Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal (Main Line: Stourport to Stourton)
The Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal (Main Line: Stourport to Stourton) is a narrow canal and is part of the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal.
It runs for 12 miles and 1¾ furlongs through 11 locks from Stourton Junction (where it joins the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal (Main Line: Stourton to Aldersley) and the Stourbridge Canals (Main Line)) to York Street Bridge (where it joins the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal (Stourport Basins: Narrow Route)).
The maximum dimensions for a boat to be able to travel on the waterway are 72 feet long and 7 feet wide. The maximum headroom is 7 feet. The maximum draught is 3 feet and 7 inches.
Notable features of the waterway include Cookley Tunnel and Dunsley Tunnel
The waterway passes through Stourport and Kidderminster
The navigational authority for this waterway is Canal & River TrustRelevant publications — Waterway Travels:
Relevant publications — Waterway Maps:
- Waterway Routes 35M - Staffs and Worcester Canal Map (Downloadable)
- Waterway Routes 01M - England and Wales Map
- Waterway Routes 88M - Stourport Ring Map (Downloadable)
Relevant publications — Waterway Guides:
| Stourton Junction Junction of the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal (Main Line) and the Stourbridge Canal. |
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| Stourton Bridge No 33 | ¼ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Stewponey Visitor Moorings | ½ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Stewponey Water Point 1/2 hour max. |
1 furlong | 0 locks | |
| C&RT Stewponey Maintenance Workshop | 1¼ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Stewponey Lock No 13 | 1¼ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Stewponey Bridge No 32 With pipe bridge alongside |
1½ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Stewponey New Bridge No 31A | 1½ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Dunsley Tunnel No 31 (eastern entrance) | 4¾ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Dunsley Tunnel No 31 (western entrance) | 4¾ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Hyde Lock Winding Hole | 1 mile and 1½ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Hyde Lock No 12 | 1 mile and 1¾ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Hyde Bridge No 30 | 1 mile and 1¾ furlongs | 2 locks | |
| Kinver Services | 1 mile and 5 furlongs | 2 locks | |
| Kinver Lock No 11 | 1 mile and 6¼ furlongs | 2 locks | |
| The Vine PH | 1 mile and 6¼ furlongs | 3 locks | |
| Kinfare Bridge No 29 | 1 mile and 6¼ furlongs | 3 locks | |
| Kinfare Pipe Bridge | 1 mile and 6½ furlongs | 3 locks | |
| Kinver Covers Narrowboat furniture, upholstery and covers |
1 mile and 6½ furlongs | 3 locks | |
| Kinver Visitor Moorings | 1 mile and 7 furlongs | 3 locks | |
| Whittington Winding Hole | 2 miles and 3½ furlongs | 3 locks | |
| Whittington Horse Bridge No 28 | 2 miles and 3¾ furlongs | 3 locks | |
| Whittington Lock No 10 | 2 miles and 5¾ furlongs | 3 locks | |
| Whittington Bridge No 27 | 2 miles and 5¾ furlongs | 4 locks | |
| Staffordshire & Worcestershire County Boundary | 3 miles and 2¼ furlongs | 4 locks | |
| Caunsall Bridge No 26 | 3 miles and 5½ furlongs | 4 locks | |
| Clay House Bridge No 25 Caunsall ΒΌ mile west |
3 miles and 7¾ furlongs | 4 locks | |
| Austcliffe Bridge No 24 | 4 miles and 1¾ furlongs | 4 locks | |
| Austcliffe | 4 miles and 2½ furlongs | 4 locks | |
| Cookley Tunnel (eastern entrance) | 4 miles and 6 furlongs | 4 locks | |
| Cookley Tunnel (western entrance) | 4 miles and 6¼ furlongs | 4 locks | |
| Cookley Forge Towpath Bridge Former Factory Entrance |
4 miles and 6¾ furlongs | 4 locks | |
| Cookley Visitor Moorings | 4 miles and 7¼ furlongs | 4 locks | |
| Debdale Lock Winding Hole | 4 miles and 7¾ furlongs | 4 locks | |
| Debdale Lock No 9 | 5 miles | 4 locks | |
| Debdale Bridge No 22 | 5 miles | 5 locks | |
| Lea Lane Winding Hole | 5 miles and 5¼ furlongs | 5 locks | |
| Wolverley Forge Bridge No 21 | 5 miles and 7¼ furlongs | 5 locks | |
| Wolverley Lock No 8 | 6 miles and 1½ furlongs | 5 locks | |
| The Lock Inn and Old Smithy Tea Rooms at Wolverley | 6 miles and 1½ furlongs | 6 locks | |
| Wolverley Bridge No 20 | 6 miles and 1½ furlongs | 6 locks | |
| Wolverley Court Lock No 7 | 6 miles and 5½ furlongs | 6 locks | |
| Wolverley Court Bridge No 19 | 6 miles and 5½ furlongs | 7 locks | |
| Broadwaters Aqueduct Crosses Broadwaters stream |
7 miles and 1 furlong | 7 locks | |
| Broadwaters Aqueduct Winding Hole | 7 miles and 1 furlong | 7 locks | |
| Stourvale New Bridge | 7 miles and 2½ furlongs | 7 locks | |
| Limekiln Bridge No 17 | 7 miles and 5½ furlongs | 7 locks | |
| Sainsbury's Moorings (Kidderminster) Right outside the supermarket |
7 miles and 6 furlongs | 7 locks | |
| Kidderminster | 7 miles and 7¼ furlongs | 7 locks | |
| Kidderminster Aqueduct Aqueduct over the River Stour |
7 miles and 7½ furlongs | 7 locks | |
| Kidderminster Lock No 6 | 7 miles and 7¾ furlongs | 7 locks | |
| Kidderminster Lock Turnover Bridge | 7 miles and 7¾ furlongs | 8 locks | |
| Kidderminster Bridge No 16 Bridge is 61 yds (55.7m)long. How long before it's a tunnel? |
8 miles | 8 locks | |
| Academy Winding Hole Turning point is opposite the old arm entrance |
8 miles and 1½ furlongs | 8 locks | |
| Tesco Moorings (Kidderminster) | 8 miles and 2½ furlongs | 8 locks | |
| Caldwell Hall Bridge No 15 | 8 miles and 2¾ furlongs | 8 locks | |
| Roundhill Wharf | 8 miles and 3½ furlongs | 8 locks | |
| Caldwall Mill Bridge No 14 | 8 miles and 4 furlongs | 8 locks | |
| Watermill PH | 8 miles and 5 furlongs | 8 locks | |
| Round Hill Bridge No 13 | 8 miles and 5¼ furlongs | 8 locks | |
| Caldwell Lock No 5 | 8 miles and 6½ furlongs | 8 locks | |
| Caldwall Bridge No 12 | 8 miles and 7¾ furlongs | 9 locks | |
| Falling Sands Viaduct Severn Valley Railway |
9 miles and 1¼ furlongs | 9 locks | |
| Falling Sands Bridge No 11 | 9 miles and 1½ furlongs | 9 locks | |
| Falling Sands Pipe Bridge No 1 | 9 miles and 1¾ furlongs | 9 locks | |
| Silverwoods Way Bridge | 9 miles and 2¼ furlongs | 9 locks | |
| Falling Sands Pipe Bridge No 2 | 9 miles and 4 furlongs | 9 locks | |
| Falling Sands Lock No 4 | 9 miles and 4½ furlongs | 9 locks | |
| Pratt's Wharf Pipe Bridge | 9 miles and 6¾ furlongs | 10 locks | |
| Pratt's Wharf Winding hole and former junction with River Stour |
10 miles and ½ furlongs | 10 locks | |
| Oldington Bridge No 10 | 10 miles and 2¾ furlongs | 10 locks | |
| Bullock Lane Bridge No 9 with pipe bridge |
10 miles and 7½ furlongs | 10 locks | |
| Upper Mitton Bridge No 8 | 11 miles and 3 furlongs | 10 locks | |
| Former Railway Interchange Basin | 11 miles and 4 furlongs | 10 locks | |
| Mitton Railway Bridge (disused) GWR Severn Valley Branch Line. |
11 miles and 4 furlongs | 10 locks | |
| Bird in Hand PH and Moorings | 11 miles and 4¾ furlongs | 10 locks | |
| Mitton Chapel Bridge No 7 | 11 miles and 6 furlongs | 10 locks | |
| Gilgal Bridge No 6 | 11 miles and 7 furlongs | 10 locks | |
| Baldwins Bridge No 5A | 11 miles and 7½ furlongs | 10 locks | |
| The Black Star PH | 12 miles and ¼ furlongs | 10 locks | |
| Lower Mitton Bridge No 5 | 12 miles and ½ furlongs | 10 locks | |
| Stourport Town Moorings | 12 miles and 1½ furlongs | 10 locks | |
| York Street Lock No 3 | 12 miles and 1¾ furlongs | 10 locks | |
| York Street Bridge | 12 miles and 1¾ furlongs | 11 locks |
- The Black Star | Traditional Pub in Stourport — associated with The Black Star PH
- Landlords Andy and Maria look forward to welcoming you to The Black Star, a traditional dog friendly pub in Stourport on Severn, Worcestershire serving tasty food, real ales with a beautiful canalside setting and garden
- Bird in Hand, Stourport-on-Severn • whatpub.com — associated with Bird in Hand PH and Moorings
- Bird in Hand PH, Stourport on Severn
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