Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Derwent Mouth to Burton)
Early plans for the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Derwent Mouth to Burton) between Manchester and Lisburn were proposed at a public meeting at the Plough Inn in Fife by William Jessop but languished until Henry Clarke was appointed as chief engineer in 1888. The canal was restored to navigation and reopened in 2001 after a restoration campaign lead by the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Derwent Mouth to Burton) Trust.
The Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Derwent Mouth to Burton) is a broad canal and is part of the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line).
It runs for 16 miles and 4 furlongs through 6 locks from Horninglow Basin (where it joins the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Burton to Fradley)) to Derwent Mouth (where it joins the River Trent (Western End)).
The maximum dimensions for a boat to be able to travel on the waterway are 72 feet long and 14 feet wide. The maximum headroom is 8 feet and 5 inches. The maximum draught is 3 feet and 7 inches.
It has a junction with the Derby and Sandiacre Canal at Swarkestone Junction.
The navigational authority for this waterway is Canal & River TrustRelevant publications — Waterway Travels:
Relevant publications — Waterway Maps:
- Waterway Routes 28M - Trent and Mersey Canal Map (Downloadable)
- Waterway Routes 01M - England and Wales Map
- Waterway Routes 86M - East Midlands (Leicester) Ring Map (Downloadable)
Relevant publications — Waterway Guides:
- Collins Nicholson Waterways Guides No 3 - Birmingham & the Heart of England
- Collins Nicholson Waterways Guides No 4 - Four Counties & the Welsh Canals
- Pearsons Canal Companion: South Midlands and Warwickshire Ring & Ashby and Connecting Canals
Relevant publications — Waterway Histories:
| Horninglow Basin Burton upon Trent half a mile southeast |
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| Horninglow Bridge No 32 | ¼ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Stretton Road Bridge No 31 | 5½ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Beech Lane Bridge No 30 | 7¼ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Mill House PH & Restaurant Fayre & Square |
1 mile and 1¼ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| James Brindley Way Bridge No 29A | 1 mile and 1¼ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Stretton Bridge No 29 Moor here for Claymills Victorian Pumping Station |
1 mile and 2½ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Old Mans Bridge No 28 | 1 mile and 5½ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Clay Mills Pipe Bridge | 1 mile and 6¼ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Clay Mills Aqueduct | 1 mile and 6¼ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| River Dove Floodwater Aqueduct | 2 miles and ¾ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| River Dove Aqueduct No 23 | 2 miles and 1¼ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| River Dove Floodplain Second Aqueduct | 2 miles and 2 furlongs | 0 locks | |
| River Dove Floodplain First Aqueduct | 2 miles and 2½ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Aqueduct No 25A (Trent and Mersey Canal) | 2 miles and 3½ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| High Bridge No 26 Eggington Long-term moorings (both sides of the bridge) |
2 miles and 4½ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| High Bridge Aqueduct | 2 miles and 4¾ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Egginton Brook Aqueduct | 2 miles and 7¼ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Coach and Horses Bridge No 25 | 3 miles and ½ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Bridge No 24A (Trent and Mersey Canal) | 3 miles and 3½ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Willington Road Bridge No 24 | 3 miles and 7¼ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Willington Bridge No 23 | 4 miles and 1 furlong | 0 locks | |
| The Dragon PH Canalside with Shardlow 11 Miles / Preston Brook 81 Miles away |
4 miles and 1¼ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Willington Winding Hole | 4 miles and 1½ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Willington Services | 4 miles and 1¾ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Willington Visitor Moorings 48 hour moorings |
4 miles and 2¼ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Willington Railway Bridge No 22A | 4 miles and 5 furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Mercia Marina Midland Chandlers (Willington) |
4 miles and 7 furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Bullys Footbridge No 22 | 4 miles and 7¾ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Greyhound Footbridge With accompanying pipe bridge |
5 miles and 3¼ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Buckford Bridge No 21 Findern |
5 miles and 3¼ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Doles Brook Aqueduct | 5 miles and 5¾ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Hell Brook Aqueduct | 5 miles and 7½ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Railway Bridge No 20A | 6 miles and ¼ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Hicklins Bridge No 20 | 6 miles and 1½ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Stenson Marina | 6 miles and 2¾ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Stenson Lock Winding Hole | 6 miles and 3¾ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Stenson Lock No 6 | 6 miles and 4 furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Stenson Bridge No 19 | 6 miles and 4 furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Arleston Bridge No 18 | 7 miles and 1½ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| The Ragley Boat Stop PH Canalside |
7 miles and 6¼ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Deepdale Bridge No 17 | 8 miles and ½ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Barrow Bridge No 16 Barrow upon Trent village a quarter of a mile south |
8 miles and 3¾ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Lowes Bridge No 15 | 9 miles and 1 furlong | 1 lock | |
| Swarkestone Toll House Crane and old stop lock next to the toll house where the canal originally ran through to River Trent. |
9 miles and 3 furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Swarkestone Junction Junction of the Derby and the Trent and Mersey Canals |
9 miles and 4 furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Swarkestone Lock No 5 | 9 miles and 4¼ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Swarkestone Lock Bridge No 14 | 9 miles and 4½ furlongs | 2 locks | |
| Swarkestone Aqueduct | 9 miles and 5¼ furlongs | 2 locks | |
| Swarkestone Railway Bridge No 13A | 9 miles and 5¼ furlongs | 2 locks | |
| Cuttle Bridge No 13 | 9 miles and 6¾ furlongs | 2 locks | |
| Massey's Bridge No 12 | 10 miles and 2¾ furlongs | 2 locks | |
| Chellaston Winding Hole | 10 miles and 7¼ furlongs | 2 locks | |
| Chellaston Railway Bridge No 11A | 11 miles and ½ furlongs | 2 locks | |
| Sarson's Bridge No 11 | 11 miles and ¾ furlongs | 2 locks | |
| Weston Cliffe Bridge No 10 | 11 miles and 4 furlongs | 2 locks | |
| Fine George's Bridge No 9 | 12 miles | 2 locks | |
| Weston Lock No 4 | 12 miles and 3½ furlongs | 2 locks | |
| Weston Lock Bridge No 8 | 12 miles and 3¾ furlongs | 3 locks | |
| Weston Railway Bridge No 7A | 12 miles and 6¼ furlongs | 3 locks | |
| Cow Pasture Bridge No 7 | 13 miles and ½ furlongs | 3 locks | |
| Aston Lock No 3 | 13 miles and 6½ furlongs | 3 locks | |
| Aston Lock Bridge No 6 | 13 miles and 6¾ furlongs | 4 locks | |
| Hansons Quarry Bridge No 5A | 14 miles and ¼ furlongs | 4 locks | |
| Acrelane Bridge No 5 | 14 miles and ½ furlongs | 4 locks | |
| Hickens Bridge No 4 | 14 miles and 3¾ furlongs | 4 locks | |
| Henry Knibb Bridge No 3A | 14 miles and 5 furlongs | 4 locks | |
| Shardlow Lock No 2 | 15 miles and 1½ furlongs | 4 locks | |
| The Clock Warehouse PH Canalside |
15 miles and 1¾ furlongs | 5 locks | |
| Winding Hole below Shardlow Lock | 15 miles and 2 furlongs | 5 locks | |
| Idle Bridge No 3 | 15 miles and 2¼ furlongs | 5 locks | |
| Shardlow | 15 miles and 3¼ furlongs | 5 locks | |
| The Malt Shovel (Shardlow) | 15 miles and 4¼ furlongs | 5 locks | |
| New Inn (Shardlow) | 15 miles and 4½ furlongs | 5 locks | |
| Wilne Bridge No 2 | 15 miles and 4¾ furlongs | 5 locks | |
| Shardlow Pipe Bridge | 15 miles and 4¾ furlongs | 5 locks | |
| Shardlow Floodgates | 15 miles and 5¾ furlongs | 5 locks | |
| Chapel Farm Marina Entrance No 1 | 15 miles and 6½ furlongs | 5 locks | |
| Chapel Farm Marina Entrance No 2 | 16 miles and ¼ furlongs | 5 locks | |
| Porter's Bridge No 1 | 16 miles and ½ furlongs | 5 locks | |
| Derwent Mouth Lock No 1 | 16 miles and 1¾ furlongs | 5 locks | |
| Derwent Mouth Junction of the River Trent with the Trent and Mersey Canal |
16 miles and 4 furlongs | 6 locks |
- Trent & Mersey Canal Society – founded in 1974 — associated with Trent and Mersey Canal
- Mercia Marina | Shopping and holiday destination, and a great day out — associated with Mercia Marina
- Is Derbyshire’s largest waterside marina attraction, shopping and holiday destination with more than 20 businesses, 11 shops, 2 restaurants, 2 coffee houses, bar, boutique retailers, lodges, & boating activities. Free Parking.
- The Dragon PH — associated with The Dragon PH
- Public House
- Ragley Boat Stop PH — associated with The Ragley Boat Stop PH
- Public House
- Clock Warehouse Pub — associated with The Clock Warehouse PH
- Public House
- Claymills Victorian Pumping Station — associated with Stretton Bridge No 29
- Claymills victorian steam pumping engines museum and archive
Wikipedia has a page about Trent and Mersey Canal
The Trent and Mersey Canal is a 93 1⁄2-mile (150 km) canal in Derbyshire, Staffordshire and Cheshire in north-central England. It is a "narrow canal" for the vast majority of its length, but at the extremities to the east of Burton upon Trent and north of Middlewich, it is a wide canal.
The narrow locks and bridges are big enough for a single narrowboat 7 feet (2.1 m) wide by 72 feet (22 m) long, while the wide locks can accommodate boats 14 feet (4.3 m) wide, or two narrowboats next to each other.
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