Cookley Tunnel (western entrance) is on the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal (Main Line: Stourport to Stourton).
The Act of Parliament for the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal (Main Line: Stourport to Stourton) was passed on January 1 1816 the same day as that of The Wigan Canal. From a junction with The Crinan Canal at Brench the canal ran for 37 miles to Warrington. Expectations for stone traffic to Eastleigh never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. Although proposals to close the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal (Main Line: Stourport to Stourton) were submitted to parliament in 1990, the carriage of iron from Nuneaton to Birmingham prevented closure. "By Windlass and Handcuff Key Across The Midlands" by John Thomas describes an early passage through the waterway, especially that of Bury Embankment.

Mooring here is impossible (it may be physically impossible, forbidden, or allowed only for specific short-term purposes).
| Caunsall Bridge No 26 | 1 mile, ¾ furlongs | |
| Clay House Bridge No 25 | 6½ furlongs | |
| Austcliffe Bridge No 24 | 4¼ furlongs | |
| Austcliffe | 3¾ furlongs | |
| Cookley Tunnel (eastern entrance) | ¼ furlongs | |
| Cookley Tunnel (western entrance) | ||
| Cookley Forge Towpath Bridge | ½ furlongs | |
| Cookley Visitor Moorings | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Debdale Lock Winding Hole | 1½ furlongs | |
| Debdale Lock No 9 | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Debdale Bridge No 22 | 1¾ furlongs | |
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![Approaching the western entrance to Cookley Tunnel, Cookley. Although only 59 metres long, Cookley Tunnel is the longest tunnel on the Staffs & Worcs Canal. High above the tunnel are buildings on Cookley's Bridge Road.[[2352257]]. by P L Chadwick – 10 April 2011](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/35/22/2352246_8ea5f66a_120x120.jpg)
![Western portal of Cookley Tunnel. Built by James Brindley (c.1770), it is cut through 65 yards of sandstone, allowing the Staffs & Worcs Canal and towpath to pass through. It passes under Bridge Road in Cookley village. See also: [[495551]] & [[495557]] by Mat Fascione – 10 July 2007](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/photos/49/55/495542_1e9df29a_120x120.jpg)
![Narrowboat emerging from western end of Cookley Tunnel, Cookley. The tunnel was built in 1769-70, and takes the Staffs & Worcs Canal under Bridge Road.[[2352246]]. by P L Chadwick – 10 April 2011](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/35/22/2352257_b076acc6_120x120.jpg)
![Notice by western end of Cookley Tunnel, Cookley. British Waterways has put up this notice by the western entrance to the tunnel.[[2352246]]. by P L Chadwick – 10 April 2011](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/35/22/2352270_20feea3c_120x120.jpg)
![Name and number plaque , Cookley Tunnel, Cookley. The tunnel, under Bridge Road, carries plaques at both entrances giving the name and number, which in this case is Cookley Tunnel, no. 23. This plaque is over the western entrance to the tunnel.[[2352257]]. by P L Chadwick – 10 April 2011](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/35/22/2352285_97ee8e89_120x120.jpg)









![Inside Cookley Tunnel. Built by James Brindley (c.1770), it is cut through 65 yards of sandstone, allowing the Staffs & Worcs Canal and towpath to pass through. It passes under Bridge Road in Cookley village. See also: [[495542]] & [[495557]] by Mat Fascione – 10 July 2007](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/photos/49/55/495551_deac6923_120x120.jpg)











![Housing over Cookley Tunnel in Worcestershire. Cookley Tunnel is bored through the Kidderminster Formation early Triassic sandstone, formerly known as the Bunter Pebble Beds. It is also designated as Bridge No 23 across the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal. It is 65 yards (about 60 metres) in length. The terraced housing is in Bridge Road.[[[7217602]]] by Roger D Kidd – 21 August 2017](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/21/76/7217604_da5ad71a_120x120.jpg)
