 |
B4176 road |
17.6 |
21 |
N |
SO861921 |
139 |
|
Bumble Hole Lock No 22 |
Bumble Hole Bridge No 46 |
18.5 |
22 |
N |
SO865933 |
139 |
|
Bratch Locks Nos 23, 24 and 25 |
Bratch Bridge No 48 |
18.9 |
25 |
N |
SO867937 |
139 |
|
Awbridge Lock No 26 |
Awbridge Bridge No 49 |
19.8 |
26 |
N |
SO859949 |
139 |
|
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 |
|
Wightwick Mill Lock No 30 |
Wightwick Mill Bridge No 58 |
22.6 |
30 |
N |
SO875984 |
139 |
|
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 |
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 Birmingham Canal Navigation (BCN) Main Line junction |
25.1 |
31 |
N |
SJ902011 |
139 |
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Junction with Shropshire Union Main Line Shropshire Union Main Line junction |
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 |
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 |
31 |
N |
SJ934084 |
127 |
|
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 |
|
Otherton Lane Bridge No 81 |
34.9 |
35 |
N |
SJ932121 |
127 |
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Otherton Lock No 36 |
35 |
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 |
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 |
|
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 |
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 Trent and Mersey Canal junction and bridge No 109 |
46.1 |
43 |
N |
SJ994229 |
127 |
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.