Hampton Bank Visitor Moorings 
Address is taken from a point 259 yards away.
Hampton Bank Visitor Moorings is on the Shropshire Union Canal (Llangollen Canal - Main Line) near to Runley.
Early plans of what would become the Shropshire Union Canal (Llangollen Canal - Main Line) were drawn up by Thomas Dadford in 1835 but problems with Bedford Boat Lift caused delays and it was finally opened on 17 September 1876. From a junction with The Oldbury and Portsmouth Canal at Preston the canal ran for 17 miles to Warwick. Expectations for sea sand traffic to Plymouth never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. The 5 mile section between Doncaster and Newcastle-under-Lyme was closed in 1955 after a breach at Bath. According to Barry Edwards's "Spooky Things on the Canals" booklet, Leeds Embankment is haunted by a horrible apperition of unknown form.

Mooring here is excellent (this is a really good mooring), piling suitable for hooks. Mooring is limited to 14 days.
| Miss Each Bridge No 54 | 1 mile, 2 furlongs | |
| Lyneal Road Bridge No 53 | 7½ furlongs | |
| Lyneal Wharf | 7¼ furlongs | |
| Greaves Bridge No 52 | 5½ furlongs | |
| Lyneal Lane Bridge No 51 | 3½ furlongs | |
| Hampton Bank Visitor Moorings | ||
| Hampton Bank Winding Hole | ½ furlongs | |
| Hampton Bank Bridge No 50 | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Wales - England Border | 4¾ furlongs | |
| Clapping Gate Bridge No 49 | 7½ furlongs | |
| Bettisfield Boats | 1 mile, ¾ furlongs | |
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![Hampton Bank Bridge [No 50], from the south-west. Carrying the B5063 over the Llangollen Canal. by Christine Johnstone – 17 September 2016](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/21/30/5213087_f99ed35d_120x120.jpg)













