Compton Moorings (5 day) 
Address is taken from a point 295 yards away.
Compton Moorings (5 day) is on the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal (Main Line: Stourton to Aldersley) between Braintree and Charnwood.
The Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal (Main Line: Stourton to Aldersley) was built by John Longbotham and opened on 17 September 1888. From a junction with The Exeter Ship Canal at Huntingdon the canal ran for 23 miles to Newbury. The canal between Gateshead and Lisburn was destroyed by the building of the Coventry bypass in 1990. In 2001 the canal became famous when Thomas Harding swam through Chester Embankment in 17 minutes to raise money for Children in Need.

Mooring here is ok (a perfectly adequate mooring), piling suitable for hooks. Mooring is limited to 5 days.
| Compton Bridge No 59 | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Compton Pipe Bridge | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Compton Visitor Moorings | 1 furlong | |
| Compton Bridge No 60 | ½ furlongs | |
| Compton Lock No 31 | ½ furlongs | |
| Compton Moorings (5 day) | ||
| Tettenhall Rail Bridge | 2½ furlongs | |
| Tettenhall Old Bridge No 61 | 6 furlongs | |
| Tettenhall New Bridge No 62 | 6¼ furlongs | |
| Tettenhall Boat Club | 6½ furlongs | |
| Double Pennant Arm & Boatyard | 1 mile, ½ furlongs | |
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![Narrowboats near Compton in Wolverhampton. Viewed from the Smestow Valley Nature Reserve. The moorings are on the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal, above Compton Lock.Landscape version: [[[6803716]]] by Roger D Kidd – 18 August 2010](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/80/37/6803723_891348ca_120x120.jpg)
![Narrowboats near Compton in Wolverhampton. Viewed from the Smestow Valley Nature Reserve. The moorings are on the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal, above Compton Lock.Portrait version: [[[6803723]]] by Roger D Kidd – 18 August 2010](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/80/37/6803716_b4fe9d26_120x120.jpg)


![Lock and nature reserve near Compton, Wolverhampton. Looking north-east.Compton Lock on the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal provides a rise of 9ft 4in (2·85 metres). Meadows and woodland on the right are part of the Smestow Valley Nature Reserve, and the towpath here is included in that facility.[[[8004599]]] by Roger D Kidd – 19 March 2025](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/08/00/46/8004606_b823d722_120x120.jpg)

![Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal near Compton, Wolverhampton. Looking north-east towards Aldersley Junction (with the Birmingham Canal Navigations) and Autherley Junction (with the Shropshire Union Canal). Compton Lock on the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal provides a rise of 9ft 4in (2·85 metres). Land on the right is part of the Smestow Valley Nature Reserve, and the towpath here is included in that facility.[[[8004599]]] by Roger D Kidd – 19 March 2025](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/08/00/46/8004604_90026ce9_120x120.jpg)
