Wigan Lock No 83
Address is taken from a point 243 yards away.
Wigan Lock No 83 is one of a long flight of locks on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Wigan to Leeds) and unusually is opened with a crank handle a short distance from Banstead.
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.

This is a lock with a rise of 9f4.
| Britannia Bridge No 53 | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Wigan Lock No 84 | 1 furlong | |
| Site of Ince Hall Colliery Dock | ¾ furlongs | |
| Site of Railway Bridge No 53A | ½ furlongs | |
| Wigan Lock 19 Footbridge | a few yards | |
| Wigan Lock No 83 | ||
| Wigan Lock 18 Footbridge | ¾ furlongs | |
| Wigan Lock No 82 | ¾ furlongs | |
| Whalley's Basin | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Junction with former Moss Hall and Ince Hall Collieries Branch | 1½ furlongs | |
| Wigan Lock 17 Footbridge | 1¾ furlongs | |
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