Staveley Town Basin – Gazetteer

Information about the place

Staveley Town Basin is a minor waterways place at the junction of the Chesterfield Canal (Unnavigable section) with the Chesterfield Canal (Derbyshire restored section).

New Leah’s Bridge No 26B is on the Chesterfield Canal (Unnavigable section), 4 miles and 5½ furlongs and 4 locks to the northeast. Chesterfield Waterside (New development under construction and limit of navigation) is on the Chesterfield Canal (Derbyshire restored section), 5 miles and 4 furlongs and 5 locks to the southwest.

The nearest place in the direction of New Leah’s Bridge No 26B is Staveley Town Lock No 5A; ¼ furlongs away.

The nearest place in the direction of Chesterfield Waterside is Hall Lane Bridge No 12; ½ furlongs away.

Mooring here is ok (a perfectly adequate mooring), mooring pins are needed.

You can wind here.

Chesterfield Canal (Unnavigable section)
	Railway Lock Footbridge No 13B	1¾ furlongs
	Eckington Road Bridge No 13A	1½ furlongs
	Hartington Harbour	1¼ furlongs
	Staveley Northern Loop Road Bridge No 12B	1 furlong
	Staveley Town Bridge No 12A	½ furlongs
	Staveley Town Lock No 5A	¼ furlongs
	Staveley Town Basin

Chesterfield Canal (Derbyshire restored section)
	Staveley Town Basin
	Hall Lane Bridge No 12	½ furlongs
	Constitution Hill Footbridge No 11	2 furlongs
	Staveley	2¾ furlongs
	Mill Green Bridge No 10	3¼ furlongs
	Works Road Winding Hole	1 mile, 3½ furlongs

Amenities

Amenities nearby at Hall Lane Bridge No 12

Cashpoint

Lloyds Bank

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Additional information

Staveley Town Basin was built thanks to a grant from the East Midlands Development Agency and some funding from Derbyshire County Council.
The works were directed by the engineers of Derbyshire County Council in partnership with the Chesterfield Canal Partnership.

Navigational Notes

Photos

$The Chesterfield Canal Trust\'s tripboat, John Varley, was the first narrowboat to enter the new basin. by MacKay – 20 January 2012$

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Nearest water point

In the direction of Norwood Tunnel (eastern entrance)

Shireoaks Marina — 12 miles and 65 locks away

Travel to New Leah’s Bridge No 26B, then on the Chesterfield Canal (Central Line West) to Nethermoor Lake Marina, then on the Chesterfield Canal (Unnavigable section) to Norwood Tunnel (eastern entrance), then on the Chesterfield Canal (Norwood to Retford) to Shireoaks Marina

Nearest rubbish disposal

In the direction of Norwood Tunnel (eastern entrance)

Shireoaks Marina — 12 miles and 65 locks away

Travel to New Leah’s Bridge No 26B, then on the Chesterfield Canal (Central Line West) to Nethermoor Lake Marina, then on the Chesterfield Canal (Unnavigable section) to Norwood Tunnel (eastern entrance), then on the Chesterfield Canal (Norwood to Retford) to Shireoaks Marina

Nearest chemical toilet disposal

In the direction of Norwood Tunnel (eastern entrance)

Shireoaks Marina — 12 miles and 65 locks away

Travel to New Leah’s Bridge No 26B, then on the Chesterfield Canal (Central Line West) to Nethermoor Lake Marina, then on the Chesterfield Canal (Unnavigable section) to Norwood Tunnel (eastern entrance), then on the Chesterfield Canal (Norwood to Retford) to Shireoaks Marina

Cuckoo Wharf Elsan — 14 miles, 1¾ furlongs and 74 locks away

Travel to New Leah’s Bridge No 26B, then on the Chesterfield Canal (Central Line West) to Nethermoor Lake Marina, then on the Chesterfield Canal (Unnavigable section) to Norwood Tunnel (eastern entrance), then on the Chesterfield Canal (Norwood to Retford) to Cuckoo Wharf Elsan

Nearest place to turn

In the direction of Norwood Tunnel (eastern entrance)

Hartington Harbour — 1¼ furlongs and 1 lock away

On the Chesterfield Canal (Unnavigable section) in the direction of Norwood Tunnel (eastern entrance)

Norwood Winding Hole — 6 miles, ¾ furlongs and 16 locks away

Travel to New Leah’s Bridge No 26B, then on the Chesterfield Canal (Central Line West) to Nethermoor Lake Marina, then on the Chesterfield Canal (Unnavigable section) to Norwood Winding Hole

Kiveton Waters Marina — 7 miles, 5 furlongs and 39 locks away

Travel to New Leah’s Bridge No 26B, then on the Chesterfield Canal (Central Line West) to Nethermoor Lake Marina, then on the Chesterfield Canal (Unnavigable section) to Kiveton Waters Marina

Manor Road Winding Hole — 8 miles, 3½ furlongs and 42 locks away

Travel to New Leah’s Bridge No 26B, then on the Chesterfield Canal (Central Line West) to Nethermoor Lake Marina, then on the Chesterfield Canal (Unnavigable section) to Norwood Tunnel (eastern entrance), then on the Chesterfield Canal (Norwood to Retford) to Manor Road Winding Hole

Little Lane Bridge Winding Hole — 11 miles, ¼ furlongs and 57 locks away

Travel to New Leah’s Bridge No 26B, then on the Chesterfield Canal (Central Line West) to Nethermoor Lake Marina, then on the Chesterfield Canal (Unnavigable section) to Norwood Tunnel (eastern entrance), then on the Chesterfield Canal (Norwood to Retford) to Little Lane Bridge Winding Hole

Shireoaks Marina — 12 miles and 65 locks away

Travel to New Leah’s Bridge No 26B, then on the Chesterfield Canal (Central Line West) to Nethermoor Lake Marina, then on the Chesterfield Canal (Unnavigable section) to Norwood Tunnel (eastern entrance), then on the Chesterfield Canal (Norwood to Retford) to Shireoaks Marina

Junction with former Lady Lee Arm — 13 miles, 2¾ furlongs and 72 locks away

Travel to New Leah’s Bridge No 26B, then on the Chesterfield Canal (Central Line West) to Nethermoor Lake Marina, then on the Chesterfield Canal (Unnavigable section) to Norwood Tunnel (eastern entrance), then on the Chesterfield Canal (Norwood to Retford) to Junction with former Lady Lee Arm

Morse Lock Winding Hole — 13 miles, 7 furlongs and 73 locks away

Travel to New Leah’s Bridge No 26B, then on the Chesterfield Canal (Central Line West) to Nethermoor Lake Marina, then on the Chesterfield Canal (Unnavigable section) to Norwood Tunnel (eastern entrance), then on the Chesterfield Canal (Norwood to Retford) to Morse Lock Winding Hole

High Hoe Road Bridge Winding Hole — 14 miles, 7 furlongs and 75 locks away

Travel to New Leah’s Bridge No 26B, then on the Chesterfield Canal (Central Line West) to Nethermoor Lake Marina, then on the Chesterfield Canal (Unnavigable section) to Norwood Tunnel (eastern entrance), then on the Chesterfield Canal (Norwood to Retford) to High Hoe Road Bridge Winding Hole

Ranby Bridge Winding Hole — 18 miles, 7 furlongs and 77 locks away

Travel to New Leah’s Bridge No 26B, then on the Chesterfield Canal (Central Line West) to Nethermoor Lake Marina, then on the Chesterfield Canal (Unnavigable section) to Norwood Tunnel (eastern entrance), then on the Chesterfield Canal (Norwood to Retford) to Ranby Bridge Winding Hole

In the direction of Chesterfield Waterside

Works Road Winding Hole — 1 mile, 3½ furlongs away

On the Chesterfield Canal (Derbyshire restored section) in the direction of Chesterfield Waterside

Bilby Lane Bridge Winding Hole — 2 miles, 4¾ furlongs and 2 locks away

On the Chesterfield Canal (Derbyshire restored section) in the direction of Chesterfield Waterside

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boatyard pump-out

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[Staveley, Derbyshire] Staveley is a former mining town in the borough of Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, alongside the River Rother, between Eckington to the north, Barlborough [Chesterfield Canal] construction of a dropped pound, with a new Staveley Town Lock (5a) immediately to the north of Staveley Basin to lower the level of the canal, and Railway [River Tutt] about 1 mile (1.5 km) north east of the River Nidd, but flows east towards Staveley, instead of south. It flows inbetween the villages of Brearton and Scotton [River Kent] flows in a generally north to south direction, passing through Kentmere, Staveley, Burneside, Kendal and Sedgwick. Near Sedgwick, the river passes through [River Rother, South Yorkshire] At Old Whittington both turn to the east, before turning north again at Staveley. Just before Renishaw, the river passes Slittingmill Farm, once the site [Mining accident] delaying evacuation. May 10, 1938: Explosion in Markham No. 1 Colliery near Staveley, Derbyshire, England. 79 workers died and 40 were seriously injured. April [List of lakes of the Lake District] town of Windermere Scoat Tarn, below Red Pike and Scoat Fell Seathwaite Tarn, west of the Coniston fells Simpson Ground Reservoir, east of Staveley-in-Cartmel [DEME] Retrieved 24 November 2010. Stany Pensaert; Stefaan De Groeve; Clare Staveley; Patrick Mengé; Sven De Puydt (8 October 2008). "Immobilisation, Stabilisation [Coal mining] county and the last opencast site then operating in England, Hartington at Staveley, Derbyshire, was expected to close by the end of that year. In 2020 Whitehaven [List of places in Derbyshire] Stanton by Dale Stanton in Peak Stanton Lees Starkholmes Statepit Dale Staveley Steeple Grange Steetley Stenson Fields Sterndale Moor Stone Edge Stonebroom

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