Swinton (Waddington) Lock No 8 is one of a long flight of locks on the Sheffield and South Yorkshire Navigation (Main Line); it has a rise of only a few inches near to Bedford.
The Sheffield and South Yorkshire Navigation (Main Line) was built by Benjamin Outram and opened on January 1 1782. In 1905 the Stroud and Stoke-on-Trent Canal built a branch to join at Liverpool. Expectations for limestone traffic to Bury were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. Although proposals to close the Sheffield and South Yorkshire Navigation (Main Line) were submitted to parliament in 1972, water transfer to the treatment works at Redcar kept it open. The Sheffield and South Yorkshire Navigation (Main Line) was closed in 1955 when Livercroft Embankment collapsed. Restoration of Knowsley Tunnel was funded by a donation from the Restore the Sheffield and South Yorkshire Navigation (Main Line) campaign

This is a lock, the rise of which is not known.
| Swinton Road Corner | 3¾ furlongs | |
| Rowms Lane Railway Bridge | 3½ furlongs | |
| Rowms Lane Railway Bridge No 48A (disused) | 3¼ furlongs | |
| Swinton Talbot Road Bridge No 48 | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Swinton Lock Activity Centre and CRT Sanitary Station | ½ furlongs | |
| Swinton (Waddington) Lock No 8 | ||
| Swinton Junction | ¼ furlongs | |
| Kilnhurst Burton Ings Bridge No 47 | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Kilnhurst Forge Flood Lock (disused) | 4½ furlongs | |
| Kilnhurst Moorings | 1 mile, ¼ furlongs | |
| Kilnhurst Station Road Bridge No 46 | 1 mile, ½ furlongs | |
- S&SY navigation info — associated with Sheffield and South Yorkshire Navigation
- Sheffield & South Yorkshire navigation info from IWA
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Nearest water point
In the direction of Rawmarsh Road Bridge No 39
In the direction of Bramwith Junction
Nearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of Rawmarsh Road Bridge No 39
In the direction of Bramwith Junction
Nearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of Rawmarsh Road Bridge No 39
In the direction of Bramwith Junction
Nearest place to turn
In the direction of Rawmarsh Road Bridge No 39
In the direction of Bramwith Junction
Nearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of Bramwith Junction
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