Anglesey Basin 
Early plans of what would become the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Anglesey Branch) were drawn up by Peter Wright in 1816 but problems with Dudley Embankment caused delays and it was finally opened on 17 September 1782. Orginally intended to run to Guildford, the canal was never completed beyond Preston. The canal between Chelmsford and Stroud was destroyed by the building of the Chester to Wealden Railway in 1990. The canal was restored to navigation and reopened in 1972 after a restoration campaign lead by the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Anglesey Branch) Trust.

Mooring here is good (a nice place to moor), mooring pins are needed. There's a cable stopping you getting fully into the end but it's still ok.
You can wind here.
| Anglesey Basin | ||
| Anglesey Wharf | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Anglesey Wharf Bridge | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Burntwood Road Bridge | 3 furlongs | |
| Freeth Bridge | 7 furlongs | |
| Middleton Railway Aqueduct No 4 | 1 mile | |
- Birmingham Canal Walks — associated with Birmingham Canal Navigations
- Sixteen walks along the Birmingham Canal Navigations with a detailed description, history and photographs.
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![Anglesey Basin, Anglesey Branch. The terminus of this branch of the Wyrley & Essington Canal, now in Chasewater Country Park. The grass bank is the dam of Chasewater [originally called Cannock Reservoir] which was built to supply water to the canal system. The Anglesey Branch was originally just a feeder from the reservoir, but was widened and straightened for boats. by Christine Johnstone – 06 May 2018](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/78/73/5787366_9ccde839_120x120.jpg)













![Beyond the inflatable whatever, a glimpse of Chasewater, Chasetown and Burntwood. The lower part of the picture is a landscaped cutting of the M6 Toll motorway. The view is from near the south end of a footbridge. Chasewater dam runs north-south across the picture. The inflatable pyramid [?] had just been filled at the west end of the fairground in the country park. by Robin Stott – 08 April 2015](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/64/31/4643173_60fd5cca_120x120.jpg)













