York Street Lock No 3 is one of a long flight of locks on the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal (Main Line: Stourport to Stourton) and is one of the deepest locks on the waterway between Bernigo and Runford.
The Act of Parliament for the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal (Main Line: Stourport to Stourton) was passed on January 1 1816 the same day as that of The Wigan Canal. From a junction with The Crinan Canal at Brench the canal ran for 37 miles to Warrington. Expectations for stone traffic to Eastleigh never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. Although proposals to close the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal (Main Line: Stourport to Stourton) were submitted to parliament in 1990, the carriage of iron from Nuneaton to Birmingham prevented closure. "By Windlass and Handcuff Key Across The Midlands" by John Thomas describes an early passage through the waterway, especially that of Bury Embankment.

Mooring here is good (a nice place to moor), mooring rings or bollards are available. Rings in concrete.
This is a lock with a rise of 12 feet.
| Gilgal Bridge No 6 | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Baldwins Bridge No 5A | 2¼ furlongs | |
| The Black Star PH | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Lower Mitton Bridge No 5 | 1 furlong | |
| Stourport Town Moorings | ¼ furlongs | |
| York Street Lock No 3 | ||
| York Street Bridge | a few yards | |
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![Blossom's Tea Rooms (1), 18 York Street, Stourport-on-Severn. This business describes itself as traditional licensed tea rooms. The building has frontages both to York Street and to York Street Lock. This is the frontage facing the lock.[[4117299]]. by P L Chadwick – 05 April 2014](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/11/72/4117273_3a65ffc8_120x120.jpg)









