Norton Canes

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| Wyrley Grove Wharf | 1 mile, 1 furlong | |
| Wyrley Grove Bridge | 1 mile, ¾ furlongs | |
| Site of Wyrley Common Bridge | 5¼ furlongs | |
| Grove Colliery Basins | 5 furlongs | |
| Pelsall Road Bridge | 3½ furlongs | |
| Boatyard Winding Hole | 1 furlong | |
| Norton Canes | ||
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Nearest water point
In the direction of Pelsall Junction
Nearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of Pelsall Junction
Nearest chemical toilet disposal
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Nearest place to turn
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Nearest self-operated pump-out
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Nearest boatyard pump-out
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Wikipedia has a page about Norton Canes
Norton Canes is an industrial village, civil parish and ward of Cannock Chase District, in Staffordshire, England.
It is situated 3 miles (4.8 km) out of the centre of Cannock. At the 2001 census it had a population of 6,394, and an area of 3,746 acres (15.16 km2) of which 86% is green open space. The population had increased to 7,470 at the 2011 Census. Areas of the village include Little Norton, Little Wyrley, and North Lanes (Lime Lane).
The Cannock Chase Coalfield once had 45 collieries within 2 miles (3.2 km) of Norton Canes, employing over 5,800 men, as well as 2 large surface mines; the last pit in the area closed in 1993.
Grove Pit was one of these pits, and on 1 October 1930 was the scene of a major tragedy when 14 miners were killed in an explosion there.
Another local colliery was owned by the Jerome family, hence Jerome Road now on the site of the pit. This was the family of the author Jerome K. Jerome. Norton Canes borders Chasewater - a collection of man-made lakes formed through old mining pits and a reservoir that feeds the canal system of West Midlands. Chasewater is a popular leisure destination offering facilities for water-skiing and yachting, mountain biking, jogging, walking and bird watching.
Norton Canes straddles the UK's first and only Toll Motorway, the M6 Toll which has its northern Toll Plaza and Norton Canes Services is the only services for that motorway.
Norton Canes was home to Europe's first drive-through chemist. This is now closed as the chemist has moved into the local health centre located in Brownhills Road.










![Boats awaiting restoration at Norton Canes boatyard, Wyrley & Essington Canal. There has been a boatyard at Norton Canes at the end of the Cannock Extension of the Wyrley & Essington Canal since 1846. It was acquired in 1965 by Malcolm Braine who quickly established himself as a leading restorer of narrow boats. He later built entirely new boats. He sold the business in 1986; in 2015 the business moved away from Norton Canes to a new boatyard in Glascote Basin on the Coventry Canal near Tamworth.Here 4 narrow boats await Braine's expert attention. 'Prince' was an ex-Samuel Barlow motor-boat.'Asterope' & 'Alphons' were both built in 1935 by Harland & Wolff of Woolwich for the Grand Union Carrying Co. 'Asterope' was a motor-boat, see: https://hnbc.org.uk/boats/asterope. 'Alphons' was a butty but by the time it left Braine's yard c1972 it has been converted to a motor, see: https://hnbc.org.uk/boats/alphons. A 2017 photo of her is here: [[5691789]]. by Martin Tester – 11 July 1970](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/79/50/7795049_037a41c9_120x120.jpg)



















