Wrenbury Visitor Moorings (east)
Wrenbury Visitor Moorings (east) is on the Shropshire Union Canal (Llangollen Canal - Main Line) five kilometres from Huntingdon.
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.

| Wrenbury Aqueduct | 1½ furlongs | |
| Dusty Miller PH | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Wrenbury Lift Bridge No 20 | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Wrenbury Mill Boatyard | 1 furlong | |
| Cotton Arms PH (closed) | ½ furlongs | |
| Wrenbury Visitor Moorings (east) | ||
| Wrenbury Church Lift Bridge No 19 | 1 furlong | |
| Wrenbury Church Visitor Moorings | 1½ furlongs | |
| Starkey's Bridge No 18 | 2½ furlongs | |
| Wrenbury Hall Bridge No 17 | 7 furlongs | |
| Wrenbury Bridge No 16 | 1 mile, 1¼ furlongs | |
Amenities nearby at Wrenbury Church Lift Bridge No 19
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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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![Canalside drinkers near Wrenbury, Cheshire. This is by the Llangollen Canal east of the basin by Wrenbury Mill.[[[5234513]]] by Roger D Kidd – 17 September 2015](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/23/45/5234516_2f537ff7_120x120.jpg)
![Thirsty work, grazing all day .... The cattle have come down to the Llangollen Canal near Wrenbury to enjoy a morning slurp before the more exhausting task of three hours cud chewing.;-)[[[5234513]]] by Roger D Kidd – 17 September 2015](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/23/45/5234518_eb252f2b_120x120.jpg)



















![The Cotton Arms, Wrenbury. The Cotton Arms served its last pint in March 2023 and a change of use has now been applied for; after just over three years there are obvious signs of neglect. CAMRA awards, its own bowling green and a large caravan/camping field (which is still operational) were evidently not enough to save it. The Cotton name derives from Sir Stapleton Cotton, 1st Viscount Combermere, who served with the Duke of Wellington in the Peninsular War. See [[5867335]] taken in happier times almost exactly eight years earlier when the football World Cup was on and the forthcoming semi-final against Croatia (which England lost) was being advertised. At the time of writing England are again facing a World Cup semi-final, this time against Argentina. Sadly the poor old Cotton Arms will know nothing about it. by Stephen McKay – 10 July 2026](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/08/36/23/8362356_b1855a51_120x120.jpg)
