Mainly narrow canal 66 miles 47 locks. Gronwen wharf is adjacent to bridge 82 not bridge 83.
Boaters wishing to enter or exit the shropshire union canal via the manchester ship canal must first contact cheshire west chester council to book the swing bridge on 07799 658814 or 07825 865944 during.
Shropshire union canal route map. The canal follows a delightful rural route through cheshire farmland with a short urban section near the junction at middlewich. The shropshire union canal and runs from ellesere port on the river mersey to autherley junction near wolverhamption where it meets the staffordshire and worcestershire canal. Narrow canal 10 miles 4 locks.
Actual routes will appear on the map. Montgomery canal restoration report august 2020 montgomery canal restoration report july 2020 montgomery canal restoration design review montgomery canal restoration report march 2020 montgomery canal restoration report january 2020. Much of the canal cutting through the beautiful cheshire countryside as it goes.
Navigable isolated and dry sections and the remaining obstacles. The llangollen and montgomery canals are the modern names of branches of the shropshire union su system and lie. Click image to enlarge the montgomery canal.
Middlewich branch new cut. The shropshire union canal nicknamed the shroppie is a navigable canal in england. Historical map showing the original system as proposed by the ellesmere canal company.
The middlewich branch connects the shropshire union canal to the trent and mersey. Wikipedia has a page about shropshire union canal. The shropshire union canal nicknamed the shroppie is a navigable canal in england.
The canal became part of the shropshire union system in 1846. Canal licensing information. Shropshire union canals maps.
Waterway routes 01m england and wales map. Map showing the situation today. Approval for its construction was given in 1772 but the company ran out of money and construction did not begin until 1827.
1846 the shropshire union railway canal company was created at a time when railway mania was beginning to take over from the canal age. The shropshire union was formed by the union of a number of canals that from nantwich to chester was built to broad barge standards and many miles of little used branches through shropshire were abandoned earlier this century. The canal lies in the counties of staffordshire shropshire and cheshire in the north west english midlands it links the canal system of the west midlands at wolverhampton.
Measuring 66 miles with 47 locks the shropshire union canal makes its way from wolverhampton to ellesmere port. The llangollen and montgomery canals are the modern names of branches of the shropshire union su system and lie partially in wales. Logged on users will see a map here.
The holiday route that is called the shropshire union canal today is in fact the birmingham liverpool junction canal the chester canal and the wirral line of the ellesmere canal. The llangollen and montgomery canals are modern names for two branches of the canal.
