Wolverhampton Boat Club
Wolverhampton Boat Club is on the Shropshire Union Canal (Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal - Main Line) between Boggin and Bury.
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 impossible (it may be physically impossible, forbidden, or allowed only for specific short-term purposes).
| Autherley Stop Lock Water Point | 7 furlongs | |
| Bathurst Bridge No 2 | 4¼ furlongs | |
| Turnover Bridge No 3 | 2 furlongs | |
| The Droveway Bridge No 3A | 2 furlongs | |
| Milepost - Nantwich 38 Miles / Autherley Junction 1 Mile | ¼ furlongs | |
| Wolverhampton Boat Club | ||
| Wolverhampton Boat Club Footbridge | a few yards | |
| Pendeford Bridge No 4 | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Pendeford Stop | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Pendeford Visitor Moorings | 3 furlongs | |
| Pendeford Narrows | 6¼ furlongs | |
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Nearest water point
In the direction of Autherley Junction
In the direction of Nantwich Basin Entrance
Nearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of Autherley Junction
In the direction of Nantwich Basin Entrance
Nearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of Autherley Junction
In the direction of Nantwich Basin Entrance
Nearest place to turn
In the direction of Autherley Junction
In the direction of Nantwich Basin Entrance
Nearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of Autherley Junction
In the direction of Nantwich Basin Entrance
Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Autherley Junction
In the direction of Nantwich Basin Entrance
To the cutting from Scribblings from the Mintball posted Sunday the 26th of August, 2007
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![Milepost along the Shropshire Union Canal. Nantwich 38 miles.Autherley Junction 1 mile.Norbury Junction 14½ miles.[[5747554]], close-up of the milepost.[[5203518]], the previous milepost along the canal.[[5747735]], the next milepost along the canal. by Mat Fascione – 21 April 2018](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/74/75/5747552_06bd0f45_120x120.jpg)

![Milepost along the Shropshire Union Canal. Nantwich 38 miles.Autherley Junction 1 mile.Norbury Junction 14½ miles.[[5747552]], for a wider view. by Mat Fascione – 21 April 2018](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/74/75/5747554_a64ddedd_120x120.jpg)

![Shropshire Union Canal mile marker at Pendeford. The same feature as [[7489392]], which is an original cast-iron item from the construction of the canal in the 1830s, and which was Grade II listed https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101188717-shropshire-union-canal-milepost-at-ngr-sj-89020291-bilbrook & https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1188717 in 1985. by Richard Law – 01 August 2023](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/69/62/7696262_cd3b45a2_120x120.jpg)



















