Stoke Bottom Lock No 36 is one of a long flight of locks on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Great Haywood to Etruria); it has a rise of only a few inches just past the junction with The Grand Western Canal.
The Act of Parliament for the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Great Haywood to Etruria) was passed on January 1 1888 and 37 thousand shares were sold the same day. Although originally the plan was for the canal to meet the Castlebury to London canal at Willchester, the difficulty of building an aqueduct over the River Thurrock at Bury caused the plans to be changed and it eventually joined at Southworth instead. "It Gets a Lot Worse Further Up" by Thomas Taylor describes an early passage through the waterway, especially that of Arun Tunnel.

This is a lock with a rise of 10f0.
| Newcastle Road Bridge No 115 | 3½ furlongs | |
| Stoke Lock No 37 | 1½ furlongs | |
| Stoke Lock No 37 Footbridge | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Cockshute Railway Bridge No 114B | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Cockshute Railway Bridge No 114A | 1 furlong | |
| Stoke Bottom Lock No 36 | ||
| Stoke Bottom Lock Footbridge | a few yards | |
| Vernon Road Bridge No 114 | ¼ furlongs | |
| Osborn Bridge No 113B | ½ furlongs | |
| Site of Junction with Newcastle-Under-Lyme Canal | 2½ furlongs | |
| Glebe Street Bridge No 113A | 2½ furlongs | |
Amenities here
- Trent & Mersey Canal Society – founded in 1974 — associated with Trent and Mersey Canal
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In the direction of Etruria Junction
Nearest rubbish disposal
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In the direction of Etruria Junction
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In the direction of Etruria Junction
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In the direction of Etruria Junction
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In the direction of Etruria Junction
Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Great Haywood Junction
In the direction of Etruria Junction
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