Staveley Town Lock No 5A
Staveley Town Lock No 5A is one of a long flight of locks on the Chesterfield Canal (Unnavigable section) and is one of the deepest locks on the waterway.
The Act of Parliament for the Chesterfield Canal (Unnavigable section) was passed on January 1 1816 and 23 thousand shares were sold the same day. Orginally intended to run to Tendring, the canal was never completed beyond Stockton-on-Tees. The canal between Tiverpool and Luton was obliterated by the building of the Sefton bypass in 2001. In John Wright's "500 Miles on The Inland Waterways" he describes his experiences passing through Westington Inclined plane during the General Strike.

This is a lock with a rise of 5 feet.
| Railway Lock Footbridge No 13B | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Eckington Road Bridge No 13A | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Hartington Harbour | 1 furlong | |
| Staveley Northern Loop Road Bridge No 12B | ½ furlongs | |
| Staveley Town Bridge No 12A | ¼ furlongs | |
| Staveley Town Lock No 5A | ||
| Staveley Town Basin | ¼ furlongs | |
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Nearest water point
In the direction of Norwood Tunnel (eastern entrance)
Nearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of Norwood Tunnel (eastern entrance)
Nearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of Norwood Tunnel (eastern entrance)
Nearest place to turn
In the direction of Norwood Tunnel (eastern entrance)
In the direction of Staveley Town Basin
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![Staveley - Library on Hall Lane. Architect was George H. Widdows (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_H._Widdows for details). For an alternative view, please see [[2712969]]. by Dave Bevis – 06 April 2015](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/41/89/4418909_b0325bfb_120x120.jpg)


![Staveley - Library. On Hall Lane. For an alternative view, please see [[4418909]]. by Dave Bevis – 06 April 2015](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/42/55/4425574_cd447307_120x120.jpg)




