Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal (Hatherton Canal)
The exact dimensions of the largest boat that can travel on the waterway are not known. The maximum headroom is not known. The maximum draught is not known.
Notable features of the waterway include M6 Tunnel, M6 Toll Tunnel, Railway Tunnel, David Suchet Tunnel and Watling Street Tunnel
The Hatherton Canal is a derelict waterway which once linked together the canals to the east and west of Cannock in south Staffordshire. It was opened in 1841 as a branch of the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal from Calf Heath to Churchbridge near Cannock, and in 1860 the Churchbridge Locks were opened to link with the Cannock Extension Canal. Originally 4 miles long and with 21 locks, it formed a vital link in the regional network of canals. For 100 years it was busy carrying coal and many other goods, but in 1955 it was abandoned due to mining subsidence and the Churchbridge Locks were destroyed. For more information go to the Lichfield & Hatherton Canals Restoration Trust web site at http://www.lhcrt.org.uk/
This waterway is excluded by default from route planning with the following explanation: "under restoration"
The navigational authority for this waterway is Canal & River TrustRelevant publications — Waterway Travels:
Relevant publications — Waterway Maps:
- Waterway Routes 01M - England and Wales Map
- Waterway Routes 38M3 - Hatherton Canal Map (Free Download)
- Waterway Routes 38M - Birmingham Canal Navigations (BCN) Map (Downloadable)
Relevant publications — Waterway Guides:
| Hatherton Junction Junction of the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal and the Hatherton Canal (under restoration) |
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| Junction Bridge, Kings Road | ½ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Calf Heath Locks No 1 | ¾ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Calf Heath Locks No 2 Lock to be used as narrows when the Hatherton Canal is restored. |
1½ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Dog Bridge | 3¼ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Dog Lock No 2 New Lock |
3½ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| M6 Tunnel (southern entrance) | 3½ furlongs | 2 locks | |
| M6 Tunnel (northern entrance) | 4 furlongs | 2 locks | |
| Scrawpers End Bridge Access to the towpath is available from here to the Roman Way Bridge. |
5¼ furlongs | 2 locks | |
| Saredon Mill Bridge | 7 furlongs | 2 locks | |
| Cross Bridge | 1 mile and ¾ furlongs | 2 locks | |
| Cats Bridge | 1 mile and 3 furlongs | 2 locks | |
| Bridge No 7 (demolished) | 1 mile and 4¼ furlongs | 2 locks | |
| Meadow Lock No 3 | 1 mile and 4¾ furlongs | 2 locks | |
| Cherry Tree Bridge No 8 Access to the towpath is available from here (Roman Way) to Scrawpers End Bridge, Oak Lane. |
2 miles | 3 locks | |
| Wedges Mill Bridge | 2 miles and 1¼ furlongs | 3 locks | |
| Wedges Mill Lock No 4 | 2 miles and 1½ furlongs | 3 locks | |
| Joveys Lock No 5 | 2 miles and 3½ furlongs | 4 locks | |
| STW Pipe Crossing | 2 miles and 3¾ furlongs | 5 locks | |
| Walkmill Lane Bridge | 2 miles and 7½ furlongs | 5 locks | |
| M6 Toll Tunnel (eastern entrance) | 3 miles and ¼ furlongs | 5 locks | |
| M6 Toll Tunnel (western entrance) | 3 miles and 1 furlong | 5 locks | |
| Reservoir Lock No 6 | 3 miles and 1¼ furlongs | 5 locks | |
| Railway Tunnel (western entrance) | 3 miles and 3½ furlongs | 6 locks | |
| Railway Tunnel (eastern entrance) | 3 miles and 3¾ furlongs | 6 locks | |
| Walsall Road Culvert Emergency access to the toll road |
3 miles and 4¾ furlongs | 6 locks | |
| Churchbridge Lock No 7 | 3 miles and 5 furlongs | 6 locks | |
| David Suchet Tunnel (eastern entrance) | 3 miles and 5½ furlongs | 7 locks | |
| David Suchet Tunnel (western entrance) | 3 miles and 6 furlongs | 7 locks | |
| Lift Bridge (Hatherton Canal) | 4 miles and ½ furlongs | 7 locks | |
| Streetway Lock No 8 | 4 miles and 1¼ furlongs | 7 locks | |
| Lift Bridge (A5) | 4 miles and 1¾ furlongs | 8 locks | |
| Watling Street Tunnel (northern entrance) | 4 miles and 3¼ furlongs | 8 locks | |
| Watling Street Tunnel (southern entrance) | 4 miles and 3½ furlongs | 8 locks | |
| Watling Street Lock No 9 | 4 miles and 3¾ furlongs | 8 locks | |
| Lift Bridge (Holford) | 4 miles and 5½ furlongs | 9 locks | |
| Holford Lock No 10 | 4 miles and 5¾ furlongs | 9 locks | |
| Gains Lock No 11 | 4 miles and 6¾ furlongs | 10 locks | |
| Lift Bridge (farm track) | 4 miles and 7½ furlongs | 11 locks | |
| Lift Bridge (near Gains Lane) | 5 miles and 2½ furlongs | 11 locks | |
| Gorsey Lane Bridge | 5 miles and 4 furlongs | 11 locks | |
| Dark Lane Lock No 12 | 5 miles and 6¾ furlongs | 11 locks | |
| Pylon Lock No 13 | 6 miles | 12 locks | |
| Cadman's Lock No 14 | 6 miles and 1½ furlongs | 13 locks | |
| Washbrook Lock No 15 | 6 miles and 3¾ furlongs | 14 locks | |
| Golfers Lock No 16 | 6 miles and 5¼ furlongs | 15 locks | |
| Colliery Lock No 17 | 6 miles and 7½ furlongs | 16 locks | |
| Lords Hayes Branch - Hatherton Canal Junction (under restoration) Junction of the Hatherton Canal and the Lords Hayes Branch (under restoration) |
7 miles | 17 locks |
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Wikipedia has a page about Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal
The Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal is a navigable narrow canal in Staffordshire and Worcestershire in the English Midlands. It is 46 miles (74 km) long, linking the River Severn at Stourport in Worcestershire with the Trent and Mersey Canal at Haywood Junction by Great Haywood.