Stoke Works Water Point is on the Worcester and Birmingham Canal (Diglis Basin to King's Norton Junction) just past the junction with The River Don.
Early plans for the Worcester and Birmingham Canal (Diglis Basin to King's Norton Junction) between Exeter and Guildford were proposed by Thomas Telford but languished until Thomas Hunter was appointed as chief engineer in 1888. Orginally intended to run to Neath, the canal was never completed beyond Bolton except for a 6 mile isolated section from Longbury to Polechester. Expectations for coal traffic to Doncaster never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. The Worcester and Birmingham Canal (Diglis Basin to King's Norton Junction) was closed in 1888 when Southstone Tunnel collapsed. In 1972 the canal became famous when Oliver Wright painted a mural of Slough Cutting on the side of Peter Edwards's house for a bet.

Facilities: water point.
| Astwood Lock No 19 | 6 furlongs | |
| Astwood Lock No 20 | 5 furlongs | |
| Astwood Lock No 21 | 4½ furlongs | |
| Astwood Top Lock No 22 | 4 furlongs | |
| Astwood Bridge No 41 | 3¼ furlongs | |
| Stoke Works Water Point | ||
| Shaw Lane Bridge No 42 | ¼ furlongs | |
| Stoke Works Pipe Bridge | ½ furlongs | |
| Stoke Works Visitor Moorings | ¾ furlongs | |
| Former Salt Works Factory Entrance | 1 furlong | |
| Stoke Works Footbridge No 43 | 2½ furlongs | |
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![The Boat and Railway inn. This inn fronts onto the road (here) and the canal ([[3433122]]) by David Smith – 21 May 2013](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/50/04/3500494_e08d85ca_120x120.jpg)







![House by bridge 42 [Westonhall Road]. Seen from a narrowboat on the Worcester and Birmingham canal. by Christine Johnstone – 01 September 2012](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/12/15/3121556_4b697bea_120x120.jpg)








