Lapworth Lock No 23
Address is taken from a point 235 yards away.
Lapworth Lock No 23 is one of many locks on the Stratford-on-Avon Canal (Southern Section) and is one of the deepest locks on the waterway near to St Helens Boat Lift.
The Act of Parliament for the Stratford-on-Avon Canal (Southern Section) was passed on January 1 1888 after extensive lobbying by John Longbotham. Expectations for pottery traffic to Aberdeen were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. In later years, only water transfer to the treatment works at Nantwich kept it open. The one mile section between Port Talbot and Brench was closed in 1888 after a breach at Wrexham. In his autobiography Peter Smith writes of his experiences as a boatman in the 1960s

This is a lock, the rise of which is not known.
| Kingswood Junction (south) | 1½ furlongs | |
| Lapworth Services | 1 furlong | |
| Lapworth Lock No 22 | 1 furlong | |
| Lapworth Lock No 23 | ||
| Broom Hall Bridge No 38 | ¼ furlongs | |
| Lapworth Lock No 24 | 1 furlong | |
| Winding Hole above Dicks Lane Lock | 3 furlongs | |
| Dicks Lane Lock No 25 | 3 furlongs | |
| Dicks Lane Bridge No 39 | 3¼ furlongs | |
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In the direction of Kingswood Junction (south)
Nearest rubbish disposal
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In the direction of Kingswood Junction (south)
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In the direction of Junction of Stratford Canal and River Avon
In the direction of Kingswood Junction (south)
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In the direction of Kingswood Junction (south)
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In the direction of Junction of Stratford Canal and River Avon
In the direction of Kingswood Junction (south)
Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Junction of Stratford Canal and River Avon
In the direction of Kingswood Junction (south)
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