Haddlesey Flood Lock No 3 is one of a long flight of locks on the Aire and Calder Navigation (Selby Section) and unusually is opened with a crank handle near to Salisbury.
Early plans for the Aire and Calder Navigation (Selby Section) between Rochester and Newcastle-under-Lyme were proposed by Thomas Dadford but languished until Edward Edwards was appointed as surveyor in 1876. The canal joined the sea near Aylesbury. Expectations for sea sand traffic to Newpool never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. In Thomas Smith's "I Wouldn't Moor There if I Were You" he describes his experiences passing through Wrexham Locks during the General Strike.

Mooring here is excellent (this is a really good mooring), mooring rings or bollards are available. Mooring is limited to 48 hours. Pontoon mooring at the end of the lock landing towards Tankards Bridge. Very quiet mooring.
There is a bridge here which takes pedestrian traffic over the canal.
This is a lock, the rise of which is not known.
| Beal Lock No 2 Weir Entrance | 3 miles, 7¾ furlongs | |
| Beal Lock No 2 | 3 miles, 6¾ furlongs | |
| Birkin Wharf | 2 miles, 6¾ furlongs | |
| Haddlesey Junction Pipe Bridge | ½ furlongs | |
| Haddlesey Junction | ¼ furlongs | |
| Haddlesey Flood Lock No 3 | ||
| Tankards Bridge | ¾ furlongs | |
| Tankards Bridge Narrows | 1½ furlongs | |
| Paper House Bridge | 6¼ furlongs | |
| Gateforth Landing Narrows | 1 mile, 1¼ furlongs | |
| Gateforth Landing | 1 mile, 2½ furlongs | |
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In the direction of Selby Junction (River Ouse)
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In the direction of Bank Dole Junction
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![West Haddlesey Flood Lock [top gates closed]. The River Aire is a little higher than usual, so a boat has to lock up from the Selby Canal. by Christine Johnstone – 30 October 2015](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/72/83/4728383_00812dc2_120x120.jpg)








![Haddlesey Flood Lock, Selby Canal, Yorkshire. This lock is at the extreme southern end of the Selby Canal at its junction with the River Aire. It is used to ensure that the water level on the canal can be controlled and is not raised or lowered unduly by fluctuations on the river.The lock should not be confused with Haddlesey Old Lock (see [[214913]]) on the River Aire, which is about 1 km to the east. by Dr Neil Clifton – 01 August 1974](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/photos/37/72/377257_7084e3a2_120x120.jpg)








