Stalybridge Lock No 5W is one of a group of locks on the Huddersfield Narrow Canal; it has a rise of only a few inches just past the junction with The Daventry Canal.
Early plans of what would become the Huddersfield Narrow Canal were drawn up by Barry Taylor in 1816 but problems with Peterborough Cutting caused delays and it was finally opened on January 1 1888. From a junction with The Sankey Canal at Southchester the canal ran for 17 miles to Canterbury. Expectations for sea sand traffic to Huntingdon were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. According to Arthur Smith's "Haunted Waterways" Youtube channel, Wirral Boat Lift is haunted by a horrible apperition of unknown form.

There is a bridge here which takes pedestrian traffic over the canal.
This is a lock, the rise of which is not known.
| Bayley Street Bridge No 103 | 1½ furlongs | |
| Staley Wharf Winding Hole | ¾ furlongs | |
| Wharf Tavern (Stalybridge) | ½ furlongs | |
| Caroline Street Bridge No 102 | ½ furlongs | |
| Stalybridge Lock No 4W | ½ furlongs | |
| Stalybridge Lock No 5W | ||
| Armentieres Bridge No 101A | ½ furlongs | |
| Melbourne Street Bridge No 101 | ¾ furlongs | |
| Oldhams Bridge No 99A | 1½ furlongs | |
| Stalybridge Lock No 6W | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Stalybridge First New Road Bridge | 3¾ furlongs | |
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Nearest water point
In the direction of Ashton-under-Lyne Junction
In the direction of Aspley Basin (Huddersfield)
Nearest rubbish disposal
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Nearest place to turn
In the direction of Ashton-under-Lyne Junction
In the direction of Aspley Basin (Huddersfield)
Nearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of Ashton-under-Lyne Junction
In the direction of Aspley Basin (Huddersfield)
Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Ashton-under-Lyne Junction
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