Chesterfield Canal (Unnavigable section)
The Chesterfield Canal (Unnavigable section) is a narrow canal and is part of the Chesterfield Canal. It runs for 8 miles and 3¼ furlongs through 49 locks from Norwood Tunnel (East end) (where it joins the Chesterfield Canal (Norwood to Retford)) to Staveley Town Basin (where it joins the Chesterfield Canal (Derbyshire restored section)).
The maximum dimensions for a boat to be able to travel on the waterway are 72 feet long and 7 feet wide. The maximum headroom is not known. The maximum draught is not known.
Notable features of the waterway include: Sheffield Road Tunnel, Norwood Tunnel and Norwood Locks
This waterway is excluded by default from route planning with the following explanation: "under restoration"
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Norwood Tunnel (East end) Limit of Navigation |
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Hard Lane Box Culvert No 30i Connects to the existing Norwood Tunnel to make a new Western Portal |
3 furlongs | 0 locks |
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Hard Lane Treble Locks 19k, 19l and 19m | 3¼ furlongs | 0 locks |
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Kiveton Waters Marina | 4½ furlongs | 3 locks |
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Kiveton Bridge No 30h | 5¼ furlongs | 3 locks |
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Wales Bridge No 30g | 1 mile and 1½ furlongs | 3 locks |
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Wales Double Locks No 19i and 19j | 1 mile and 1¾ furlongs | 3 locks |
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Coalpit Lane Bridge No 30f | 1 mile and 3 furlongs | 5 locks |
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Coalpit Double Locks No 19g and 19h | 1 mile and 3¼ furlongs | 5 locks |
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Kiveton Park Water Stop Gate | 1 mile and 4½ furlongs | 7 locks |
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Poplar Farm Footbridge No 30e | 1 mile and 5 furlongs | 7 locks |
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Poplar Farm Underpass Bridge No 30d M1 Motorway crossing |
1 mile and 5¼ furlongs | 7 locks |
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Norwood Top Treble Locks 19d, 19e and 19f | 1 mile and 5¾ furlongs | 7 locks |
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Norwood High Treble Locks No 19a, 19b and 19c | 1 mile and 6¼ furlongs | 10 locks |
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Norwood High Bridge No 30c | 1 mile and 6¾ furlongs | 13 locks |
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Old Norwood Tunnel Portal (West end) The restored canal will be routed around this entrance portal, which will be abandoned. |
1 mile and 6¾ furlongs | 13 locks |
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Norwood Upper Quad Locks No 16, 17, 18 and 19 | 1 mile and 7½ furlongs | 13 locks |
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Norwood Upper Middle Treble Locks No 13, 14 and 15 | 2 miles and ½ furlongs | 17 locks |
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Norwood Lower Middle Treble Locks No 10, 11 and 12 | 2 miles and 1 furlong | 20 locks |
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Norwood Lower Accommodation Bridge No 30a | 2 miles and 1½ furlongs | 23 locks |
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Norwood Low Treble Locks No 7, 8 and 9 | 2 miles and 1¾ furlongs | 23 locks |
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Norwood Winding Hole | 2 miles and 2 furlongs | 26 locks |
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Norwood Bridge No 30 | 2 miles and 2½ furlongs | 26 locks |
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County Dike Culvert No 10 | 2 miles and 2¾ furlongs | 26 locks |
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Gannow Lane Bridge No 29 | 2 miles and 3¾ furlongs | 26 locks |
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Norwood Colliery Wharf | 2 miles and 4½ furlongs | 26 locks |
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Norwood End Stop Plank Narrows | 2 miles and 5¾ furlongs | 26 locks |
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Moorhouse Junction | 3 miles | 26 locks |
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Moorhouse Junction Lock No 6m | 3 miles and ¼ furlongs | 26 locks |
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Moorhouse Bridge No 28a | 3 miles and ¼ furlongs | 27 locks |
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Moorhouse Flight Locks No 6h, 6i, 6j, 6k and 6l | 3 miles and ¼ furlongs | 27 locks |
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Barber’s Lane Bridge No 28 | 3 miles and ¾ furlongs | 32 locks |
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Nethermoor Lake Marina | 3 miles and 2¼ furlongs | 32 locks |
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Nethermoor Bridge No 27d | 3 miles and 3 furlongs | 32 locks |
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Nethermoor Lock and Flood Gate No 6g | 3 miles and 3 furlongs | 32 locks |
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Sheffield Road Tunnel No 27c (north portal) | 3 miles and 3¼ furlongs | 33 locks |
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Sheffield Road Tunnel No 27c (south portal) | 3 miles and 4 furlongs | 33 locks |
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Killamarsh Town Bottom Lock No 6f | 3 miles and 4¼ furlongs | 33 locks |
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Killamarsh Town Bridge No 27b | 3 miles and 4½ furlongs | 34 locks |
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Killamarsh Town Middle Locks No 6d and 6e | 3 miles and 4½ furlongs | 34 locks |
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Killamarsh Town Locks Bridge No 27a | 3 miles and 5¼ furlongs | 36 locks |
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Killamarsh Town Top Locks No 6b and 6c | 3 miles and 5¼ furlongs | 36 locks |
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Mallinders Bridge No 27 | 3 miles and 6¼ furlongs | 38 locks |
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Chandos Bridge No 26d | 3 miles and 7¾ furlongs | 38 locks |
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New Leah’s Bridge No 26c | 4 miles and ½ furlongs | 38 locks |
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Walford Road Bridge No 26b | 4 miles and 1 furlong | 38 locks |
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New Spooner Bridge No 26a | 4 miles and 1¾ furlongs | 38 locks |
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Old Hall Farm Lock No 6a | 4 miles and 2 furlongs | 38 locks |
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Hartington Railway Bridge No 13c | 8 miles and 1 furlong | 39 locks |
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Railway Lock No 5b | 8 miles and 1¼ furlongs | 39 locks |
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Railway Lock Footbridge No 13b | 8 miles and 1¼ furlongs | 40 locks |
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Eckington Road Bridge No 13a | 8 miles and 1½ furlongs | 40 locks |
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Staveley Northern Loop Road Bridge No 12b | 8 miles and 2¼ furlongs | 40 locks |
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Staveley Town Bridge No 12a | 8 miles and 2¾ furlongs | 40 locks |
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Staveley Town Lock No 5a | 8 miles and 3 furlongs | 40 locks |
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Staveley Town Basin This is the current limit of the restored section from Chesterfield |
8 miles and 3¼ furlongs | 41 locks |

