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Stratford upon Avon Canal - Kingswood Branch

Description: A quarter of a mile branch linking the Stratford upon Avon Canal to the Grand Union Canal at Kingswood

Waterway Group: This waterway is part of the Stratford upon Avon Canal

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 :

Related Books

• The Canals of the East Midlands by Charles Hadfield, Edition: 3rd impression, ISBN: 0-7153-4871-X, 294 pages, Published by David & Charles, in 1981, (including part of London). Order now from .
• Waterways to Stratford by Charles Hadfield and John Norris, Edition: 1st, 176 pages, Published by David & Charles, in 1962, The History of the Avon, canal and tramway routes to Stratford..

Related Cruising Logs

• 25th June 2005

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

Stratford upon Avon Canal - Kingswood Branch: Table of distances			Miles	Locks	Navigable (N)	Grid ref	OS Map No
Lapworth Junction	Junction with Stratford upon Avon Canal Stratford upon Avon Canal Main Line junction		0	0	N	SP186708	139
Kingswood Junction (GU)	Junction with Grand Union Main Line Grand Union Canal Main Line junction		0.3	0	N	SP188706	139

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.