CanalPlanAC

Foulridge Tunnel (northeastern entrance)

 
Station Road, Pendle BB8 7LB, United Kingdom
 
Information about the place
Foulridge Tunnel (northeastern entrance) is a place on the waterways on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Wigan to Leeds) between Feniscowles Bridge No 93B (28 miles and 5½ furlongs and 13 locks to the southwest) and Salterforth Bridge No 151 (Salterforth village 200 yards northeast) (1 mile and 6¼ furlongs to the north).
 
It is at one end of Foulridge Tunnel.
 
The nearest place in the direction of Feniscowles Bridge No 93B is Foulridge Tunnel (southwestern entrance); 7½ furlongs away.
 
The nearest place in the direction of Salterforth Bridge No 151 is Foulridge Wharf; ¾ furlongs away.

This is a pinch point. The normal maximum dimensions for a boat on this waterway are 62 feet long, 14 feet and 11 inches wide, 7 feet and 6 inches high and 4 feet and 3 inches deep, but to pass through here the maximum dimensions are 7 feet and 6 inches high.

Mooring here is unrated.

 
 
Amenities

Amenities nearby at Foulridge Wharf

 New Inn
 
Maps
If you are a user and are logged on, or if you are actively planning a route, a map will be displayed here.
Show on external mapping site: Google | OSM | Bing
 
Navigational Notes

Tunnel Information:

The traffic lights are on green from the top of the hour till ten past the hour at the Foulridge end e.g. 10.00 until 10.10, 11.00 until 11.10

 
Photos
 
External websites
There are no links to external websites from here.
Why not log in and add some (select "External websites" from the menu (sometimes this is under "Edit"))?
 
Nearest facilities

Mouseover for more information or show routes to facility

Nearest water point

In the direction of Leeds Bridge

Foulridge Wharf¾ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds Bridge
Salterforth Bridge No 1511 mile, 6¼ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds Bridge
Lower Park Marina2 miles, 3¾ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds Bridge
Greenberfield Services4 miles, ¼ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds Bridge
East Marton Visitor Moorings6 miles, 7¼ furlongs and 3 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds Bridge
Priest Holme Water Point9 miles, 5 furlongs and 9 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds Bridge
Gargrave Services10 miles, 7 furlongs and 12 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds Bridge
Gawflat Swing Bridge No 17615 miles, 5½ furlongs and 15 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds Bridge
Brewery Swing Bridge No 17715 miles, 6¾ furlongs and 15 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds Bridge
Skipton Visitor Moorings16 miles, ¾ furlongs and 15 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds Bridge

In the direction of Wigan Junction

Barrowford Top Lock No 451 mile, 6¼ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Wigan Junction
Reedley Marina5 miles, 7¼ furlongs and 7 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Wigan Junction
Rose Grove Services11 miles, 2¼ furlongs and 7 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Wigan Junction

Nearest rubbish disposal

In the direction of Leeds Bridge

Foulridge Wharf¾ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds Bridge
Salterforth Bridge No 1511 mile, 6¼ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds Bridge
Lower Park Marina2 miles, 3¾ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds Bridge
Greenberfield Services4 miles, ¼ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds Bridge
Gargrave Services10 miles, 7 furlongs and 12 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds Bridge
Skipton Visitor Moorings16 miles, ¾ furlongs and 15 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds Bridge

In the direction of Wigan Junction

Barrowford Lock No 471 mile, 7¼ furlongs and 2 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Wigan Junction
Rose Grove Services11 miles, 2¼ furlongs and 7 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Wigan Junction

Nearest chemical toilet disposal

In the direction of Leeds Bridge

Foulridge Wharf¾ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds Bridge
Salterforth Bridge No 1511 mile, 6¼ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds Bridge
Lower Park Marina2 miles, 3¾ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds Bridge
Greenberfield Services4 miles, ¼ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds Bridge
Gargrave Services10 miles, 7 furlongs and 12 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds Bridge
Skipton Visitor Moorings16 miles, ¾ furlongs and 15 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds Bridge

In the direction of Wigan Junction

Barrowford Top Lock No 451 mile, 6¼ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Wigan Junction
Rose Grove Services11 miles, 2¼ furlongs and 7 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Wigan Junction

Nearest place to turn

In the direction of Leeds Bridge

Foulridge Wharf Winding Hole1¼ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds Bridge
Long Ing Bridge Winding Hole2 miles, 7¼ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds Bridge
Coates Lane Winding Hole3 miles, 6¾ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds Bridge
Nuttercote Winding Hole4 miles, 6¼ furlongs and 3 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds Bridge
South Field Bridge Winding Hole6 miles, 4¾ furlongs and 3 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds Bridge
Nuttleber Dyke Winding Hole8 miles, 3½ furlongs and 3 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds Bridge
Gargrave Winding Hole10 miles, 6½ furlongs and 12 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds Bridge
Ray Bridge Winding Hole11 miles, 3 furlongs and 14 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds Bridge

In the direction of Wigan Junction

Wanless Bridge Winding Hole1 mile, 2 furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Wigan Junction
Hodge Bank Winding Hole3 miles, 1 furlong and 7 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Wigan Junction
Hawks House Winding Hole5 miles, 2¾ furlongs and 7 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Wigan Junction
Burley Lane Winding Hole6 miles, 4¼ furlongs and 7 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Wigan Junction
Winding Hole North of Burnley Embankment7 miles, 4¾ furlongs and 7 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Wigan Junction
Sandholme Aqueduct Winding Hole7 miles, 6 furlongs and 7 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Wigan Junction
Nelson Square Winding Hole9 miles, 1¼ furlongs and 7 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Wigan Junction
Old Rose Grove Winding Hole11 miles, 4½ furlongs and 7 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Wigan Junction
Hapton Winding Hole13 miles, 3 furlongs and 7 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Wigan Junction
Shuttleworth Winding Hole14 miles, 1¾ furlongs and 7 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Wigan Junction
Clough Bank Winding Hole15 miles, ¼ furlongs and 7 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Wigan Junction
Whalley Road Bridge Winding Hole16 miles, 6¼ furlongs and 7 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Wigan Junction

Nearest self-operated pump-out

In the direction of Wigan Junction

Rose Grove Services11 miles, 2¼ furlongs and 7 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Wigan Junction

Nearest boatyard pump-out

In the direction of Leeds Bridge

Lower Park Marina2 miles, 3¾ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds Bridge
Pennine Cruisers Wharf16 miles and 15 locks away
Travel to Skipton Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Springs Branch) to Pennine Cruisers Wharf
Snaygill Boatyard17 miles, 5½ furlongs and 15 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds Bridge

In the direction of Wigan Junction

Reedley Marina5 miles, 7¼ furlongs and 7 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Wigan Junction
Direction of TV transmitter (From Wolfbane Cybernetic)
 
 
Geograph
 
Wikipedia

Wikipedia has a page about Foulridge Tunnel

The Foulridge Tunnel () is a canal tunnel on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal in Foulridge, Lancashire. Also known as the Mile Tunnel, Foulridge is 1,630 yards (0.93 mi; 1.49 km) long and was built by Samuel Fletcher, following Robert Whitworth's 1789 survey. The tunnel is the longest in the country to allow passage of canoes and kayaks.

Other Wikipedia pages that might relate to Foulridge Tunnel
[Foulridge] before it enters the Foulridge Tunnel. Noyna Hill, a well known local landmark, sits 1 mile (1.6 km) east of the village. Foulridge adjoins the Pendle parishes [Leeds and Liverpool Canal] to vary the line of the remaining part of the canal, including a tunnel at Foulridge, lowering the proposed summit level by 40 feet (12 m), using a more [Listed buildings in Foulridge] Liverpool Canal runs through the parish where it enters the Foulridge Tunnel. The entrance to the tunnel is listed, as are three bridges crossing the canal, and [History of Skipton] problems involved in navigation westwards from Skipton. A tunnel had to be built at Foulridge. The tramway from the Haw Bank Quarry (in what is now Skipton [Barrowford] a mile on from the locks heading towards Leeds is Foulridge Tunnel known locally as the "Mile Tunnel". The packhorse bridge near Higherford Mill is the [Colne] barges enter the summit level and then the 1,630-yard (0.93 mi)-long Foulridge Tunnel. Close to the western portal, water from three reservoirs built between [List of tunnels in the United Kingdom] This is a list of road, railway, waterway, and other tunnels in the United Kingdom. A tunnel is an underground passageway with no defined minimum length [North Pennine Ring] reservoirs, and the summit level, which includes the 1,640-yard (1,500 m) Foulridge Tunnel, is only 6 miles (9.7 km) long, before the descent to Leeds begins [Outer Pennine Ring] Barrowford Reservoir holds surplus water from the summit level. Soon, Foulridge Tunnel burrows through the hillside for 1,640 yards (1,500 m). It was the
 
Google