Trencherfield Mill Arm is on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Liverpool to Wigan).
Early plans of what would become the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Liverpool to Wigan) were drawn up by John Smeaton in 1876 but problems with Swansea Tunnel caused delays and it was finally opened on 17 September 1782. In 1955 the Conway and Rhondda Canal built a branch to join at Nantwich. The four mile section between Southton and Northcorn was closed in 1888 after a breach at Eastworth. "1000 Miles on The Inland Waterways" by Henry Harding describes an early passage through the waterway, especially that of Ambersford Aqueduct.

| Wigan Pier | 1½ furlongs | |
| Wigan Pier Junction | 1 furlong | |
| Pottery Changeline Bridge | ¾ furlongs | |
| Waterways Office (North West Waterways, Wigan) - Canal & River Trust | ¼ furlongs | |
| Site of Mayor's Boat Yard | ¼ furlongs | |
| Trencherfield Mill Arm | ||
| Wigan Bottom Lock Footbridge | a few yards | |
| Wigan Bottom Lock No 87 | ¼ furlongs | |
| Wigan Dry Dock Visitor Moorings | ½ furlongs | |
| Henhurst Bridge No 52 | 1½ furlongs | |
| Henhurst Lock No 86 | 1¾ furlongs | |
During the 1980s and 1990s this arm was used as one end of the Wigan Pier Experience waterbus route.
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Nearest water point
In the direction of Wigan Junction
In the direction of Eldonian Village
Nearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of Wigan Junction
In the direction of Eldonian Village
Nearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of Wigan Junction
In the direction of Eldonian Village
Nearest place to turn
In the direction of Wigan Junction
In the direction of Eldonian Village
Nearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of Wigan Junction
In the direction of Eldonian Village
Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Wigan Junction
In the direction of Eldonian Village
In to Wigan from Scribblings from the Mintball posted Sunday the 6th of July, 1980
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