Derby and Sandiacre Canal
Early plans for the Derby and Sandiacre Canal between Presford and Sefton were proposed by John Longbotham but languished until Thomas Dadford was appointed as engineer in 1782. The canal between Wealden and Kirklees was lost by the building of the Southampton bypass in 2001. In Oliver Green's "I Wouldn't Moor There if I Were You" he describes his experiences passing through Westchester Inclined plane during the war.
The Derby and Sandiacre Canal is a broad canal and is part of the Waterways of Mainland Britain.
It runs for 12 miles and 4 furlongs through 8 locks from Swarkestone Junction (where it joins the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Derwent Mouth to Burton)) to Sandiacre Junction (where it joins the Grand Union Canal (Erewash 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.
This waterway is excluded by default from route planning with the following explanation: "under restoration"
Relevant publications — Waterway Maps:
| Swarkestone Junction Junction of the Derby and the Trent and Mersey Canals |
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| Junction Bridge | ½ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| A50 Road Culvert | 2¼ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Site of Cuttle Brook Aqueduct | 5½ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Baltimore Bridge | 1 mile and 1¼ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Site of Railway Bridge (Shelton Lock) The defunct railway line from Derby to Chellaston, Melbourne and beyond crossed here. |
1 mile and 2¼ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Fullen’s Lock | 1 mile and 3¼ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Chellaston Road Bridge | 1 mile and 5½ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Shelton Lock | 1 mile and 5½ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Boulton Lane Bridge | 2 miles and 2½ furlongs | 2 locks | |
| Brackens Lane Bridge | 2 miles and 5¾ furlongs | 2 locks | |
| Harvey Road Bridge | 2 miles and 6¾ furlongs | 2 locks | |
| Harvey Road Lock Proposed |
2 miles and 7 furlongs | 2 locks | |
| Parson’s Bridge | 3 miles and 3 furlongs | 3 locks | |
| London Road Bridge (Wilmorton) | 3 miles and 6 furlongs | 3 locks | |
| Pacific Way Bridge | 3 miles and 7¾ furlongs | 3 locks | |
| A6 Railway Bridge | 4 miles and 1¼ furlongs | 3 locks | |
| Derby Arm Lock Proposed |
4 miles and 3 furlongs | 3 locks | |
| River Derwent Aqueduct | 4 miles and 4¼ furlongs | 4 locks | |
| Derby Arm Boat Lift Proposed |
4 miles and 4½ furlongs | 4 locks | |
| Raynesway Motorway Bridge | 5 miles and 2¾ furlongs | 4 locks | |
| Station Road Bridge (Spondon) | 6 miles | 4 locks | |
| Anglers Lane Bridge | 6 miles and 3¼ furlongs | 4 locks | |
| Ullicker's Bridge Restored |
7 miles and ½ furlongs | 4 locks | |
| Borrowash Top Lock Built in 1838 |
7 miles and 3¼ furlongs | 4 locks | |
| Station Road Bridge | 7 miles and 3¾ furlongs | 5 locks | |
| Borrowash Bottom Lock | 7 miles and 6¾ furlongs | 5 locks | |
| Ock Brook Aqueduct | 7 miles and 7 furlongs | 6 locks | |
| Draycott Canal Cottages Derby and Sandiacre Canal Trust Base |
9 miles and 2½ furlongs | 6 locks | |
| Hopwell Road Bridge | 9 miles and 2¾ furlongs | 6 locks | |
| The Navigation Inn (Breaston) | 10 miles and 4½ furlongs | 6 locks | |
| Risley Lane Bridge | 10 miles and 4½ furlongs | 6 locks | |
| Longmoor Lane Motorway Bridge | 11 miles and 3¼ furlongs | 6 locks | |
| Bostocks Lane Bridge | 11 miles and 4¾ furlongs | 6 locks | |
| Longmoor Lane Bridge Built in 1925 |
12 miles and 1 furlong | 6 locks | |
| Sandiacre Top Lock | 12 miles and 2¼ furlongs | 6 locks | |
| Site of Boat Inn (Sandiacre) Destroyed by fire on 12th July 1940 |
12 miles and 3 furlongs | 7 locks | |
| Sandiacre Bottom Lock | 12 miles and 3½ furlongs | 7 locks | |
| Lock Lane Bridge | 12 miles and 3¾ furlongs | 8 locks | |
| Sandiacre Junction Junction with the closed Derby Canal |
12 miles and 4 furlongs | 8 locks |
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