Barrowford Lock No 47 
Address is taken from a point 253 yards away.
Barrowford Lock No 47 is one of a group of locks on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Wigan to Leeds) and is one of the deepest locks on the waterway.
The Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Wigan to Leeds) was built by Nicholas Clarke and opened on January 1 1835. The canal joined the sea near Blackburn. Expectations for sea sand traffic to Polecroft were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. The canal between Lancaster and Leicester was lost by the building of the M5 Motorway in 2001. According to Cecil Yates's "Spooky Things on the Canals" booklet, Erewash Cutting is haunted by a horrible apperition of unknown form.

Facilities: rubbish disposal.
There is a bridge here which takes pedestrian traffic over the canal.
This is a lock with a rise of 9f7.
| Greenfield Road Motorway Bridge No 142A | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Old Colne Road Bridge No 142 | 2 furlongs | |
| Reservoir Bridge No 143A | 2 furlongs | |
| Barrowford Lock No 49 | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Barrowford Lock No 48 | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Barrowford Lock No 47 | ||
| Barrowford Lock No 46 | ½ furlongs | |
| Barrowford Top Lock No 45 | 1 furlong | |
| Barrowford Visitor Moorings | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Blakey Bridge No 144 | 4¼ furlongs | |
| Wanless Bridge Winding Hole | 5¼ furlongs | |
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In the direction of Wigan Junction
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![Lock 46 of the Leeds & Liverpool Canal at Barrowford Locks. There is an Ordnance Survey benchmark [[8018552]] painted blue on the lock edge on the nearside of the gate by Roger Templeman – 08 April 2025](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/08/01/85/8018563_6453f2f6_120x120.jpg)





![Leeds and Liverpool heading north past Barrowford Reservoir. There is a canal milepost [[8053328]] beside the towpath in the right foreground by Roger Templeman – 08 April 2025](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/08/05/33/8053342_085f8f30_120x120.jpg)











![Leeds and Liverpool Canal towpath approaching Barrowford Top Lock. There is a damaged canal milepost [[8018214]] beside the wooden fence in the right foreground by Roger Templeman – 08 April 2025](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/08/01/82/8018248_7f55eaaa_120x120.jpg)

