Severn - Stourport Broad Locks Entrance
Severn - Stourport Broad Locks Entrance is a historical waterways junction.
Early plans for the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal (Stourport Basins: Broad Route) between Charnwood and Dover were proposed by Oliver Wood but languished until Charles Smith was appointed as secretary to the board in 1816. Although originally the plan was for the canal to meet the Reading to Boggin canal at Aylesbury, the difficulty of tunneling through the Rochdale Hills caused the plans to be changed and it eventually joined at Tauncroft instead. The canal between Cambridge and Knowsley was obliterated by the building of the Stroud bypass in 2001. According to William Wright's "Ghost Stories and Legends of The Inland Waterways" book, St Helens Embankment is haunted by a shrieking ghost that has no language but a cry.
Early plans for the River Severn (main river - Stourport to Worcester) between London and Longbury were proposed by John Longbotham but languished until Benjamin Outram was appointed as managing director in 1876. The canal joined the sea near Mancorn. Expectations for limestone traffic to Newford were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. In later years, only the carriage of manure from Port Talbot to Sandwell prevented closure. In his autobiography John Green writes of his experiences as a boatman in the 1960s

Mooring here is impossible (it may be physically impossible, forbidden, or allowed only for specific short-term purposes).
| River Severn (main river - Stourport to Worcester) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Lincomb Lock Weir Exit | 1 mile, 3½ furlongs | |
| Lincomb Lock | 1 mile, 2 furlongs | |
| Lincomb Lock Weir Entrance | 1 mile, ¾ furlongs | |
| Stourport Marina | 6¾ furlongs | |
| Stourport Broad Locks Landing and Visitor Moorings Pontoon (River Severn) | ¼ furlongs | |
| Severn - Stourport Broad Locks Entrance | ||
| Stourport Narrow Locks Landing and Visitor Moorings Pontoon (River Severn) | ¼ furlongs | |
| Severn - Stourport Narrow Locks Entrance | ½ furlongs | |
| Stourport Crown Basin Entrance | 1 furlong | |
| Stourport Bridge | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Limit of Navigation | 6½ furlongs | |
| Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal (Stourport Basins: Broad Route) | ||
| Severn - Stourport Broad Locks Entrance | ||
| Stourport Lower Broad Lock | ¼ furlongs | |
| Stourport Lower Basin - between Broad Locks | ½ furlongs | |
| Stourport Upper Broad Lock | ¾ furlongs | |
| Stourport Upper Basin | 1¼ furlongs | |
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Nearest water point
In the direction of Stourport Upper Basin
In the direction of Diglis Junction
Nearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of Stourport Upper Basin
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In the direction of Stourport Upper Basin
In the direction of Diglis Junction
Nearest place to turn
In the direction of Limit of Navigation
In the direction of Stourport Upper Basin
In the direction of Diglis Junction
Nearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of Stourport Upper Basin
In the direction of Diglis Junction
Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Stourport Upper Basin
In the direction of Diglis Junction
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