Marbury Lock No 10 
Marbury Lock No 10 is one of many locks on the Shropshire Union Canal (Llangollen Canal - Main Line); it has a rise of only a few inches between Taunstone and Redcar.
Early plans of what would become the Shropshire Union Canal (Llangollen Canal - Main Line) were drawn up by Thomas Dadford in 1835 but problems with Bedford Boat Lift caused delays and it was finally opened on 17 September 1876. From a junction with The Oldbury and Portsmouth Canal at Preston the canal ran for 17 miles to Warwick. Expectations for sea sand traffic to Plymouth never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. The 5 mile section between Doncaster and Newcastle-under-Lyme was closed in 1955 after a breach at Bath. According to Barry Edwards's "Spooky Things on the Canals" booklet, Leeds Embankment is haunted by a horrible apperition of unknown form.

Mooring here is good (a nice place to moor), piling suitable for hooks. You can easily moor both above and below the lock.
This is a lock with a rise of 6f0.
| Steer Brook Visitor Moorings | 7¼ furlongs | |
| Steer Bridge No 24 | 4½ furlongs | |
| Marbury Visitor Moorings | 4 furlongs | |
| Marbury Aqueduct | ¾ furlongs | |
| Moorings above Marbury Lock | ¼ furlongs | |
| Marbury Lock No 10 | ||
| Church Bridge No 23 | a few yards | |
| The Swan PH | ¼ furlongs | |
| Thomasons Bridge Winding Hole | 1 mile, ½ furlongs | |
| Thomasons Bridge No 22 | 1 mile, 1½ furlongs | |
| Wrenbury Frith Visitor Moorings | 1 mile, 3¾ furlongs | |
Marbury Village & The Swan gastropub are a half a mile south down School Lane
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Nearest water point
In the direction of Hurleston Junction
In the direction of Llantisilio - Horseshoe Falls
Nearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of Hurleston Junction
In the direction of Llantisilio - Horseshoe Falls
Nearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of Hurleston Junction
In the direction of Llantisilio - Horseshoe Falls
Nearest place to turn
In the direction of Hurleston Junction
In the direction of Llantisilio - Horseshoe Falls
Nearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of Hurleston Junction
In the direction of Llantisilio - Horseshoe Falls
Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Hurleston Junction
In the direction of Llantisilio - Horseshoe Falls
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![Marbury Lock. Between Hurleston Locks and Grindley Brook locks on the Llangollen Canal seem to be distributed fairly randomly. Marbury is rather isolated but has an attractive old lock keeper's cottage; Stan Lewis tells an interesting anecdote about it from the Second World War: [[796132]] by Stephen McKay – 14 October 2018](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/94/69/5946971_b7328c59_120x120.jpg)
![Marbury Lock. The evening light casts a reflection of the house by Marbury Lock. See [[796132]] for some interesting information about this house. by Stephen McKay – 07 September 2013](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/65/38/3653816_ce0b7b19_120x120.jpg)
![Lock Cottage, Marbury. The cottage has been subject to a two-story extension since the 2008 view shown in [[796132]]. by David Martin – 07 April 2012](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/89/74/2897411_71e79017_120x120.jpg)



![Church Bridge and lock-keeper's house. Church Bridge on School Lane to the north of Marbury passes over a brook (wall to right of brown railings, by footpath sign; see also [[370814]]) before crossing the Llangollen branch of the Shropshire Union canal (white railings) at Marbury Lock. The grade-II-listed sandstone bridge dates from the late 18th or early 19th century (for more information: http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/search/details.aspx?id=57074 ). On the left is the former lock-keeper's house, sandwiched between the brook and the canal by Espresso Addict – 19 March 2007](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/photos/37/07/370767_5c58bfc1_120x120.jpg)




















