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.
The Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Great Haywood to Etruria) is a narrow canal and is part of the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line).
It runs for 19 miles through 18 locks from Etruria Junction (where it joins the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Etruria to Hardings Wood) and the Trent and Mersey Canal (Caldon Branch - Main Line to Froghall)) to Great Haywood Junction (where it joins the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Fradley to Great Haywood) and the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal (Main Line: Autherley to Great Haywood)).
The maximum dimensions for a boat to be able to travel on the waterway are 72 feet long and 7 feet and 3 inches wide. The maximum headroom is 7 feet and 9 inches. The maximum draught is 4 feet and 4 inches.
Notable features of the waterway include Meaford Locks and Stoke Locks
The waterway passes through Stone
The navigational authority for this waterway is Canal & River TrustRelevant publications — Waterway Travels:
Relevant publications — Waterway Maps:
- Waterway Routes 28M - Trent and Mersey Canal Map (Downloadable)
- Waterway Routes 84M - Four Counties Ring Map (Downloadable)
- Waterway Routes 01M - England and Wales Map
- Shropshire Union Canal, including the Middlewich Branch
Relevant publications — Waterway DVDs:
Relevant publications — Waterway Guides:
Relevant publications — Waterway Histories:
| Etruria Junction Junction with the Trent and Mersey Canal, Caldon Branch, Uttoxeter 30 miles |
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| Stoke Top Lock No 40 | ¼ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Summit Lock Bridge No 117 | ¼ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Stoke Lock No 39 | ¾ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Stoke Lock No 39 Footbridge | ¾ furlongs | 2 locks | |
| Etruria Industrial Museum Arm | 1 furlong | 2 locks | |
| Gas Works Bridge No 116 | 1 furlong | 2 locks | |
| Stoke Lock No 38 | 2¼ furlongs | 2 locks | |
| Stoke Lock No 38 Footbridge | 2¼ furlongs | 3 locks | |
| Newcastle Road Bridge No 115 | 2¼ furlongs | 3 locks | |
| Stoke Lock No 37 | 4¼ furlongs | 3 locks | |
| Stoke Lock No 37 Footbridge | 4¼ furlongs | 4 locks | |
| Cockshute Railway Bridge No 114B | 4½ furlongs | 4 locks | |
| Cockshute Railway Bridge No 114A | 4¾ furlongs | 4 locks | |
| Stoke Bottom Lock No 36 | 5¾ furlongs | 4 locks | |
| Stoke Bottom Lock Footbridge | 5¾ furlongs | 5 locks | |
| Vernon Road Bridge No 114 | 5¾ furlongs | 5 locks | |
| Osborn Bridge No 113B | 6¼ furlongs | 5 locks | |
| Site of Junction with Newcastle-Under-Lyme Canal | 1 mile and ¼ furlongs | 5 locks | |
| Glebe Street Bridge No 113A Possible winding north of bridge |
1 mile and ¼ furlongs | 5 locks | |
| Glebe Street Bridge No 113 Old bridge, now a car park |
1 mile and ¼ furlongs | 5 locks | |
| Lytton Street Aqueduct | 1 mile and 1¾ furlongs | 5 locks | |
| Interchange Northern Bridge No 112 | 1 mile and 2 furlongs | 5 locks | |
| Interchange Southern Bridge No 112 | 1 mile and 2 furlongs | 5 locks | |
| Stoke Basin Bridge No 111 | 1 mile and 3½ furlongs | 5 locks | |
| Dolphin Boatyard Possible winding hole |
1 mile and 3½ furlongs | 5 locks | |
| Whieldon Road Bridge No 110 | 1 mile and 4 furlongs | 5 locks | |
| Colonial Pottery Basin Bridge No 109A Bridge is over the arm, not the main line |
1 mile and 4½ furlongs | 5 locks | |
| Doulton's Bridge No 109 76yds (69m) long tunnel |
2 miles and 1 furlong | 5 locks | |
| Sideway Winding Hole | 2 miles and 2¾ furlongs | 5 locks | |
| Michelin Bridge No 108A | 2 miles and 3½ furlongs | 5 locks | |
| Sideaway Bridge No 108 | 2 miles and 4 furlongs | 5 locks | |
| Railway Sidings Pipe Bridge | 3 miles and 2¼ furlongs | 5 locks | |
| Trentham Winding Hole | 3 miles and 4¾ furlongs | 5 locks | |
| Site of demolished railway bridge Carried the Trentham Park branch line |
3 miles and 6 furlongs | 5 locks | |
| Hemheath Bridge No 106 | 3 miles and 7½ furlongs | 5 locks | |
| Burrington Drive Bridge No 105A | 4 miles and 2¼ furlongs | 5 locks | |
| Limekiln Bridge No 105 | 4 miles and 4½ furlongs | 5 locks | |
| Jonathan Road Bridge No 104A | 4 miles and 4¾ furlongs | 5 locks | |
| Jonathan Road Winding Hole | 4 miles and 5¼ furlongs | 5 locks | |
| Trentham Lock No 35 | 4 miles and 6¼ furlongs | 5 locks | |
| Trentham Lock Footbridge | 4 miles and 6¼ furlongs | 6 locks | |
| Old Road Bridge No 104 | 5 miles and 1 furlong | 6 locks | |
| Wedgwood Visitor Moorings | 5 miles and 1¼ furlongs | 6 locks | |
| Brook House Winding Hole | 5 miles and 2 furlongs | 6 locks | |
| Barlaston Visitor Moorings | 5 miles and 6 furlongs | 6 locks | |
| Plume of Feathers PH Canalside |
5 miles and 6¼ furlongs | 6 locks | |
| Plume of Feathers Bridge No 103 | 5 miles and 6¼ furlongs | 6 locks | |
| Meaford Hall Farm Bridge No 102 | 6 miles and 2½ furlongs | 6 locks | |
| Meaford Power Station Railway Bridge No 101A | 6 miles and 4¾ furlongs | 6 locks | |
| Meaford Power Station Bridge No 101 Low headroom! |
6 miles and 5¼ furlongs | 6 locks | |
| Turnover Bridge No 100 | 7 miles and 1 furlong | 6 locks | |
| Siddalls Pipe Bridge | 7 miles and 3¼ furlongs | 6 locks | |
| Siddals Bridge No 99 | 7 miles and 3¼ furlongs | 6 locks | |
| Meaford Top Lock No 34 | 7 miles and 4¾ furlongs | 6 locks | |
| Meaford Lock Bridge No 98 | 7 miles and 4¾ furlongs | 7 locks | |
| Meaford Winding Hole | 7 miles and 5 furlongs | 7 locks | |
| Meaford Road Lock No 33 | 7 miles and 5¼ furlongs | 7 locks | |
| Meaford Road Lock Footbridge | 7 miles and 5½ furlongs | 8 locks | |
| Meaford Turnover Bridge No 97 | 7 miles and 6½ furlongs | 8 locks | |
| Meaford House Lock No 32 | 7 miles and 6¾ furlongs | 8 locks | |
| Meaford House Lock Footbridge | 7 miles and 6¾ furlongs | 9 locks | |
| Meaford Bottom Lock No 31 | 7 miles and 7¼ furlongs | 9 locks | |
| Whitebridge Lane Winding Hole | 8 miles and ¾ furlongs | 10 locks | |
| Whitebridge Lane Moorings | 8 miles and 1¾ furlongs | 10 locks | |
| Whitebridge Lane New Bridge No 96A | 8 miles and 2¼ furlongs | 10 locks | |
| Whitebridge Lane Bridge No 96 With pipe bridges either side |
8 miles and 2½ furlongs | 10 locks | |
| Roger Fuller's Boatyard | 8 miles and 4 furlongs | 10 locks | |
| Stone Top Lock No 30 | 8 miles and 4¾ furlongs | 10 locks | |
| Stone Top Lock Footbridge | 8 miles and 4¾ furlongs | 11 locks | |
| Railway Bridge No 95A | 8 miles and 5¼ furlongs | 11 locks | |
| Stone Lock No 29 | 8 miles and 6¼ furlongs | 11 locks | |
| Newcastle Road Bridge No 95 | 8 miles and 6½ furlongs | 12 locks | |
| Stone Services | 8 miles and 6½ furlongs | 12 locks | |
| Site of Stone Boat Building Chandlery Ceased Trading - reported 01/01/2020 |
8 miles and 7 furlongs | 12 locks | |
| Stone Wharf Home of Canal Cruising hire boats |
9 miles and ¼ furlongs | 12 locks | |
| Stone Lock No 28 | 9 miles and ½ furlongs | 12 locks | |
| Hospital Bridge No 94 | 9 miles and ¾ furlongs | 13 locks | |
| Stone Visitor Moorings (Trent Close) | 9 miles and 1 furlong | 13 locks | |
| Star Lock Pipe Bridge | 9 miles and 1¼ furlongs | 13 locks | |
| Scotch Brook Aqueduct | 9 miles and 1½ furlongs | 13 locks | |
| The Star PH | 9 miles and 1½ furlongs | 13 locks | |
| Stone Bottom Lock No 27 The Star pub is by the side of the lock. |
9 miles and 1½ furlongs | 13 locks | |
| Stafford Road Bridge No 93 | 9 miles and 1¾ furlongs | 14 locks | |
| Stone Pipe Bridge | 9 miles and 2¼ furlongs | 14 locks | |
| Stone Bottom Lock Winding Hole | 9 miles and 2½ furlongs | 14 locks | |
| Stone Visitor Moorings | 9 miles and 2¾ furlongs | 14 locks | |
| Andre Mills Bridge No 92 | 9 miles and 6¾ furlongs | 14 locks | |
| Brassworks Bridge No 91 | 10 miles and ¾ furlongs | 14 locks | |
| Holyrood Close Aqueduct | 10 miles and 1½ furlongs | 14 locks | |
| Stone Bypass Bridge No 90A | 10 miles and 3½ furlongs | 14 locks | |
| Aston Bridge No 90 | 10 miles and 4¼ furlongs | 14 locks | |
| Aston Lock No 26 | 10 miles and 5½ furlongs | 14 locks | |
| Aston Lock No 26 Footbridge | 10 miles and 5½ furlongs | 15 locks | |
| Aston Marina (entrance) | 10 miles and 6¼ furlongs | 15 locks | |
| Aston Marina (exit) | 10 miles and 7¾ furlongs | 15 locks | |
| Carr House Bridge No 89 | 11 miles and 1 furlong | 15 locks | |
| Iron Bridge No 88 | 11 miles and 4¾ furlongs | 15 locks | |
| Long Meadow Bridge No 87 | 12 miles | 15 locks | |
| Upper Burston Bridge Aqueduct | 12 miles and 2 furlongs | 15 locks | |
| Upper Burston Bridge No 86 | 12 miles and 2 furlongs | 15 locks | |
| Lower Burston Bridge No 85 | 12 miles and 4¼ furlongs | 15 locks | |
| Flute Meadow Bridge No 84 With accompanying pipe bridge |
13 miles and 1¼ furlongs | 15 locks | |
| Sandon Winding Hole | 13 miles and 3 furlongs | 15 locks | |
| Sandon Lock No 25 | 13 miles and 3¾ furlongs | 15 locks | |
| Sandon Bridge No 83 | 13 miles and 4 furlongs | 16 locks | |
| Salt Bridge No 82 | 14 miles and 3¾ furlongs | 16 locks | |
| Sandy Lane Winding Hole | 14 miles and 7 furlongs | 16 locks | |
| Stockings Brook Aqueduct | 15 miles and 1 furlong | 16 locks | |
| Sandy Lane Bridge No 81 | 15 miles and 2¾ furlongs | 16 locks | |
| Gayton Brook Aqueduct | 15 miles and 4½ furlongs | 16 locks | |
| Weston Bridge No 80 | 15 miles and 5¼ furlongs | 16 locks | |
| Weston Bridge Aqueduct | 15 miles and 5¼ furlongs | 16 locks | |
| Weston Salt Works Arm Filled in in the late 1960s |
16 miles and ¾ furlongs | 16 locks | |
| Weston Lock No 24 | 16 miles and 3 furlongs | 16 locks | |
| Brinepit Bridge No 79 | 16 miles and 3 furlongs | 17 locks | |
| Ingestre Winding Hole Entrance to the now defunct Shirleywich Salt Works |
16 miles and 6½ furlongs | 17 locks | |
| Amerton Brook Aqueduct | 16 miles and 6¾ furlongs | 17 locks | |
| Ingestre Bridge No 78 | 16 miles and 7½ furlongs | 17 locks | |
| Pasturefields Bridge No 77 | 17 miles and 5½ furlongs | 17 locks | |
| Hoo Mill Lock No 23 | 18 miles and 1½ furlongs | 17 locks | |
| Hoo Mill Bridge No 76 | 18 miles and 1¾ furlongs | 18 locks | |
| Hoo Mill Moorings Accessed via Dry Dock Bridge No 75A |
18 miles and 2 furlongs | 18 locks | |
| Great Haywood Marina | 18 miles and 4½ furlongs | 18 locks | |
| Middle Bridge No 75 | 18 miles and 5½ furlongs | 18 locks | |
| Canalside Farm Shop & Café (Great Haywood) | 18 miles and 7 furlongs | 18 locks | |
| Mill Lane Bridge No 74 Shardlow 38 miles / Preston Brook 54 miles |
18 miles and 7½ furlongs | 18 locks | |
| Great Haywood Services Wharf | 18 miles and 7¾ furlongs | 18 locks | |
| Great Haywood Junction Junction of Trent and Mersey and Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canals |
19 miles | 18 locks |
- Trent & Mersey Canal Society – founded in 1974 — associated with Trent and Mersey Canal
- A Little Bit of Stone — associated with Stone
- Stone's online news and community platform
- Canalside Farm, Shop & Cafe in Great Haywood, Staffordshire — associated with Canalside Farm Shop & Café (Great Haywood)
- Open daily, enjoy a visit to Canalside Farm, Shop & Cafe alongside the picturesque Trent & Mersey Canal near Stafford. 'PYO' Strawberries from June!
- Aston Marina — associated with Aston Marina (entrance)
- Aston Marina - Moorings, Farm Shop, Bistro, Venue
- Canal Boat Holidays | Staffordshire — associated with Stone Wharf
- Interested in Canal Boat Holidays? Discover Staffordshire’s Heritage by Canal Boat, Wedgwood, Arboretum, Breweries, Shugborough Hall, Potteries,Alton Towers
- Canal Boat Holidays | Staffordshire — associated with Stone Wharf
- Family Canal boating holidays on the Trent and Mersey canal in Staffordshire England. 2 berth up to 8 berth narrowboats
- World of Wedgwood — associated with Wedgwood Visitor Moorings
- Wedgwood Visitor Attraction.
- Newcastle-under-Lyme to Stoke Canal — associated with Site of Junction with Newcastle-Under-Lyme Canal
- The Star Pub — associated with The Star PH
- Public House
- Plume Of Feathers PH — associated with Plume of Feathers PH
- Public House
Wikipedia has a page about Trent and Mersey Canal
The Trent and Mersey Canal is a 93 1⁄2-mile (150 km) canal in Derbyshire, Staffordshire and Cheshire in north-central England. It is a "narrow canal" for the vast majority of its length, but at the extremities to the east of Burton upon Trent and north of Middlewich, it is a wide canal.
The narrow locks and bridges are big enough for a single narrowboat 7 feet (2.1 m) wide by 72 feet (22 m) long, while the wide locks can accommodate boats 14 feet (4.3 m) wide, or two narrowboats next to each other.
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