Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal, Industrial waterway in West Midlands, England.
The Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal extends 46 miles through the English Midlands, connecting the River Severn at Stourport to the Trent and Mersey Canal.
Engineer James Brindley completed this narrow canal in 1771 as part of a network linking major English ports, starting operations for trade in 1772.
The waterway features traditional brick bridges, lock cottages, and sandstone cliffs, representing early British canal engineering of the Industrial Revolution period.
The canal accommodates boats up to 70 feet long and 7 feet wide, contains 43 locks, and requires a handcuff key for anti-vandal locks throughout the route.
The Tixall Wide section of the canal expands into a lake formation, specifically designed to enhance the views from the neighboring country estate.
GPS coordinates: 52.80000,-2.00000
Latest update: March 4, 2025 04:25
Shugborough inscription
856 m
Essex Bridge, Staffordshire
584 m
Shugborough Hall
872 m
Garden bridge at Shugborough Hall
861 m
Black country ring
757 m
Cat's Monument at Shugborough Hall to north of the house
814 m
Church of St Stephen, Great Haywood
344 m
Roman Catholic Church of St John the Baptist
366 m
North range of outbuildings of Shugborough Park Farm
1.1 km
Shepherd's Monument at Shugborough Hall
854 m
Great Haywood Post Office
457 m
Doric temple at Shugborough Hall to north of the house
847 m
Trent Lane Canal Bridge
512 m
Chinese House At Shugborough Hall
875 m
Ruins at Shugborough Hall to north of the house
949 m
Trent Lane Railway Bridge
482 m
Milepost Trent and Mersey Canal at Heywood Junction immediately north of Mill Lane crossing
825 m
Fountain at Shugborough Hall to north west of the house
941 m
Mill Lane Railway Bridge
698 m
Farmhouse of Shugborough Park Farm
1.1 km
Temple of the Winds at Shugborough Hall to north east of the house
1.1 km
1-4, Trent Lane
455 m
Outbuildings to the south west of Shugborough Hall
924 m
Great Haywood canal bridge No 109
764 m
Trent Lodge
625 m
Lamb and Flag Inn - N and WS Taylor's premises
1.1 km
Range of 4 cottages opposite numbers 1 to 4
469 m
Milepost, Great Haywood village, by churchyard, opp. Elm Close
417 mReviews
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