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Butterley Tunnel (eastern entrance)

 
Coach Road, Amber Valley DE5 3QW, United Kingdom
 
Information about the place
Butterley Tunnel (eastern entrance) is a minor waterways place at the junction of the Cromford Canal (narrow gauge, un-navigable) with the Cromford Canal (broad gauge, un-navigable).
 
Cromford Wharf (End of Navigation) is on the Cromford Canal (narrow gauge, un-navigable), 10 miles and 5¼ furlongs to the west. Ironville Junction (Junction with Pinxton Branch) is on the Cromford Canal (broad gauge, un-navigable), 7 furlongs to the east.
 
It is at one end of Butterley Tunnel.
 
The nearest place in the direction of Cromford Wharf is Butterley Tunnel (western entrance); 1 mile and 7½ furlongs away.
 
The nearest place in the direction of Ironville Junction is Golden Valley Bridge; ¾ furlongs away.

Mooring here is unrated.

 
 
Amenities

Amenities here

 Kwik Save
 Travis Perkins

Amenities nearby at Butterley Tunnel (western entrance)

 Lidl
 Sainsbury's
 Sainsburys - Nottingham Road Derbyshire - Ripley DE5 3QP
 McDonalds
 Butterley Park
 Cashpoint
 HSBC
 Autotech M-F 5pm Sa 12.30pm
 Co-op Fuel

Amenities nearby at Golden Valley Bridge

 Mr D L Fretwell T/A
 
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Nearest place to turn

In the direction of Cromford Wharf

Cromford Winding Hole10 miles, 4¾ furlongs away
On the Cromford Canal (narrow gauge, un-navigable) in the direction of Cromford Wharf

In the direction of Langley Mill Boatyard Moorings

Langley Junction4 miles, 2 furlongs and 14 locks away
Travel to Langley Mill Boatyard Moorings, then on the Cromford Canal (broad gauge, navigable) to Langley Junction
Anchor Road Winding Hole4 miles, 4¾ furlongs and 15 locks away
Travel to Langley Mill Boatyard Moorings, then on the Cromford Canal (broad gauge, navigable) to Derby Road Bridge, then on the Grand Union Canal (Erewash Canal) to Anchor Road Winding Hole
Shipley Mill Winding Hole5 miles, 7 furlongs and 17 locks away
Travel to Langley Mill Boatyard Moorings, then on the Cromford Canal (broad gauge, navigable) to Derby Road Bridge, then on the Grand Union Canal (Erewash Canal) to Shipley Mill Winding Hole
Bridge Street Winding Hole6 miles, 5 furlongs and 17 locks away
Travel to Langley Mill Boatyard Moorings, then on the Cromford Canal (broad gauge, navigable) to Derby Road Bridge, then on the Grand Union Canal (Erewash Canal) to Bridge Street Winding Hole
Winding Hole below Stenson's Lock7 miles, ½ furlongs and 18 locks away
Travel to Langley Mill Boatyard Moorings, then on the Cromford Canal (broad gauge, navigable) to Derby Road Bridge, then on the Grand Union Canal (Erewash Canal) to Winding Hole below Stenson's Lock
Hallam Fields Lock Winding Hole9 miles, 7½ furlongs and 22 locks away
Travel to Langley Mill Boatyard Moorings, then on the Cromford Canal (broad gauge, navigable) to Derby Road Bridge, then on the Grand Union Canal (Erewash Canal) to Hallam Fields Lock Winding Hole
Winding Hole above Stanton Lock10 miles, 3 furlongs and 23 locks away
Travel to Langley Mill Boatyard Moorings, then on the Cromford Canal (broad gauge, navigable) to Derby Road Bridge, then on the Grand Union Canal (Erewash Canal) to Winding Hole above Stanton Lock
Sandiacre Junction12 miles, 4¾ furlongs and 25 locks away
Travel to Langley Mill Boatyard Moorings, then on the Cromford Canal (broad gauge, navigable) to Derby Road Bridge, then on the Grand Union Canal (Erewash Canal) to Sandiacre Junction
Long Eaton Winding Hole13 miles, 7¼ furlongs and 27 locks away
Travel to Langley Mill Boatyard Moorings, then on the Cromford Canal (broad gauge, navigable) to Derby Road Bridge, then on the Grand Union Canal (Erewash Canal) to Long Eaton Winding Hole
Sheet Stores Basin15 miles, 1¼ furlongs and 28 locks away
Travel to Langley Mill Boatyard Moorings, then on the Cromford Canal (broad gauge, navigable) to Derby Road Bridge, then on the Grand Union Canal (Erewash Canal) to Sheet Stores Basin
Former BW Trent Lock Waterway Office15 miles, 6¼ furlongs and 28 locks away
Travel to Langley Mill Boatyard Moorings, then on the Cromford Canal (broad gauge, navigable) to Derby Road Bridge, then on the Grand Union Canal (Erewash Canal) to Former BW Trent Lock Waterway Office
Soar Mouth16 miles, ¾ furlongs and 29 locks away
Travel to Langley Mill Boatyard Moorings, then on the Cromford Canal (broad gauge, navigable) to Derby Road Bridge, then on the Grand Union Canal (Erewash Canal) to Trent Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Leicester Section - River Soar Navigation) to Soar Mouth
Redhill Lock Junction16 miles, 3¼ furlongs and 29 locks away
Travel to Langley Mill Boatyard Moorings, then on the Cromford Canal (broad gauge, navigable) to Derby Road Bridge, then on the Grand Union Canal (Erewash Canal) to Trent Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Leicester Section - River Soar Navigation) to Redhill Lock Junction
Sawley Lock No 2 Weir Exit16 miles, 5½ furlongs and 29 locks away
Travel to Langley Mill Boatyard Moorings, then on the Cromford Canal (broad gauge, navigable) to Derby Road Bridge, then on the Grand Union Canal (Erewash Canal) to Trent Junction, then on the River Trent (Western End) to Sawley Lock No 2 Weir Exit
Redhill Marine Ltd16 miles, 7½ furlongs and 30 locks away
Travel to Langley Mill Boatyard Moorings, then on the Cromford Canal (broad gauge, navigable) to Derby Road Bridge, then on the Grand Union Canal (Erewash Canal) to Trent Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Leicester Section - River Soar Navigation) to Redhill Marine Ltd
Ratcliffe Lock Junction17 miles, 2 furlongs and 30 locks away
Travel to Langley Mill Boatyard Moorings, then on the Cromford Canal (broad gauge, navigable) to Derby Road Bridge, then on the Grand Union Canal (Erewash Canal) to Trent Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Leicester Section - River Soar Navigation) to Ratcliffe Lock Junction
Cranfleet Lock Weir Exit16 miles, 5¼ furlongs and 31 locks away
Travel to Langley Mill Boatyard Moorings, then on the Cromford Canal (broad gauge, navigable) to Derby Road Bridge, then on the Grand Union Canal (Erewash Canal) to Trent Junction, then on the River Trent (Western End) to Cranfleet Lock Weir Exit
Sawley Flood Lock Weir Entrance17 miles, 3¼ furlongs and 31 locks away
Travel to Langley Mill Boatyard Moorings, then on the Cromford Canal (broad gauge, navigable) to Derby Road Bridge, then on the Grand Union Canal (Erewash Canal) to Trent Junction, then on the River Trent (Western End) to Sawley Flood Lock Weir Entrance
Ratcliffe Weir17 miles, 5 furlongs and 31 locks away
Travel to Langley Mill Boatyard Moorings, then on the Cromford Canal (broad gauge, navigable) to Derby Road Bridge, then on the Grand Union Canal (Erewash Canal) to Trent Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Leicester Section - River Soar Navigation) to Ratcliffe Weir

Nearest boatyard pump-out

In the direction of Langley Mill Boatyard Moorings

Langley Junction4 miles, 2 furlongs and 14 locks away
Travel to Langley Mill Boatyard Moorings, then on the Cromford Canal (broad gauge, navigable) to Langley Junction

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Wikipedia

Wikipedia has a page about Butterley Tunnel

Butterley Tunnel is a 3,083-yard (2,819 m) disused canal tunnel on the Cromford Canal below Ripley, in Derbyshire, England, opened to traffic in 1794. Along with Butterley Works blast furnaces, part of the canal tunnel and its underground wharf were declared a scheduled monument in 2013.

Other Wikipedia pages that might relate to Butterley Tunnel
[Midland Railway – Butterley] The Midland Railway – Butterley is a heritage railway at Butterley, near Ripley in Derbyshire. The Midland Railway – Butterley lies on the Ambergate to [Tunnel] The 1794 Butterley canal tunnel canal tunnel is 3,083 yards (2,819m) in length on the Cromford Canal in Ripley, Derbyshire, England. The tunnel was built [Cromford Canal] turning towards Ripley. From there the Butterley Tunnel took it through to the Erewash Valley. From the tunnel it continued to Ironville, the junction [Butterley Reservoir] connects to the Butterley tunnel. The reservoir is crossed by a causeway on the Midland Railway - Butterley's line between Butterley railway station and Hammersmith [Butterley Company] Erewash Canal. In digging Butterley Tunnel for the Cromford Canal, coal and iron were discovered. Fortuitously, Butterley Hall fell vacant and in 1790 [Standedge Tunnels] sub-committee visited Harecastle Tunnel on the Trent and Mersey Canal, Butterley Tunnel on the Cromford Canal and the Norwood Tunnel on the Chesterfield Canal [Ripley, Derbyshire] Lane, Marehay. Running under the premises of the Butterley Company is a 2,966-yard Butterley Tunnel for the Cromford Canal. The central section of the [William Jessop] viaduct carrying the canal over the River Derwent, and the Butterley Tunnel (formerly the Ripley Tunnel). In 1793, the Derwent Viaduct partially collapsed, and [Butterley] born here in 1867. Sir James Outram at History of War accessed June 2007 Profile on LFC History Butterley Company Butterley Hall Butterley Tunnel v t e
 
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