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Foulridge Tunnel (southwestern entrance)

 
Pendle BB8 7LY, United Kingdom
 
Information about the place
Foulridge Tunnel (southwestern entrance) is a place on the waterways on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Wigan to Leeds) between Feniscowles Bridge No 93B (27 miles and 6 furlongs and 13 locks to the southwest) and Salterforth Bridge No 151 (Salterforth village 200 yards northeast) (2 miles and 5¾ furlongs to the northeast).
 
It is at one end of Foulridge Tunnel.
 
The nearest place in the direction of Feniscowles Bridge No 93B is Wanless Bridge No 145; 2½ furlongs away.
 
The nearest place in the direction of Salterforth Bridge No 151 is Foulridge Tunnel (northeastern entrance); 7½ furlongs away.

This is a pinch point. The normal maximum dimensions for a boat on this waterway are 62 feet long, 14 feet and 11 inches wide, 7 feet and 6 inches high and 4 feet and 3 inches deep, but to pass through here the maximum dimensions are 7 feet and 6 inches high.

Mooring here is unrated.

 
 
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Navigational Notes

Foulridge Tunnel (Barrowford Portal)

Traffic times

Green light; Enter for through traffic

At half past the hour for 10 mins only

30 mins passage time

 
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Nearest facilities

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Nearest water point

In the direction of Leeds Bridge

Foulridge Wharf1 mile, ¼ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds Bridge
Salterforth Bridge No 1512 miles, 5¾ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds Bridge
Lower Park Marina3 miles, 3¼ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds Bridge
Greenberfield Services4 miles, 7¾ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds Bridge
East Marton Visitor Moorings7 miles, 6¾ furlongs and 3 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds Bridge
Priest Holme Water Point10 miles, 4½ furlongs and 9 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds Bridge
Gargrave Services11 miles, 6½ furlongs and 12 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds Bridge
Gawflat Swing Bridge No 17616 miles, 5 furlongs and 15 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds Bridge
Brewery Swing Bridge No 17716 miles, 6¼ furlongs and 15 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds Bridge
Skipton Visitor Moorings17 miles, ¼ furlongs and 15 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds Bridge

In the direction of Wigan Junction

Barrowford Top Lock No 457 furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Wigan Junction
Reedley Marina4 miles, 7¾ furlongs and 7 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Wigan Junction
Rose Grove Services10 miles, 2¾ furlongs and 7 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Wigan Junction

Nearest rubbish disposal

In the direction of Leeds Bridge

Foulridge Wharf1 mile, ¼ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds Bridge
Salterforth Bridge No 1512 miles, 5¾ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds Bridge
Lower Park Marina3 miles, 3¼ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds Bridge
Greenberfield Services4 miles, 7¾ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds Bridge
Gargrave Services11 miles, 6½ furlongs and 12 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds Bridge
Skipton Visitor Moorings17 miles, ¼ furlongs and 15 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds Bridge

In the direction of Wigan Junction

Barrowford Lock No 471 mile and 2 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Wigan Junction
Rose Grove Services10 miles, 2¾ furlongs and 7 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Wigan Junction

Nearest chemical toilet disposal

In the direction of Leeds Bridge

Foulridge Wharf1 mile, ¼ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds Bridge
Salterforth Bridge No 1512 miles, 5¾ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds Bridge
Lower Park Marina3 miles, 3¼ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds Bridge
Greenberfield Services4 miles, 7¾ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds Bridge
Gargrave Services11 miles, 6½ furlongs and 12 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds Bridge
Skipton Visitor Moorings17 miles, ¼ furlongs and 15 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds Bridge

In the direction of Wigan Junction

Barrowford Top Lock No 457 furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Wigan Junction
Rose Grove Services10 miles, 2¾ furlongs and 7 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Wigan Junction

Nearest place to turn

In the direction of Leeds Bridge

Foulridge Wharf Winding Hole1 mile, ¾ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds Bridge
Long Ing Bridge Winding Hole3 miles, 6¾ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds Bridge
Coates Lane Winding Hole4 miles, 6¼ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds Bridge
Nuttercote Winding Hole5 miles, 5¾ furlongs and 3 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds Bridge
South Field Bridge Winding Hole7 miles, 4 furlongs and 3 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds Bridge
Nuttleber Dyke Winding Hole9 miles, 3 furlongs and 3 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds Bridge
Gargrave Winding Hole11 miles, 6 furlongs and 12 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds Bridge

In the direction of Wigan Junction

Wanless Bridge Winding Hole2½ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Wigan Junction
Hodge Bank Winding Hole2 miles, 1½ furlongs and 7 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Wigan Junction
Hawks House Winding Hole4 miles, 3½ furlongs and 7 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Wigan Junction
Burley Lane Winding Hole5 miles, 4¾ furlongs and 7 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Wigan Junction
Winding Hole North of Burnley Embankment6 miles, 5¼ furlongs and 7 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Wigan Junction
Sandholme Aqueduct Winding Hole6 miles, 6¾ furlongs and 7 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Wigan Junction
Nelson Square Winding Hole8 miles, 1¾ furlongs and 7 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Wigan Junction
Old Rose Grove Winding Hole10 miles, 5 furlongs and 7 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Wigan Junction
Hapton Winding Hole12 miles, 3½ furlongs and 7 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Wigan Junction
Shuttleworth Winding Hole13 miles, 2¼ furlongs and 7 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Wigan Junction
Clough Bank Winding Hole14 miles, ¾ furlongs and 7 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Wigan Junction
Whalley Road Bridge Winding Hole15 miles, 6¾ furlongs and 7 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Wigan Junction
Church Kirk Bridge Winding Hole17 miles, 3½ furlongs and 7 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Wigan Junction

Nearest self-operated pump-out

In the direction of Wigan Junction

Rose Grove Services10 miles, 2¾ furlongs and 7 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Wigan Junction

Nearest boatyard pump-out

In the direction of Leeds Bridge

Lower Park Marina3 miles, 3¼ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds Bridge
Pennine Cruisers Wharf16 miles, 7½ furlongs and 15 locks away
Travel to Skipton Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Springs Branch) to Pennine Cruisers Wharf
Snaygill Boatyard18 miles, 5 furlongs and 15 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds Bridge

In the direction of Wigan Junction

Reedley Marina4 miles, 7¾ furlongs and 7 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Wigan Junction
Direction of TV transmitter (From Wolfbane Cybernetic)
 
 
Blog posts
Groundings, Rubbish and no fuel from Scribblings from the Mintball posted Tuesday the 15th of July, 1980
Escape to Lancashire from Scribblings from the Mintball posted Monday the 14th of July, 1980
 
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Wikipedia has a page about Foulridge Tunnel

The Foulridge Tunnel () is a canal tunnel on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal in Foulridge, Lancashire. Also known as the Mile Tunnel, Foulridge is 1,630 yards (0.93 mi; 1.49 km) long and was built by Samuel Fletcher, following Robert Whitworth's 1789 survey. The tunnel is the longest in the country to allow passage of canoes and kayaks.

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[Foulridge] before it enters the Foulridge Tunnel. Noyna Hill, a well known local landmark, sits 1 mile (1.6 km) east of the village. Foulridge adjoins the Pendle parishes [Leeds and Liverpool Canal] to vary the line of the remaining part of the canal, including a tunnel at Foulridge, lowering the proposed summit level by 40 feet (12 m), using a more [Listed buildings in Foulridge] Liverpool Canal runs through the parish where it enters the Foulridge Tunnel. The entrance to the tunnel is listed, as are three bridges crossing the canal, and [History of Skipton] problems involved in navigation westwards from Skipton. A tunnel had to be built at Foulridge. The tramway from the Haw Bank Quarry (in what is now Skipton [Barrowford] a mile on from the locks heading towards Leeds is Foulridge Tunnel known locally as the "Mile Tunnel". The packhorse bridge near Higherford Mill is the [List of tunnels in the United Kingdom] This is a list of road, railway, waterway, and other tunnels in the United Kingdom. A tunnel is an underground passageway with no defined minimum length [Colne] the East Lancashire railway line. Colne adjoins the Pendle parishes of Foulridge, Laneshaw Bridge, Trawden Forest, Nelson, Barrowford and Blacko. Settlement [Outer Pennine Ring] Barrowford Reservoir holds surplus water from the summit level. Soon, Foulridge Tunnel burrows through the hillside for 1,640 yards (1,500 m). It was the [North Pennine Ring] reservoirs, and the summit level, which includes the 1,640-yard (1,500 m) Foulridge Tunnel, is only 6 miles (9.7 km) long, before the descent to Leeds begins
 
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