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River Churnet (southern junction)

 
River Churnet leaves the canal at the downstream end of the shared navigable channel.
Black Lion Car Park., Tickle Bridge, Staffordshire Moorlands ST9 0AJ, United Kingdom
 
Information about the place
River Churnet (southern junction) is a minor waterways place on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Caldon Branch - Main Line to Froghall) between Froghall Winding Hole (Last winding hole for craft that can't fit through the tunnel.) (2 miles and 1 furlong and 1 lock to the southeast) and Cheddleton Flint Mill (3 miles and 2¼ furlongs and 4 locks to the northwest).
 
 
The nearest place in the direction of Froghall Winding Hole is Black Lion Inn (Canalside); ¼ furlongs away.
 
The nearest place in the direction of Cheddleton Flint Mill is Consall Forge; ¼ furlongs away.

Mooring here is unrated.

You may be able to wind here, but it is not a full-length winding hole, being only suitable for boats up to 60 feet long.

 
 
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Nearest water point

In the direction of Froghall Tunnel (southwestern entrance)

Froghall Junction2 miles, 4 furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Froghall Tunnel (southwestern entrance), then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Caldon Branch - Froghall Tunnel) to Froghall Junction
Froghall Basin2 miles, 5 furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Froghall Tunnel (southwestern entrance), then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Caldon Branch - Froghall Tunnel) to Froghall Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Caldon Branch - Uttoxeter Canal) to Froghall Basin

In the direction of Etruria Junction

Consall Forge¼ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Etruria Junction
Park Lane Services6 miles, ¼ furlongs and 7 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Etruria Junction
Etruria Services14 miles, 4 furlongs and 16 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Etruria Junction
Stoke Top Lock No 4014 miles, 4¾ furlongs and 16 locks away
Travel to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Great Haywood to Etruria) to Stoke Top Lock No 40
Harecastle Tunnel (southern entrance)18 miles, 1½ furlongs and 16 locks away
Travel to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Etruria to Hardings Wood) to Harecastle Tunnel (southern entrance)
Harecastle Tunnel (northern entrance)19 miles, 6¾ furlongs and 16 locks away
Travel to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Etruria to Hardings Wood) to Harecastle Tunnel (northern entrance)

Nearest rubbish disposal

In the direction of Froghall Tunnel (southwestern entrance)

Froghall Tunnel (southwestern entrance)2 miles, 2¾ furlongs and 1 lock away
On this waterway in the direction of Froghall Tunnel (southwestern entrance)
Froghall Junction2 miles, 4 furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Froghall Tunnel (southwestern entrance), then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Caldon Branch - Froghall Tunnel) to Froghall Junction

In the direction of Etruria Junction

Park Lane Services6 miles, ¼ furlongs and 7 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Etruria Junction
Planet Lock No 313 miles, 7 furlongs and 13 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Etruria Junction
Etruria Services14 miles, 4 furlongs and 16 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Etruria Junction
Stoke Top Lock No 4014 miles, 4¾ furlongs and 16 locks away
Travel to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Great Haywood to Etruria) to Stoke Top Lock No 40
Harecastle Tunnel (northern entrance)19 miles, 6¾ furlongs and 16 locks away
Travel to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Etruria to Hardings Wood) to Harecastle Tunnel (northern entrance)

Nearest chemical toilet disposal

In the direction of Froghall Tunnel (southwestern entrance)

Froghall Junction2 miles, 4 furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Froghall Tunnel (southwestern entrance), then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Caldon Branch - Froghall Tunnel) to Froghall Junction

In the direction of Etruria Junction

Park Lane Services6 miles, ¼ furlongs and 7 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Etruria Junction
Etruria Services14 miles, 4 furlongs and 16 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Etruria Junction
Harecastle Tunnel (northern entrance)19 miles, 6¾ furlongs and 16 locks away
Travel to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Etruria to Hardings Wood) to Harecastle Tunnel (northern entrance)

Nearest place to turn

In the direction of Froghall Tunnel (southwestern entrance)

Flint Mill Lock Winding Hole4¾ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Froghall Tunnel (southwestern entrance)
Froghall Winding Hole2 miles, 1 furlong and 1 lock away
On this waterway in the direction of Froghall Tunnel (southwestern entrance)
Froghall Junction2 miles, 4 furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Froghall Tunnel (southwestern entrance), then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Caldon Branch - Froghall Tunnel) to Froghall Junction
Froghall Basin2 miles, 5 furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Froghall Tunnel (southwestern entrance), then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Caldon Branch - Froghall Tunnel) to Froghall Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Caldon Branch - Uttoxeter Canal) to Froghall Basin

In the direction of Etruria Junction

Oak Meadow Ford Winding Hole1 mile, 1 furlong and 1 lock away
On this waterway in the direction of Etruria Junction
Cheddleton Flint Mill Winding Hole3 miles, 2¼ furlongs and 4 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Etruria Junction
Bratts Bridge Winding Hole5 miles, 2¾ furlongs and 7 locks away
Travel to Hazelhurst Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Caldon Branch - Leek Branch) to Bratts Bridge Winding Hole
Hazelhurst Winding Hole5 miles, 3¾ furlongs and 7 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Etruria Junction
Hazelhurst Bridge Winding Hole5 miles, 4½ furlongs and 7 locks away
Travel to Hazelhurst Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Caldon Branch - Leek Branch) to Hazelhurst Bridge Winding Hole
Horse Bridge Winding Hole6 miles, ¼ furlongs and 7 locks away
Travel to Hazelhurst Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Caldon Branch - Leek Branch) to Horse Bridge Winding Hole
Leek Fields Winding Hole6 miles, 6¾ furlongs and 7 locks away
Travel to Hazelhurst Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Caldon Branch - Leek Branch) to Leek Fields Winding Hole
Endon Basin6 miles, 7 furlongs and 7 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Etruria Junction
Leek Tunnel Winding Hole7 miles, ¼ furlongs and 7 locks away
Travel to Hazelhurst Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Caldon Branch - Leek Branch) to Leek Tunnel Winding Hole
Leek Winding Hole7 miles, 5¼ furlongs and 7 locks away
Travel to Hazelhurst Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Caldon Branch - Leek Branch) to Leek Winding Hole
Leek7 miles, 7 furlongs and 7 locks away
Travel to Hazelhurst Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Caldon Branch - Leek Branch) to Leek
Foxley Winding Hole10 miles, ¼ furlongs and 13 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Etruria Junction
Leek Road Winding Hole11 miles, 2¾ furlongs and 13 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Etruria Junction
Northwood Winding Hole12 miles and 13 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Etruria Junction
Etruria Museum Winding Hole14 miles, 3¼ furlongs and 16 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Etruria Junction
Etruria Services14 miles, 4 furlongs and 16 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Etruria Junction

Nearest self-operated pump-out

In the direction of Etruria Junction

Park Lane Services6 miles, ¼ furlongs and 7 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Etruria Junction
Etruria Services14 miles, 4 furlongs and 16 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Etruria Junction

Nearest boatyard pump-out

In the direction of Etruria Junction

Festival Park Marina14 miles, 7 furlongs and 16 locks away
Travel to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Etruria to Hardings Wood) to Festival Park Marina
Longport Wharf16 miles, 5½ furlongs and 16 locks away
Travel to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Etruria to Hardings Wood) to Longport Wharf
Direction of TV transmitter (From Wolfbane Cybernetic)
 
 
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Wikipedia has a page about River Churnet

The River Churnet is a river in Staffordshire, England. It is a tributary of the River Dove.

Other Wikipedia pages that might relate to River Churnet
[River Dove, Central England] its largest tributary the River Churnet. As it reaches the ancient Dove Bridge, it is joined by the River Tean, the river now meandering through a wide [Leek, Staffordshire] town and civil parish in the county of Staffordshire, England, on the River Churnet. It is situated about 10 miles (16 km) north east of Stoke-on-Trent [Churnet Valley Railway] The Churnet Valley Railway is a preserved standard gauge heritage railway to the east of Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire, England, that operates along [List of rivers of England] (enters Derwent Reservoir) River Dove (L) Hilton Brook (L) (known as Sutton Brook upstream) River Tean (R) River Churnet (R) Henmore Brook (L) Bentley [Caldon Canal] to Froghall. 1.5 miles (2.4 km) of the canal followed the bed of the river Churnet near Consall. The company could also build railways to the quarries [Tittesworth reservoir] water storage reservoir near Leek, Staffordshire, England, fed by the River Churnet. The reservoir and associated water treatment works are owned and operated [History of Alton Towers] landscaped parkland. The gardens in the valley leading down to the River Churnet hosted a variety of features. These included a Pagoda fountain which [Oakamoor] economy. In the nineteenth century Thomas Bolton's copperworks near the River Churnet supplied copper wire for the first transatlantic telegraph cable. The [Leekfrith] the 2011 census was 363. It is an area between the River Churnet which is near Leek, and the River Dane (the boundary with Cheshire) and its tributary
 
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Caldon Canal - Wikipedia
1.5 miles (2.4 km) of the canal followed the bed of the river Churnet near Consall. The company could also build railways to the quarries, and the first, which ran from Froghall across Shirley Common towards the quarries opened at the same time as the canal, but was not a success. A second Act of Parliament was obtained ...
Churnet Valley Railway,2012, HD.England - YouTube
Jul 25, 2012 ... Starting off at Kingsley & Froghall the train heads through the Churnet Valley stopping of at picturesque Consall Station,reopened in 2005,formerly part of the NSR,North Staffordshire Railway.Caldon Canal,River Churnet and Black Lion Pub,are all in close proximety to Consall Station..Leaving Consall,we ...
Churnet Valley Railway - Wikipedia
The CVR also owns the trackbed between Kingsley & Froghall and Oakamoor. The railway is in situ as far as the Oakamoor sand sidings, which once served the now disused quarry, but is not up to standards for carrying passengers. In order to reach Oakamoor railway station, the main line across the River Churnet and ...
holiday accommodation nec - Central Guest House - bed breakfast
The Caldon Canal starts just south of Stoke on Trent and meanders into the Staffordshire countryside, running for a short distance along the River Churnet. It has some extremely attractive stretches and the isolated Consall Forge must be visited. The Coventry Canal leaves the Trent & Mersey Canal at Fradley Junction and ...
Rocester Conservation Area Appraisal 2015
3.2 Rocester, close to the confluence of the Rivers Churnet and Dove, retains a .... 4.9 The junction High Street/Mill Street/Ashbourne Road is a key focal point ..... The southern edge is more open with views across the countryside. Whilst these cottages are still of relevance to the conservation area, the quality of the terrace ...
GSA TODAY
Feb 2, 2000 ... in Southern Africa. R. W. Carlson, F. R. Boyd, S. B. Shirey, P. E. Janney, Carnegie . Institution of Washington, 5241 Broad Branch Road, N.W.,. Washington, D.C. ...... the sediments had accumulated from river floods and that thou- sands of years had ..... to the south and where the Kula-Farallon triple junction.
Staffordshire Moorlands HEA - Appendix 1 - Alton
The southern portion of the character zone lies within the Churnet Valley at ... The southern boundary of the HECZ is contiguous with the lines both of the. Churnet ..... national importance of the historic buildings associated with Alton. Railway Station and the bridges over both the railway and the River. Churnet (Grade II).
Canal Walk – Caldon Canal and Stanley Pool from Deep Hayes ...
In the north and in the south the county is hilly with wild moorlands. ... Deep Hayes Country Park, on the edge of the Peak District, was created out of a disused quarry lying on the south side of the River Churnet valley. ... Cheddleton Station is the main centre for the Churnet Valley Railway an excellent tourist attraction.
Leek: Leek and Lowe | British History Online
There were also three detached areas, one adjoining the Poolend area of Leekfrith, another on the east side of the Buxton road at Blackshaw Moor, and a small area on the south bank of the river Churnet north of the town. (fn. 1) A market centre by the 13th century and a centre of the silk industry from the 18th century, the ...
Options for phase two of the high speed rail network appraisal of ...
required a large viaduct to cross the Churnet Valley SSSI, resulting in significant landscape and visual impacts. ... have required six crossings of, and had a potential impact on, the River Trent (a major river) and would ... southern-most spine route); however, a high number of residential properties would have experienced ...