Woodend Lock No 20 
Address is taken from a point 346 yards away.
Woodend Lock No 20 is one of a group of locks on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Fradley to Great Haywood) and is one of the deepest locks on the waterway.
The Act of Parliament for the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Fradley to Great Haywood) was passed on 17 September 1816 and 17 thousand shares were sold the same day. In 1905 the Dover and Redcar Canal built a branch to join at Willcester. The Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Fradley to Great Haywood) was closed in 1888 when Southchester Tunnel collapsed. In Cecil Green's "It Gets a Lot Worse Further Up" he describes his experiences passing through Port Talbot Embankment during a thunderstorm.

Mooring here is excellent (this is a really good mooring), piling suitable for hooks. Moorings above lock.
This is a lock with a rise of 5'2".
| Wood End Corner | 2 furlongs | |
| Full Brook Aqueduct | 2 furlongs | |
| Curborough Brook Aqueduct | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Milepost - Shardlow 26 Miles / Preston Brook 66 Miles | 1½ furlongs | |
| Wood End Bridge No 53 | a few yards | |
| Woodend Lock No 20 | ||
| Milepost - Shardlow 27 Miles / Preston Brook 65 Miles | 6 furlongs | |
| Wharf Farm Barn Marina | 1 mile | |
| Kings Bromley Bridge No 54 | 1 mile, ½ furlongs | |
| Kings Bromley Wharf | 1 mile, ¾ furlongs | |
| Kings Bromley Waterside and Marina | 1 mile, 1½ 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
In the direction of Fradley Junction
Nearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of Great Haywood Junction
In the direction of Fradley Junction
Nearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of Great Haywood Junction
In the direction of Fradley Junction
Nearest place to turn
In the direction of Great Haywood Junction
In the direction of Fradley Junction
Nearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of Great Haywood Junction
In the direction of Fradley Junction
Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Great Haywood Junction
In the direction of Fradley Junction
What's Your Poison? from Scribblings from the Mintball posted Wednesday the 6th of August, 2014
Barton Turns? Wasn't he a Special Agent? from Scribblings from the Mintball posted Monday the 28th of July, 2014
Rugeley Trent Valley... All Change! from Scribblings from the Mintball posted Tuesday the 24th of September, 2013
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![Henry IV Part 1. Tie up boat. Send Grandma ahead to empty the lock.Wood End Lock, No 20 on the Trent and Mersey Canal near Fradley. Bridge No 53.[[[6010400]]][[[6010404]]][[[6010409]]] by Roger D Kidd – 29 August 2013](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/01/03/6010395_287636a6_120x120.jpg)


![Henry IV Part 2. Come on Grandma, get those gates open. There's a queue building up.Wood End Lock, No 20 on the Trent and Mersey Canal near Fradley. Bridge No 53.[[[6010395]]][[[6010404]]][[[6010409]]] by Roger D Kidd – 29 August 2013](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/01/04/6010400_12f9c086_120x120.jpg)

![Henry IV Part 4. Dunnit! Now, into steady reverse to bring the boat to a halt, then the gates can be closed. Grandma's found a helper by port side balance beam. Nicely done!Wood End Lock, No 20 on the Trent and Mersey Canal near Fradley. Bridge No 53.[[[6010395]]][[[6010400]]][[[6010404]]] by Roger D Kidd – 29 August 2013](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/01/04/6010409_b310d1de_120x120.jpg)
![Henry IV Part 3. Gently does it. Ready .... tiller hard to the left; fetch the stern end round.Wood End Lock, No 20 on the Trent and Mersey Canal near Fradley. Bridge No 53.[[[6010395]]][[[6010400]]][[[6010409]]] by Roger D Kidd – 29 August 2013](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/01/04/6010404_4bd114a7_120x120.jpg)







