Frankton Locks
The top lock is a two-chamber staircase. Operated by C&RT lock keepers only. Old numbering: Nos 1 & 2
Frankton Locks is a flight on the Shropshire Union Canal (Montgomery Canal - connected and navigable) between Frankton Staircase Lock No 1 and Frankton Bottom Lock No 3
The rise of this flight is not known.
It also contains the following places:
| Frankton Junction | 5¼ furlongs | |
Frankton Locks Visitor Moorings  | 5½ furlongs | |
| Frankton Staircase Lock No 1 | ||
| Frankton Middle Lock No 2 | a few yards | |
| Frankton Bottom Lock No 3 | ||
| Weston Arm Junction | a few yards | |
| Lockgate Bridge No 71 | ¼ furlongs | |
| Lockgate Bridge Aqueduct | 1 furlong | |
| Graham Palmer Lock No 4 | 1½ furlongs | |
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Frankton Junction (grid reference SJ369318) is the name of the canal junction where the Montgomery Canal terminates and meets the Llangollen Canal at Lower Frankton, Shropshire, England.
Other Wikipedia pages that might relate to Frankton Locks
[Frankton Junction]
south bank for a short distance. The Frankton Locks, consisting of a staircase of two locks and two single locks, lower the level of the Montgomery Canal
[Llangollen Canal]
6 km) to the south of Frankton locks, which effectively closed the Montgomeryshire Canal to all traffic. Traffic beyond Frankton to Llangollen had ceased
[Montgomery Canal]
Shropshire. The canal runs 33 miles (53 km) from the Llangollen Canal at Frankton Junction to Newtown via Llanymynech and Welshpool and crosses the England–Wales
[Ellesmere Canal]
opened, linking the main line at Frankton Junction with Llanymynech. This joined the Montgomeryshire Canal at Carreghofa Locks when the Montgomeryshire opened
[Shropshire Union Canal]
Ellesmere canal from Llangollen and Montgomery made a connection from Frankton Junction eastwards to the old Chester Canal after it was realised that
[Hurleston Junction]
Llangollen Branch, running from Frankton Junction on the Llanymynech Branch to Llangollen. The Llanymynech Branch closed below Frankton in 1936, following a breach
[Montgomery Dinghy Dawdle]
to Welshpool, paddling from there to Llanymynech, and then walking to Frankton. By 2015, the composition of the event had been changed somewhat, with
[Shropshire Union Railways and Canal Company]
north of the aqueduct over the River Perry, about a mile (1.6 km) from Frankton Junction. Finally, the LMS obtained an Act of Abandonment in 1944, which
[Chester Canal]
company had been constructing canals to the west, linking Llangollen to Frankton, but the route from there to Chester had not been decided. In 1796, they
[Horotiu railway station]
in 1934, with extension of automatic signalling from Mercer to Frankton. In 1930 Frankton to Horotiu (6 mi 55 ch (10.8 km)) was double tracked, with automatic
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Frankton Locks opening times | Canal & River TrustFind out more about how to travel through Frankton Locks on the Montgomery Canal, including the summer and winter opening times.
A little further along the canal, a fifth lock is named after Graham Palmer, the founder of the Waterway Recovery Group, which was heavily involved in the ...
May 18, 2015 ... Take a look at the view from onboard Tilly as we rise up through the Frankton Locks and leave the Montgomery Canal to rejoin the Llangollen!
SUMMER OPENING TIMES 2016 Wednesday 16th March 2016 to Tuesday 1st November 2016 Lock opening times 12 noon until 2pm, 7 days per week ...
Feb 21, 2020 ... IWA campaign success eases passage restrictions at Frankton Locks. Following a 10-month campaign by the Shrewsbury District & North Wales ...
Feb 21, 2020 ... Following a 10-month campaign by IWA Shrewsbury District & North Wales Branch, the opening times of Frankton Locks have been extended.
Feb 13, 2020 ... New opening times have been announced for Frankton locks on the Montgomery canal for the summer months ( from 30.3.20 ). The locks will ...
Feb 16, 2020 ... English: Frankton Locks Looking down from the lower of the pair of staircase locks to the two bottom locks. Frankton Locks are only open for two ...