Pocklington Canal (Navigable Section)
The Pocklington Canal (Navigable Section) is a broad canal and is part of the Pocklington Canal.
It runs for 7 miles through 4 locks from Cottingwith Junction (where it joins the River Derwent) to Bielby Arm (where it joins the Pocklington Canal (Unnavigable Section)).
The maximum dimensions for a boat to be able to travel on the waterway are 57 feet long and 14 feet and 3 inches wide. The maximum headroom is 9 feet. The maximum draught is 4 feet and 4 inches.
It has a junction with the Pocklington Canal (Melbourne Arm) at Melbourne Junction.
Relevant publications — Waterway Maps:
- Waterway Routes 01M - England and Wales Map
- Waterway Routes 14M3 - Pocklington Canal Map (Free Download)
- Waterway Routes 14M - River Ouse and Tributaries Map (Downloadable)
Relevant publications — Waterway Guides:
| Cottingwith Junction Junction of the River Derwent with the Pocklington Canal (Navigable Section) |
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| Cottingwith Lock No 1 | 2 furlongs | 0 locks | |
| East Cottingwith | 4 furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Swing Bridge No 1 (Pocklington Canal) | 1 mile and 3½ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Storwood | 1 mile and 5 furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Swing Bridge No 2 (Pocklington Canal) | 1 mile and 5¾ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Storwood Winding Hole | 1 mile and 7 furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Hagg Bridge | 2 miles and 3¼ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Gardham Winding Hole | 3 miles and 1¼ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Gardham Lock No 2 Incorporating Swing Bridge No 3. |
3 miles and 2½ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Swing Bridge No 4 (Pocklington Canal) | 3 miles and 5¼ furlongs | 2 locks | |
| Baldwins Bridge | 4 miles | 2 locks | |
| Swing Bridge No 5 (Pocklington Canal) | 4 miles and 4½ furlongs | 2 locks | |
| Swing Bridge No 6 (Pocklington Canal) | 4 miles and 7½ furlongs | 2 locks | |
| Melbourne Junction | 4 miles and 7½ furlongs | 2 locks | |
| Church Road Bridge | 5 miles and 2 furlongs | 2 locks | |
| Thornton Lock Winding Hole | 5 miles and 3¼ furlongs | 2 locks | |
| Thornton Lock No 3 | 5 miles and 3¼ furlongs | 2 locks | |
| Black Beck Aqueduct | 5 miles and 5¾ furlongs | 3 locks | |
| Walbut Bridge | 6 miles and ½ furlongs | 3 locks | |
| Walbut Lock No 4 | 6 miles and ¾ furlongs | 3 locks | |
| Swing Bridge No 7 (Pocklington Canal) | 6 miles and 6 furlongs | 4 locks | |
| Bielby Arm Current head of navigation (25.07.2018) |
7 miles | 4 locks |
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Wikipedia has a page about Pocklington Canal
The Pocklington Canal is a broad canal which runs for 9.5 miles (15.3 km) through nine locks from the Canal Head near Pocklington in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, to the River Derwent which it joins near East Cottingwith. Most of it lies within a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest.
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