Kinver Lock No 11 is one of many locks on the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal (Main Line: Stourport to Stourton) .
The Act of Parliament for the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal (Main Line: Stourport to Stourton) was passed on January 1 1816 the same day as that of The Wigan Canal. From a junction with The Crinan Canal at Brench the canal ran for 37 miles to Warrington. Expectations for stone traffic to Eastleigh never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. Although proposals to close the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal (Main Line: Stourport to Stourton) were submitted to parliament in 1990, the carriage of iron from Nuneaton to Birmingham prevented closure. "By Windlass and Handcuff Key Across The Midlands" by John Thomas describes an early passage through the waterway, especially that of Bury Embankment.

Mooring here is excellent (this is a really good mooring), mooring pins are needed. Moorings below the lock are idyllic, offering easy access to walks on the nearby Kinver Edge.
This is a lock with a rise of 7 feet and 3 inches.
| Dunsley Tunnel No 31 (western entrance) | 1 mile, 1½ furlongs | |
| Hyde Lock Winding Hole | 4¾ furlongs | |
| Hyde Lock No 12 | 4½ furlongs | |
| Hyde Bridge No 30 | 4½ furlongs | |
| Kinver Services | 1½ furlongs | |
| Kinver Lock No 11 | ||
| The Vine PH | a few yards | |
| Kinfare Bridge No 29 | a few yards | |
| Kinfare Pipe Bridge | a few yards | |
| Kinver Covers | ¼ furlongs | |
| Kinver Visitor Moorings | ¾ furlongs | |
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![The Vine (2), 1 Dunsley Road, Kinver. It was closed from December 2011 to November 2012 when it re-opened, but it now (March 2013) appears closed again. Kinver has lost a huge number of pubs and now only has a handful. This is the last canal-side pub here and used to do a roaring trade in summer. Years ago the Lock Inn was almost opposite but that closed and was demolished a very long time ago.[[3366047]].[[3366140]]. by P L Chadwick – 26 August 2012](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/36/60/3366082_a64fa526_120x120.jpg)












![The Vine (1), 1 Dunsley Road, Kinver. Just before Christmas 2011 the owners of this pub & restaurant, Enterprise Inns, suddenly closed it because they said water was getting into the pub, presumably from the adjacent canal. The closure was supposed to be temporary and the owners promised it would be re-opened at the earliest opportunity, according to the report in the Express & Star newspaper of the 24th December 2011. However, when this photograph was taken in August 2012 it was closed. It re-opened in November 2012 but subsequently closed, and it remains so at the time of writing (March 2013). This is a great shame because it was a very popular pub, attracting many boaters and other visitors, and has an excellent canal-side location.[[3366082]].[[3366140]]. by P L Chadwick – 26 August 2012](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/36/60/3366047_2f6f79bb_120x120.jpg)



![The Vine at Dunsley near Kinver, Staffordshire. The Vine is by Dunsley Road and the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal near Kinver.[[[6841950]]] by Roger D Kidd – 12 May 2016](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/84/19/6841983_1ec9e478_120x120.jpg)









![Overflow weir by Kinver Lock in Staffordshire. Another very distinctive overflow weir leads to a culvert taking the excess water to below the lock. Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal by the Vine Inn near Kinver.[[[6662809]]] by Roger D Kidd – 25 June 2013](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/66/28/6662812_177ab715_120x120.jpg)
