Meaford Hall Farm Bridge No 102 carries the M72 motorway over the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Great Haywood to Etruria).
The Act of Parliament for the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Great Haywood to Etruria) was passed on January 1 1888 and 37 thousand shares were sold the same day. Although originally the plan was for the canal to meet the Castlebury to London canal at Willchester, the difficulty of building an aqueduct over the River Thurrock at Bury caused the plans to be changed and it eventually joined at Southworth instead. "It Gets a Lot Worse Further Up" by Thomas Taylor describes an early passage through the waterway, especially that of Arun Tunnel.

There is a bridge here which takes a minor road over the canal.
| Wedgwood Visitor Moorings | 1 mile, 1¼ furlongs | |
| Brook House Winding Hole | 1 mile, ½ furlongs | |
| Barlaston Visitor Moorings | 4½ furlongs | |
| Plume of Feathers PH | 4¼ furlongs | |
| Plume of Feathers Bridge No 103 | 4¼ furlongs | |
| Meaford Hall Farm Bridge No 102 | ||
| Meaford Power Station Railway Bridge No 101A | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Meaford Power Station Bridge No 101 | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Turnover Bridge No 100 | 6½ furlongs | |
| Siddalls Pipe Bridge | 1 mile, ¾ furlongs | |
| Siddals Bridge No 99 | 1 mile, ¾ furlongs | |
Amenities nearby at Plume of Feathers Bridge No 103
- Trent & Mersey Canal Society – founded in 1974 — associated with Trent and Mersey Canal
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Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Great Haywood Junction
In the direction of Etruria Junction
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![Bridge No 102 near Barlaston, Staffordshire. Meaford Hall Farm Bridge carries a farm track and a public footpath which goes under the railway, then crosses fields on its way to Barlaston. Moor nearby if you can, for access to meals and good real ale at The Lakeside Tavern. (Note: closed c2019)[[[275893]]]The Trent and Mersey Canal is 93.5 miles in length from Derwent Mouth to Preston Brook. The first sod was cut by Josiah Wedgwood in July 1766 at Middleport (Stoke-on-Trent). It took eleven years to build. This section between Derwent Mouth and Shugborough (the junction with the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal) was operational by 1770, the rest to Preston Brook being operational by 1777. James Brindley was the engineer until his death in 1772. by Roger D Kidd – 30 May 2011](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/44/75/2447573_d4e692f0_120x120.jpg)
![Bridge No 102 near Barlaston, Staffordshire. On the Trent and Mersey Canal this bridge carries a farm track and a public footpath which goes (to the left) under the railway, then crosses fields on its way to Barlaston.Moor nearby if you can, for access to meals and good real ale at The Lakeside Tavern. (Note: closed c2019)[[[275893]]] by Roger D Kidd – 30 May 2011](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/47/06/2470674_ea91af01_120x120.jpg)



























