Milepost - Shardlow 29 Miles / Preston Brook 63 Miles 
Leaside Avenue, Handsacre, WS15 4HE, United Kingdom 

Milepost - Shardlow 29 Miles / Preston Brook 63 Miles
is a minor waterways place
on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Fradley to Great Haywood) between
  Fradley Junction (Junction of Coventry Canal (Detached Portion) and Trent and Mersey Canal) (3 miles and 6 furlongs
    and 3 locks
   to the east) and
  Rugeley Bypass Bridge No 67A (4 miles and 5½ furlongs
   to the northwest).
  The nearest place in the direction of Fradley Junction is Royles Bridge No 57;
  1½ furlongs
   away.
   
  The nearest place in the direction of Rugeley Bypass Bridge No 67A is Handsacre Winding Hole;
  ¼ furlongs
   away.
Mooring here is unrated. 
| Tuppenhurst Farm Aqueduct | 4¾ furlongs | |
| Tuppenhurst Bridge No 56  | 3½ furlongs | |
| Tuppenhurst Aqueduct | 3 furlongs | |
| Tuppenhurst Corner | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Royles Bridge No 57  | 1½ furlongs | |
| Milepost - Shardlow 29 Miles / Preston Brook 63 Miles  | ||
| Handsacre Winding Hole | ¼ furlongs | |
| Handsacre Visitor Moorings  | 1 furlong | |
| The Crown Inn (Handsacre)  | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Handsacre Crown Bridge No 58 | 1½ furlongs | |
| Kents Bridge No 59 | 4¼ furlongs | |
- Trent & Mersey Canal Society – founded in 1974 — associated with Trent and Mersey Canal
 
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Nearest water point
In the direction of Great Haywood Junction
Ash Tree Bridge Water Point — 2 miles, ¼ furlongs  away
On this waterway in the direction of Great Haywood Junction
Great Haywood Services Wharf — 8 miles, 3¾ furlongs  and 2 locks away
Travel  to Great Haywood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Great Haywood to Etruria) to Great Haywood Services Wharf
Maple Wood Marina — 13 miles, 6¼ furlongs  and 3 locks away
Travel  to Great Haywood Junction, then on the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal (Main Line: Autherley to Great Haywood) to Maple Wood Marina
Stafford Road Bridge No 93 — 18 miles, 1¾ furlongs  and 6 locks away
Travel  to Great Haywood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Great Haywood to Etruria) to Stafford Road Bridge No 93
Penkridge Sanitary Station — 18 miles, 4 furlongs  and 8 locks away
Travel  to Great Haywood Junction, then on the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal (Main Line: Autherley to Great Haywood) to Penkridge Sanitary Station
Stone Services — 18 miles, 5 furlongs  and 8 locks away
Travel  to Great Haywood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Great Haywood to Etruria) to Stone Services
In the direction of Fradley Junction
Shop and Marine Services at Fradley Junction — 3 miles, 6 furlongs  and 3 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Fradley Junction
Fradley Swing Bridge — 3 miles, 6½ furlongs  and 3 locks away
Travel  to Fradley Junction, then on the Coventry Canal (Detached Portion) to Fradley Swing Bridge
Fradley Visitor Moorings (48 hour) — 3 miles, 7 furlongs  and 3 locks away
Travel  to Fradley Junction, then on the Coventry Canal (Detached Portion) to Fradley Visitor Moorings (48 hour)
Fradley Visitor Centre — 3 miles, 7¼ furlongs  and 4 locks away
Travel  to Fradley Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Burton to Fradley) to Fradley Visitor Centre
Fradley Canalside Café — 3 miles, 7¼ furlongs  and 4 locks away
Travel  to Fradley Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Burton to Fradley) to Fradley Canalside Café
Streethay Wharf — 6 miles, 6¾ furlongs  and 3 locks away
Travel  to Fradley Junction, then on the Coventry Canal (Detached Portion) to Streethay Wharf
Kings Orchard Marina — 7 miles, ¾ furlongs  and 3 locks away
Travel  to Fradley Junction, then on the Coventry Canal (Detached Portion) to Kings Orchard Marina
Gaskells Bridge No 46 — 6 miles, 1¼ furlongs  and 8 locks away
Travel  to Fradley Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Burton to Fradley) to Gaskells Bridge No 46
Fazeley Junction — 14 miles, 6 furlongs  and 3 locks away
Travel  to Fradley Junction, then on the Coventry Canal (Detached Portion) to Whittington Brook, then on the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Birmingham and Fazeley Canal - along route of Coventry Canal) to Fazeley Junction
Coleshill Road Bridge Water Point — 15 miles, 1½ furlongs  and 3 locks away
Travel  to Fradley Junction, then on the Coventry Canal (Detached Portion) to Whittington Brook, then on the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Birmingham and Fazeley Canal - along route of Coventry Canal) to Fazeley Junction, then on the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Birmingham and Fazeley Canal - Main Line) to Coleshill Road Bridge Water Point
Barton Turn Visitor Moorings — 9 miles, 4¾ furlongs  and 11 locks away
Travel  to Fradley Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Burton to Fradley) to Barton Turn Visitor Moorings
Glascote Top Lock No 12 — 16 miles, 1½ furlongs  and 4 locks away
Travel  to Fradley Junction, then on the Coventry Canal (Detached Portion) to Whittington Brook, then on the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Birmingham and Fazeley Canal - along route of Coventry Canal) to Fazeley Junction, then on the Coventry Canal (Main Line - Hawkesbury to Fazeley) to Glascote Top Lock No 12
Bodymoor Heath Wharf — 18 miles, 4¾ furlongs  and 5 locks away
Travel  to Fradley Junction, then on the Coventry Canal (Detached Portion) to Whittington Brook, then on the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Birmingham and Fazeley Canal - along route of Coventry Canal) to Fazeley Junction, then on the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Birmingham and Fazeley Canal - Main Line) to Bodymoor Heath Wharf
Horninglow Basin — 14 miles, ½ furlongs  and 14 locks away
Travel  to Fradley Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Burton to Fradley) to Horninglow BasinNearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of Great Haywood Junction
Great Haywood Services Wharf — 8 miles, 3¾ furlongs  and 2 locks away
Travel  to Great Haywood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Great Haywood to Etruria) to Great Haywood Services Wharf
Aston Marina (entrance) — 16 miles, 5¼ furlongs  and 5 locks away
Travel  to Great Haywood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Great Haywood to Etruria) to Aston Marina (entrance)
Stone Visitor Moorings — 18 miles, ¾ furlongs  and 6 locks away
Travel  to Great Haywood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Great Haywood to Etruria) to Stone Visitor Moorings
Penkridge Sanitary Station — 18 miles, 4 furlongs  and 8 locks away
Travel  to Great Haywood Junction, then on the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal (Main Line: Autherley to Great Haywood) to Penkridge Sanitary Station
In the direction of Fradley Junction
Fradley Visitor Centre — 3 miles, 7¼ furlongs  and 4 locks away
Travel  to Fradley Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Burton to Fradley) to Fradley Visitor Centre
Bodymoor Heath Wharf — 18 miles, 4¾ furlongs  and 5 locks away
Travel  to Fradley Junction, then on the Coventry Canal (Detached Portion) to Whittington Brook, then on the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Birmingham and Fazeley Canal - along route of Coventry Canal) to Fazeley Junction, then on the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Birmingham and Fazeley Canal - Main Line) to Bodymoor Heath Wharf
Willington Services — 18 miles, 2¼ furlongs  and 14 locks away
Travel  to Fradley Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Burton to Fradley) to Horninglow Basin, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Derwent Mouth to Burton) to Willington Services
LMS Railway Interchange Basins — 16 miles, 4¼ furlongs  and 33 locks away
Travel  to Fradley Junction, then on the Coventry Canal (Detached Portion) to Huddlesford Junction, then on the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Lichfield Canal (Under Restoration)) to Ogley Junction, then on the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Wyrley and Essington Canal) to LMS Railway Interchange Basins
Aldridge Marina — 17 miles, 7 furlongs  and 33 locks away
Travel  to Fradley Junction, then on the Coventry Canal (Detached Portion) to Huddlesford Junction, then on the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Lichfield Canal (Under Restoration)) to Ogley Junction, then on the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Wyrley and Essington Canal) to Catshill Junction, then on the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Daw End Branch) to Aldridge MarinaNearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of Great Haywood Junction
Great Haywood Services Wharf — 8 miles, 3¾ furlongs  and 2 locks away
Travel  to Great Haywood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Great Haywood to Etruria) to Great Haywood Services Wharf
Maple Wood Marina — 13 miles, 6¼ furlongs  and 3 locks away
Travel  to Great Haywood Junction, then on the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal (Main Line: Autherley to Great Haywood) to Maple Wood Marina
Aston Marina (entrance) — 16 miles, 5¼ furlongs  and 5 locks away
Travel  to Great Haywood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Great Haywood to Etruria) to Aston Marina (entrance)
Penkridge Sanitary Station — 18 miles, 4 furlongs  and 8 locks away
Travel  to Great Haywood Junction, then on the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal (Main Line: Autherley to Great Haywood) to Penkridge Sanitary Station
Stone Services — 18 miles, 5 furlongs  and 8 locks away
Travel  to Great Haywood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Great Haywood to Etruria) to Stone Services
In the direction of Fradley Junction
Fradley Visitor Centre — 3 miles, 7¼ furlongs  and 4 locks away
Travel  to Fradley Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Burton to Fradley) to Fradley Visitor Centre
Alvecote Marina — 18 miles, 4¼ furlongs  and 5 locks away
Travel  to Fradley Junction, then on the Coventry Canal (Detached Portion) to Whittington Brook, then on the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Birmingham and Fazeley Canal - along route of Coventry Canal) to Fazeley Junction, then on the Coventry Canal (Main Line - Hawkesbury to Fazeley) to Alvecote Marina
Horninglow Basin — 14 miles, ½ furlongs  and 14 locks away
Travel  to Fradley Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Burton to Fradley) to Horninglow Basin
Willington Services — 18 miles, 2¼ furlongs  and 14 locks away
Travel  to Fradley Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Burton to Fradley) to Horninglow Basin, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Derwent Mouth to Burton) to Willington Services
LMS Railway Interchange Basins — 16 miles, 4¼ furlongs  and 33 locks away
Travel  to Fradley Junction, then on the Coventry Canal (Detached Portion) to Huddlesford Junction, then on the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Lichfield Canal (Under Restoration)) to Ogley Junction, then on the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Wyrley and Essington Canal) to LMS Railway Interchange BasinsNearest place to turn
In the direction of Great Haywood Junction
Handsacre Winding Hole — ¼ furlongs  away
On this waterway in the direction of Great Haywood Junction
Rugeley Winding Hole — 3 miles, 1¼ furlongs  away
On this waterway in the direction of Great Haywood Junction
Bridge No 68 Winding Hole — 4 miles, 6¾ furlongs  away
On this waterway in the direction of Great Haywood Junction
Great Haywood Junction — 8 miles, 3½ furlongs  and 2 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Great Haywood Junction
Great Haywood Basin — 8 miles, 3¾ furlongs  and 2 locks away
Travel  to Great Haywood Junction, then on the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal (Main Line: Autherley to Great Haywood) to Great Haywood Basin
Great Haywood Marina — 8 miles, 7 furlongs  and 2 locks away
Travel  to Great Haywood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Great Haywood to Etruria) to Great Haywood Marina
Tixall Wide (northeastern entrance) — 9 miles, 1 furlong  and 2 locks away
Travel  to Great Haywood Junction, then on the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal (Main Line: Autherley to Great Haywood) to Tixall Wide (northeastern entrance)
Tixall Wide — 9 miles, 1¾ furlongs  and 2 locks away
Travel  to Great Haywood Junction, then on the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal (Main Line: Autherley to Great Haywood) to Tixall Wide
Tixall Wide (southwestern entrance) — 9 miles, 2½ furlongs  and 2 locks away
Travel  to Great Haywood Junction, then on the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal (Main Line: Autherley to Great Haywood) to Tixall Wide (southwestern entrance)
Ingestre Winding Hole — 10 miles, 5 furlongs  and 3 locks away
Travel  to Great Haywood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Great Haywood to Etruria) to Ingestre Winding Hole
Milford Winding Hole — 10 miles, 7 furlongs  and 3 locks away
Travel  to Great Haywood Junction, then on the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal (Main Line: Autherley to Great Haywood) to Milford Winding Hole
In the direction of Fradley Junction
Kings Bromley Waterside and Marina — 1 mile, 4¾ furlongs  away
On this waterway in the direction of Fradley Junction
Fradley Junction — 3 miles, 6 furlongs  and 3 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Fradley Junction
Streethay Wharf — 6 miles, 6¾ furlongs  and 3 locks away
Travel  to Fradley Junction, then on the Coventry Canal (Detached Portion) to Streethay Wharf
Kings Orchard Marina — 7 miles, ¾ furlongs  and 3 locks away
Travel  to Fradley Junction, then on the Coventry Canal (Detached Portion) to Kings Orchard Marina
Huddlesford Junction — 7 miles, 6 furlongs  and 3 locks away
Travel  to Fradley Junction, then on the Coventry Canal (Detached Portion) to Huddlesford Junction
Tamhorn Winding Hole — 10 miles, 3 furlongs  and 3 locks away
Travel  to Fradley Junction, then on the Coventry Canal (Detached Portion) to Whittington Brook, then on the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Birmingham and Fazeley Canal - along route of Coventry Canal) to Tamhorn Winding Hole
Bagnall Winding Hole — 5 miles, 6½ furlongs  and 8 locks away
Travel  to Fradley Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Burton to Fradley) to Bagnall Winding Hole
Wychnor Moorings Winding Hole — 7 miles, ½ furlongs  and 9 locks away
Travel  to Fradley Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Burton to Fradley) to Wychnor Moorings Winding Hole
Wychnor Lock Winding Hole — 7 miles, 4½ furlongs  and 9 locks away
Travel  to Fradley Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Burton to Fradley) to Wychnor Lock Winding HoleNearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of Great Haywood Junction
Aston Marina (entrance) — 16 miles, 5¼ furlongs  and 5 locks away
Travel  to Great Haywood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Great Haywood to Etruria) to Aston Marina (entrance)
In the direction of Fradley Junction
Mercia Marina — 18 miles, 7½ furlongs  and 14 locks away
Travel  to Fradley Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Burton to Fradley) to Horninglow Basin, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Derwent Mouth to Burton) to Mercia Marina
Aldridge Marina — 17 miles, 7 furlongs  and 33 locks away
Travel  to Fradley Junction, then on the Coventry Canal (Detached Portion) to Huddlesford Junction, then on the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Lichfield Canal (Under Restoration)) to Ogley Junction, then on the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Wyrley and Essington Canal) to Catshill Junction, then on the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Daw End Branch) to Aldridge MarinaNearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Great Haywood Junction
Great Haywood Basin — 8 miles, 3¾ furlongs  and 2 locks away
Travel  to Great Haywood Junction, then on the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal (Main Line: Autherley to Great Haywood) to Great Haywood Basin
Great Haywood Services Wharf — 8 miles, 3¾ furlongs  and 2 locks away
Travel  to Great Haywood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Great Haywood to Etruria) to Great Haywood Services Wharf
Great Haywood Marina — 8 miles, 7 furlongs  and 2 locks away
Travel  to Great Haywood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Great Haywood to Etruria) to Great Haywood Marina
Maple Wood Marina — 13 miles, 6¼ furlongs  and 3 locks away
Travel  to Great Haywood Junction, then on the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal (Main Line: Autherley to Great Haywood) to Maple Wood Marina
Aston Marina (entrance) — 16 miles, 5¼ furlongs  and 5 locks away
Travel  to Great Haywood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Great Haywood to Etruria) to Aston Marina (entrance)
Stone Wharf — 18 miles, 3¼ furlongs  and 8 locks away
Travel  to Great Haywood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Great Haywood to Etruria) to Stone Wharf
In the direction of Fradley Junction
Kings Bromley Waterside and Marina — 1 mile, 4¾ furlongs  away
On this waterway in the direction of Fradley Junction
Streethay Wharf — 6 miles, 6¾ furlongs  and 3 locks away
Travel  to Fradley Junction, then on the Coventry Canal (Detached Portion) to Streethay Wharf
Kings Orchard Marina — 7 miles, ¾ furlongs  and 3 locks away
Travel  to Fradley Junction, then on the Coventry Canal (Detached Portion) to Kings Orchard Marina
Barton Marina — 9 miles, 2 furlongs  and 10 locks away
Travel  to Fradley Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Burton to Fradley) to Barton Marina
Narrowcraft Boat Services — 18 miles, 4¼ furlongs  and 5 locks away
Travel  to Fradley Junction, then on the Coventry Canal (Detached Portion) to Whittington Brook, then on the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Birmingham and Fazeley Canal - along route of Coventry Canal) to Fazeley Junction, then on the Coventry Canal (Main Line - Hawkesbury to Fazeley) to Narrowcraft Boat Services
Shobnall Marina — 13 miles, 2 furlongs  and 13 locks away
Travel  to Fradley Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Burton to Fradley) to Shobnall Marina
Mercia Marina — 18 miles, 7½ furlongs  and 14 locks away
Travel  to Fradley Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Burton to Fradley) to Horninglow Basin, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Derwent Mouth to Burton) to Mercia MarinaDirection of TV transmitter (From Wolfbane Cybernetic)
 
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