Caldon Canal
| Caldon Canal |
The southern portal of Leek Tunnel
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| Specifications |
| Maximum boat length |
72 ft 0 in (21.95 m) |
| Maximum boat beam |
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) |
| Locks |
17 |
| Status |
Navigable |
| Navigation authority |
Canal and River Trust |
| History |
| Original owner |
Trent & Mersey Canal Company |
| Date of act |
1776 |
| Date completed |
December 1778 |
| Date restored |
1974 |
| Geography |
| Start point |
Froghall |
| End point |
Etruria, Stoke-on-Trent |
| Branch(es) |
Leek, Uttoxeter Canal
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| Branch of |
Trent & Mersey Canal |
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Caldon Canal
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Froghall Wharf |
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Uttoxeter Canal |
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Froghall Tunnel (76 yd) |
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Flint Mill Lock |
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49A |
Churnet Valley Railway |
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Weir |
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River Churnet |
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16 |
Oakmeadowford Lock |
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15 |
Woods Lock |
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13-14 |
Cheddleton Locks (2) |
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42 |
A520 road bridge |
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Leek Basin |
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Barnfields Aqueduct |
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Rudyard Resr and feeder |
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Leek Tunnel (130yd) |
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railway aqueduct |
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1800 Hazelhurst staircase (3) |
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