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Water to the canal is supplied by three reservoirs and the River Churnet. Stanley reservoir holds 22 million cubic feet (670 Megalitres (Ml)), and joins the canal just below Endon basin, while Knypersley holds 41 million cubic feet (1,200 Ml) and joins the canal above Engine Lock.
5 days ago · Hanley is a minor waterways place on the River Severn (main river - Worcester to Gloucester) between Kempsey (6 miles to the north) and Tewkesbury Junction (Junction of Rivers Severn and Avon) (6 miles and 7 furlongs to the southeast).
The Caldon Canal runs from Etruria to Leek and to Froghall where there is a link to the Uttoxeter Canal, currently being restored. The canal leaves the city through the Bedford Street staircase locks, traverses Hanley Park, becoming rural after Abbey Hulton.
Boating holidays are increasingly popular with many holidaymakers choosing Staffordshire as their base, exploring the waterways of the Midlands. A popular choice is the 'ring' formed by the Trent and Mersey, the Staffordshire and Worcester and and the Shropshire Union canals.
You can calculate cruising routes and times using CanalPlan AC, a free interactive guide to the waterways, or Chris Clegg’s Canal Time Map, which is an A4 laminated sheet showing the connected UK waterway network divided into 2 hour sections with over 450 places shown.
Jan 4, 2024 · Use our interactive map to help plan your route. You can check how many locks or tunnels you'll have to pass through, and where there are visitor moorings and boating facilities, such as water points.
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Apr 15, 2023 · It was built in order to transport earthenware from Johnsons’ Hanley factories along the canal to Milton for carton packing. In the photograph, the Milton Maid is pictured in a rather undignified position in the canal near Birches Head.
