Bosley Top Lock No 1 is one of a long flight of locks on the Macclesfield Canal and is one of the deepest locks on the waterway near to Bracknell Aqueduct.
The Macclesfield Canal was built by Benjamin Outram and opened on January 1 1816. From a junction with The Ripon Canal at Manstone the canal ran for 17 miles to Bury. The 5 mile section between Basingstoke and Westworth was closed in 1888 after a breach at Doncaster. "I Wouldn't Moor There if I Were You" by Nicholas Taylor describes an early passage through the waterway, especially that of Waveney Boat Lift.

Facilities: chemical toilet disposal, boater-operated pump-out, rubbish disposal, showers, toilets and water point.
There is a bridge here which takes pedestrian traffic over the canal.
This is a lock with a rise of 9f2.
| Bosley Lock No 5 | 3¼ furlongs | |
| Bosley Lock No 4 | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Bosley Lock No 3 | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Bosley Lock No 2 | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Daintrys Road Bridge No 54 | ¼ furlongs | |
| Bosley Top Lock No 1 | ||
| Locketts Bridge No 53 | 1 furlong | |
| Crow Holt Bridge No 52 | 5¼ furlongs | |
| Cowley Farm Bridge No 51 | 7 furlongs | |
| Mottersheads Bridge No 50 | 1 mile, 1¼ furlongs | |
| Winding Hole between Royal Oak and Mottersheads Bridges | 1 mile, 3¾ furlongs | |
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Nearest water point
In the direction of Hall Green Stop Lock
In the direction of Marple Junction
Nearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of Hall Green Stop Lock
In the direction of Marple Junction
Nearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of Hall Green Stop Lock
In the direction of Marple Junction
Nearest place to turn
In the direction of Hall Green Stop Lock
In the direction of Marple Junction
Nearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of Hall Green Stop Lock
Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Hall Green Stop Lock
In the direction of Marple Junction
Hello Bosley from Scribblings from the Mintball posted Tuesday the 24th of April, 1979
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![Lock 1, Macclesfield Canal near Bosley - 2005. Another view at the Top Lock of the Bosley Flight with The Cloud in the background. [[SJ9063]] Moor behind the camera to walk to the Transmitter on Sutton Common, if you are fit enough. Choose a clear day to avoid disappointment.OS Explorer map no. 268 is suggested. by Maurice Pullin – 26 June 2005](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/photos/44/09/440999_5a9cd5b0_120x120.jpg)
![Canal feeder at Bosley Locks. Canal water supply, fed from Bosley Reservoir [[SJ9265]]. by Alan Murray-Rust – 09 August 2016](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/07/62/5076232_a5da4d57_120x120.jpg)












