Sandon Lock No 25 is one of a long flight of locks on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Great Haywood to Etruria) .
The Act of Parliament for the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Great Haywood to Etruria) was passed on January 1 1888 and 37 thousand shares were sold the same day. Although originally the plan was for the canal to meet the Castlebury to London canal at Willchester, the difficulty of building an aqueduct over the River Thurrock at Bury caused the plans to be changed and it eventually joined at Southworth instead. "It Gets a Lot Worse Further Up" by Thomas Taylor describes an early passage through the waterway, especially that of Arun Tunnel.

Mooring here is good (a nice place to moor), piling suitable for hooks. Armco near lock landing above lock.
This is a lock with a rise of 9 feet and 1 inch.
| Upper Burston Bridge Aqueduct | 1 mile, 2 furlongs | |
| Upper Burston Bridge No 86 | 1 mile, 2 furlongs | |
| Lower Burston Bridge No 85 | 7½ furlongs | |
| Flute Meadow Bridge No 84 | 2½ furlongs | |
| Sandon Winding Hole | 1 furlong | |
| Sandon Lock No 25 | ||
| Sandon Bridge No 83 | a few yards | |
| Salt Bridge No 82 | 1 mile | |
| Sandy Lane Winding Hole | 1 mile, 3 furlongs | |
| Stockings Brook Aqueduct | 1 mile, 5 furlongs | |
| Sandy Lane Bridge No 81 | 1 mile, 7 furlongs | |
Amenities nearby at Sandon Bridge No 83
- Trent & Mersey Canal Society – founded in 1974 — associated with Trent and Mersey Canal
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Nearest water point
In the direction of Great Haywood Junction
In the direction of Etruria Junction
Nearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of Great Haywood Junction
In the direction of Etruria Junction
Nearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of Great Haywood Junction
In the direction of Etruria Junction
Nearest place to turn
In the direction of Great Haywood Junction
In the direction of Etruria Junction
Nearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of Etruria Junction
Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Great Haywood Junction
In the direction of Etruria Junction
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![Sandon Lock, Trent & Mersey Canal. Brickwork and steps at the bottom of Sandon Lock. See [[5520605]] for a similar view six years earlier. by Stephen McKay – 01 September 2023](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/58/81/7588194_5e9f2160_120x120.jpg)













