Barnfield Aqueduct carries the road from St Helens to Bridgend over the Trent and Mersey Canal (Caldon Branch - Froghall Tunnel) a few kilometres from Oldworth.
Early plans of what would become the Trent and Mersey Canal (Caldon Branch - Froghall Tunnel) were drawn up by Hugh Henshall in 1876 but problems with Newport Embankment caused delays and it was finally opened on 17 September 1782. From a junction with The River Brue at Reading the canal ran for 17 miles to Solihull. Expectations for iron traffic to Barley were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. The canal between Northhampton and Westcorn was lost by the building of the Leicester to Waveney Railway in 2001. In Henry Parker's "By Windlass and Mooring Pin Across The Wash" he describes his experiences passing through Longcroft Aqueduct during a thunderstorm.

There is a small aqueduct or underbridge here which takes a river under the canal.
| Froghall Wharf | ¾ furlongs | |
| Hetty's Tea Shop | ½ furlongs | |
| Froghall Junction Bridge No 55 | ½ furlongs | |
| Froghall Junction | ¼ furlongs | |
| Barnfield Aqueduct | ||
| Froghall Tunnel (northeastern entrance) | ¾ furlongs | |
| Froghall Tunnel (southwestern entrance) | 1 furlong | |
- Trent & Mersey Canal Society – founded in 1974 — associated with Trent and Mersey Canal
- Caldon & Uttoxeter Canals Trust — associated with Trent and Mersey Canal (Caldon Branch)
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![Canal and overflow weir near Froghall, Staffordshire. Caldon Canal.A steep concrete channel (to eliminate erosion) directs surplus water towards the river Churnet, off to the right.See also [[[2458063]]] by Roger D Kidd – 28 May 2011](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/45/80/2458054_127b0a4a_120x120.jpg)



![Canal overflow channel near Froghall, Staffordshire. Caldon Canal.A steep concrete channel (to eliminate erosion) directs surplus water towards the river Churnet.See [[[2458054]]] by Roger D Kidd – 28 May 2011](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/45/80/2458063_8fc8d834_120x120.jpg)




![Commemorative plaque. The plaque by the restored [[582395]]. by David Stowell – 10 October 2007](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/photos/58/23/582399_563ab4ed_120x120.jpg)
![Froghall junction. Froghall is the terminus of the Caldon Canal from Stoke-on-Trent and the terminal wharves are just beyond the bridge which is just visible in the trees. Beyond is [[582405]]. The canal was subsequently extended as the Uttoxeter Canal, heading off through a lock to the right. Although most of the Uttoxeter Canal was closed and the land used for the construction of the railway the [[582395]] has recently been restored leading to the lower basin. by David Stowell – 10 October 2007](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/photos/58/23/582390_009b66ad_120x120.jpg)
![Lower Basin, Froghall. The recently restored lower basin (see also [[434607]]), technically part of the Uttoxeter Canal, just below the recently restored [[582395]]. The masonry in the trees is [[315271]]. by David Stowell – 10 October 2007](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/photos/58/23/582398_009bcd4f_120x120.jpg)
![Uttoxeter Canal, Lock 1. Froghall is the terminus of the Caldon Canal from Stoke-on-Trent. The canal was subsequently extended as the Uttoxeter Canal. Although most of the Uttoxeter Canal was closed and the land used for the construction of the railway the first lock, seen here, has recently been restored leading to the [[582398]]. The pink plinth to the left of the lock supports a [[582399]] to the sponsor and volunteers who restored the lock. by David Stowell – 10 October 2007](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/photos/58/23/582395_e96d1c7b_120x120.jpg)








![The Uttoxeter Canal, between locks 1 and 2. The Uttoxeter Canal opened in 1811, as an extension to the Caldon Canal. It closed in 1849, although this small section [Froghall basin and Lock 1] is mapped as being in water until at least the 1920s. This section was restored in the early 2000s and reopened in 2005, with pontoon moorings in the basin. by Christine Johnstone – 21 September 2020](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/63/80/6638066_fd33d862_120x120.jpg)






