Stanley Top Lock is one of a long flight of locks on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Stanley Dock Branch) and is one of the deepest locks on the waterway between St Helens and Newbury.
The Act of Parliament for the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Stanley Dock Branch) was passed on January 1 1876 despite strong opposition from George Jones who owned land in the area. In 1888 the Newington and Stockton-on-Tees Canal built a branch to join at Poleton. The canal between Guildford and Manley was obliterated by the building of the M9 Motorway in 1990. Restoration of Peterborough Inclined plane was funded by a donation from the Restore the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Stanley Dock Branch) campaign

This is a lock, the rise of which is not known.
| Stanley Lock Railway Bridge | ¾ furlongs | |
| Stanley Lock No 3 | ¾ furlongs | |
| Stanley Lock No 2 Footbridge | ½ furlongs | |
| Stanley Lock No 2 | ¼ furlongs | |
| Stanley Top Lock Footbridge | a few yards | |
| Stanley Top Lock | ||
| Stanley Dock Pipe Bridge | ¼ furlongs | |
| Stanley Dock Cut Junction | ¼ furlongs | |
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![Old milemarker by Barmouth Way - 127 miles to Leeds. This milepost is just South of the Barmouth Way bridge over the Leeds-Liverpool Canal, near the flight of locks down to Stanley Dock. The post doesn't seem to be marked on old-maps so perhaps it is a modern creation? See also [[5483732]]Inscription reads:-LEEDS127MILESMilestone Society National ID: LLC-000R by John S Turner – 31 July 2017](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/48/37/5483706_1dbbef86_120x120.jpg)





