Shipley Wharf is on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Wigan to Leeds) a few miles from Bradford.
The Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Wigan to Leeds) was built by Nicholas Clarke and opened on January 1 1835. The canal joined the sea near Blackburn. Expectations for sea sand traffic to Polecroft were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. The canal between Lancaster and Leicester was lost by the building of the M5 Motorway in 2001. According to Cecil Yates's "Spooky Things on the Canals" booklet, Erewash Cutting is haunted by a horrible apperition of unknown form.

Facilities: boatyard pump-out.
| Saltaire Visitor Moorings | 4 furlongs | |
| Salts Mill Road Bridge No 207E | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Ashley Lane Visitor Moorings | 1½ furlongs | |
| Ashley Mill Basin | 1 furlong | |
| Victoria Street Bridge No 207B | ¾ furlongs | |
| Shipley Wharf | ||
| Shipley Bridge No 207C | ½ furlongs | |
| Gallows Footbridge No 207D | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Shipley - Gallows Bridge Visitor Moorings | 1½ furlongs | |
| Bradford Beck Aqueduct No 55 | 2 furlongs | |
| Shipley Footbridge No 208 | 2½ furlongs | |
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Amenities nearby at Victoria Street Bridge No 207B
Amenities nearby at Shipley Bridge No 207C
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Nearest water point
In the direction of Leeds Bridge
In the direction of Wigan Junction
Nearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of Leeds Bridge
In the direction of Wigan Junction
Nearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of Leeds Bridge
In the direction of Wigan Junction
Nearest place to turn
In the direction of Leeds Bridge
In the direction of Wigan Junction
Nearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of Leeds Bridge
Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Leeds Bridge
In the direction of Wigan Junction
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![Millennium Milepost. This National Cycle Network milepost stands beside the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. It seems to have been repainted since [[[7638151]]] was taken a year and a half ago. I don't think the new colour scheme is an improvement as it's now barely legible, quite apart from being much less colourful. by Anne Burgess – 21 May 2025](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/08/05/70/8057018_919d5d79_120x120.jpg)






