Text and photographs copyright of Jim Shead.

Shropshire Union Montgomery Canal

Description: Runs 33 miles, from Frankton Junction, where it joins the Llangollen Canal, to Newtown. Much of this canal is un-navigable and is being restored.

History: Authorised by an Act of March 1794.

Waterway Group: This waterway is part of the Shropshire Union Canal

Subordinate Waterways:

• Montgomeryshire Canal

Navigation Authority: MD's Office: Northern Waterways, General Manager: Wales & Border Counties Waterways, Navigation Road, Northwich, Cheshire, CW8 1BH: Telephone 01606 723800 : Fax 01606 871471 :

Top locks, Montgomery Canal

Related Books

• Nicholson/Ordnance Survey Guide to the waterways - 4 by Not known, ISBN: 978-0-00-728164-0, 170 pages, Published by Nicholson, in 2009, 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 Companion: Welsh Waters by Michael Pearson, Edition: Seventh, ISBN: 978 0 9 5491163 8, 80 pages, Published by J M Pearson & Son, Including the Shropshire Union, Llangollen, Montgomery and Monmouthshire & Brecon Canals. Order now from .
• The Canals of the West Midlands (2nd Ed) by Charles Hadfield, 352 pages, Published by Augustus M Kelley, in 1969,

Related videos

• The Montgomery Canal , 1 hour 0 minutes Produced by VideoActive, The price includes a £1 donation to the Montgomery Waterway Restoration Trust to further the canal's restoration. Available on tape DVD. Order on video tape from . Order on DVD from

Related photographs

• Shropshire Union Montgomery Canal: Queens Head Inn
• Shropshire Union Montgomery Canal: Frankton Junction Top locks on restored length

Related External Web Sites

• Anglo Welsh A large narrowboat hire company with a good choice of bases and boats.
• Montgomery Waterway Restoration Trust Friends of the Montgomery Canal.
• Maesbury Marine Services Specialists in building & fitting out high quality narrowboats who can customise any design to your individual requirement.
• Pete's Montgomery Canal Website The purpose of this website is to bring together up to date items of news, information and interest about the Montgomery Canal.
• The Shropshire Union Canal Society The Society was formed in 1968 to promote interest in the past, present and future of 158 miles of canal comprising the main line and branches.
• Bywater Holiday Cruises Hotel based accommodation and travel on horse boat Sian on the Montgomery Canal or live-aboard narrow boat hotel, Rose.
• Maesbury Canal Festival The festival is sponsored by the Shropshire Union Canal Society and supported by the Friends of the Montgomery Canal and the Shrewsbury Branch of the Inland Waterways Association.

Related Cruising Logs

• 14th September 1999
• 25th May 2005

Other Related Pages

• Cruising Times

Lock Sizes and maximum craft dimensions: Length 70 foot, beam 6 foot 10 inches. NOTE: For more details of maximum lock and craft sizes and the basis of these figures see Craft and Lock Sizes Page

Shropshire Union Montgomery Canal: Table of distances			Miles	Locks	Navigable (N)	Grid ref	OS Map No
Frankton Junction	Junction with Shropshire Union - Llangollen Canal Llangollen Canal junction		0	0	N	SJ370318	126
Frankton Bottom Lock No 4	Lockgate Bridge and Weston Branch junction		0.5	4	N	SJ368319	126
Rednal			3.1	5	N	SJ351277	126
Queens Head Inn			4.1	5	N	SJ339268	126
Aston Lock No 7			4.9	8	N	SJ328257	126
Maesbury			6.1	8	U	SJ313250	126
Redwith			7.4	8	U	SJ301241	126
Crickheath			8.1	8	U	SJ291234	126
Waen Wen			9	8	U	SJ284229	126
Pant			9.4	8	U	SJ277223	126
Llanymynech			10.5	8	U	SJ266210	126
Wall's Bridge	Wharf and Warehouse		10.9	8	U	SJ262207	126
Carreghofa Locks Nos 8 and 9			11.5	10	U	SJ253202	126
Newbridge			12	10	U	SJ255194	126
Clopton's Wharf			13	10	U		0
Mardu			14.1	10	U		0
Arddleen			15.3	10	U		0
Guilsfield Branch Junction			15.8	10	U		0
Burgeddon Locks No 10 and 11			15.9	12	U		0
Gwernfellen			16.3	12	N		0
Bank Lock No 12			17.3	13	N		0
Cabin Lock No 13			17.5	14	N		0
Crowther Hall Lock No 14			17.9	15	N		0
Pool Quay Lock No 15			18.3	16	N		0
Moors Lift Bridge	Buttington Wharf		20.1	16	N		0
Welshpool Lock No 16			21.6	17	N		0
Whitehouse Bridge	A483 culverted bridge - limit of navigation		22.5	17	N		0
Belan Locks Nos 17 and 18			23	19	U		0
Brithdair Lock No 19			25.8	20	U		0
Berriew Lock No 20			26.3	21	U		0
Berriew Aqueduct			26.8	21	U		0
Evelfach			26.9	21	U		0
Redgate			27.4	21	U		0
Garthmyl			27.8	21	U		0
Bunker's Hill			29.1	21	U		0
Pennant Dingle			29.9	21	U		0
Brynderwyn Lock No 21			30.8	22	U		0
Byles Lock No 22			31.3	23	U		0
Newhouse Lock No 23			31.8	24	U		0
Aberechan			32.6	24	U		0
Newtown Pumping Station			33	24	U		0

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.