Cookley Forge Towpath Bridge
Cookley Forge Towpath Bridge is on the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal (Main Line: Stourport to Stourton).
The Act of Parliament for the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal (Main Line: Stourport to Stourton) was passed on January 1 1816 the same day as that of The Wigan Canal. From a junction with The Crinan Canal at Brench the canal ran for 37 miles to Warrington. Expectations for stone traffic to Eastleigh never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. Although proposals to close the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal (Main Line: Stourport to Stourton) were submitted to parliament in 1990, the carriage of iron from Nuneaton to Birmingham prevented closure. "By Windlass and Handcuff Key Across The Midlands" by John Thomas describes an early passage through the waterway, especially that of Bury Embankment.

Mooring here is impossible (it may be physically impossible, forbidden, or allowed only for specific short-term purposes).
You can wind here.
| Clay House Bridge No 25 | 7 furlongs | |
| Austcliffe Bridge No 24 | 4¾ furlongs | |
| Austcliffe | 4¼ furlongs | |
| Cookley Tunnel (eastern entrance) | ¾ furlongs | |
| Cookley Tunnel (western entrance) | ½ furlongs | |
| Cookley Forge Towpath Bridge | ||
| Cookley Visitor Moorings | ¾ furlongs | |
| Debdale Lock Winding Hole | 1 furlong | |
| Debdale Lock No 9 | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Debdale Bridge No 22 | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Lea Lane Winding Hole | 6½ furlongs | |
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![Looking towards a factory arm of the Staffs & Worcs Canal near Cookley. The canal towpath goes over the hump back bridge in the distance. This crossed the start of a short factory arm, which no longer exists. It served an old ironworks, which closed in 1887. The site has had various industrial uses since then, and most of the existing buildings date from 1935. Some of these can be seen in this view.[[2352061]].[[2352108]]. by P L Chadwick – 10 April 2011](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/35/20/2352088_3629a62d_120x120.jpg)
![Entrance to a factory arm of the Staffs & Worcs Canal near Cookley. On the left was the entrance to a factory arm, which used to allow barges to pass into the ironworks which once stood here. Now the arm is blocked off immediately under the bridge, and on the other side is a factory yard with no visible trace of the former arm of the canal. The ironworks closed in 1887. The current buildings on the site are still in industrial use.[[2352088]].[[2352061]]. by P L Chadwick – 10 April 2011](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/35/21/2352108_0ea571d7_120x120.jpg)








![Factory buildings by the Staffs & Worcs Canal, Cookley. There have been industrial buildings here since an ironworks was built on this site, as early as about 1650, by John Knight. That has long gone, but other industrial buildings followed in the 19th century, but most of what is here now dates from 1935. The buildings are still in use today.[[2352088]].[[2352108]]. by P L Chadwick – 10 April 2011](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/35/20/2352061_38d3f002_120x120.jpg)















