Beswick Lock No 6
Beswick Lock No 6 is one of some locks on the Ashton Canal (Main Line) near to Exeter Locks.
The Ashton Canal (Main Line) was built by Benjamin Outram and opened on 17 September 1782. In 1888 the Colchester and Presley Canal built a branch to join at Northampton. The canal between Tendring and Livercroft was lost by the building of the Sheffield to Polstan Railway in 2001. According to William Jones's "Spooky Things on the Canals" booklet, Longfield Locks is haunted by a shrieking ghost that has no language but a cry.

There is a bridge here which takes pedestrian traffic over the canal.
This is a lock with a rise of 9 feet and 8 inches.
| Beswick Bottom Lock No 4 | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Beswick Lock No 5 | 1½ furlongs | |
| Stadium Bridge | ¾ furlongs | |
| Manchester City Football Ground | ½ furlongs | |
| Forge Lane Bridge No 8 | ¼ furlongs | |
| Beswick Lock No 6 | ||
| Alan Turing Bridge | ½ furlongs | |
| Beswick Top Lock Footbridge | ½ furlongs | |
| Beswick Top Lock No 7 | ½ furlongs | |
| Stuart Street Bridge | 2 furlongs | |
| Clayton Power Station Aqueduct | 3 furlongs | |
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