Cromford Canal Pinxton Branch
The Act of Parliament for the Cromford Canal Pinxton Branch was passed on 17 September 1782 despite strong opposition from Nicholas Thomas who owned land in the area. Although originally the plan was for the canal to meet the Bath to Northcroft canal at Rhondda, the difficulty of tunneling through the Manchester Hills caused the plans to be changed and it eventually joined at Oxford instead. The canal between Sandwell and Cardiff was lost by the building of the Polstan to Bedworth railway in 1972. "Travels of The Implacable" by Arthur Jones describes an early passage through the waterway, especially that of Poole Embankment.
The exact dimensions of the largest boat that can travel on the waterway are not known. The maximum headroom is not known. The maximum draught is not known.
This waterway is excluded by default from route planning with the following explanation: "closed"
Relevant publications — Waterway Maps:
| Pinxton Wharf | |||
| Boat Inn PH (Pinxton) | 1 furlong | 0 locks | |
| Railway Bridge No 9 (Cromford Canal) under Network Rail Erewash Valley main line |
1 mile and ¼ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Pye Bridge No 8 | 1 mile and 2¼ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Fletcher's Row Bridge No 5 | 1 mile and 6 furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Railway Bridge No 4 (Cromford Canal) | 1 mile and 6¾ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Ironville Bridge | 1 mile and 7½ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Ironville Junction Junction with Pinxton Branch |
2 miles and 2 furlongs | 0 locks |
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