Three Mile Post

Address is taken from a point 1456 yards away.
Three Mile Post is on the Shropshire Union Canal (Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal - Main Line) near to Horsham Inclined plane.
Early plans for the Shropshire Union Canal (Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal - Main Line) between Oldcorn and St Helens were proposed by John Green but languished until Thomas Jones was appointed as engineer in 1782. The canal joined the sea near Cambridge. Expectations for manure traffic to Wokingham were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. The Shropshire Union Canal (Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal - Main Line) was closed in 1905 when Ambersford Aqueduct collapsed. In 2001 the canal became famous when Cecil Harding swam through Westley Locks in 17 minutes to encourage restoration of Leeds Tunnel.

Mooring here is good (a nice place to moor), mooring rings or bollards are available. Mooring is limited to 48 hours. Moorings start beyond the aqueduct and continue to here. There is no mooring allowed over the Aqueduct.
| Pendeford Hall Lane Winding hole | 7¾ furlongs | |
| M54 Bridge | 6 furlongs | |
| Lower Hattons Bridge No 6 | 4½ furlongs | |
| Lower Hattons Winding Hole | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Hunting Bridge No 7 | ¾ furlongs | |
| Three Mile Post | ||
| Aqueduct over un-named stream | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Park Bridge No 8 | 3 furlongs | |
| Park Lodge Winding Hole | 5¾ furlongs | |
| Chillington Bridge No 9 | 6½ furlongs | |
| Avenue Bridge No 10 | 1 mile | |
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In the direction of Nantwich Basin Entrance
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Back to the Wharf from Scribblings from the Mintball posted Sunday the 27th of August, 2017
Convening the Coven from Scribblings from the Mintball posted Saturday the 26th of August, 2017
North by North East from Scribblings from the Mintball posted Saturday the 26th of May, 2007
Due South from Scribblings from the Mintball posted Friday the 25th of May, 2007
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![Cast-iron milepost. One of many such original cast-iron posts on this stretch of the canal. The next one north is at [[4089675]] by Richard Law – 16 June 2014](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/09/18/4091870_1e38ff10_120x120.jpg)
![Milepost along the Shropshire Union Canal. Nantwich 36 miles.Autherley Junction 3 miles.Norbury Junction 12½ miles.[[5747889]], close up of the milepost.[[5747735]], the previous milepost along the canal.[[5749224]], the next milepost along the canal. by Mat Fascione – 21 April 2018](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/74/78/5747886_1d04d6e3_120x120.jpg)
![Milepost along the Shropshire Union Canal. Nantwich 36 miles.Autherley Junction 3 miles.Norbury Junction 12½ miles.[[5747886]], for a wider view. by Mat Fascione – 21 April 2018](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/74/78/5747889_f3544505_120x120.jpg)

![Shropshire Union Canal south-west of Coven, Staffordshire. Looking north along the Shropshire Union Canal towards Brewood from Hunting Bridge, No 7. The Monarch's Way crosses the bridge and continues south along the bridleway at the base of the canal embankment.Landscape version: [[[7413057]]] by Roger D Kidd – 19 April 2013](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/41/31/7413101_a4b39a6f_120x120.jpg)
![Canal and farmland south-west of Coven in Staffordshire. Looking north along the Shropshire Union Canal towards Brewood from Hunting Bridge, No 7. The Monarch's Way crosses the bridge and continues south along the bridleway at the base of the canal embankment.Portrait version: [[[7413101]]] by Roger D Kidd – 19 April 2013](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/41/30/7413057_cc77a772_120x120.jpg)







![Hunting Bridge [no 7], from the south. An accommodation bridge, now carrying the Monarch's Way over the Shropshire Union canal. by Christine Johnstone – 04 May 2023](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/51/32/7513222_9aa4ebdf_120x120.jpg)














