Narrow-boat canal with the locks fairly well spread along the 46 mile course.
There are four additional narrow locks on the Stourport Basin end for access to the marina.
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Lock Gates
Tunnel AqueductFirst used in 1772 and built by James Brindley who intended the canal as part of his plan for connecting east to west coasts (Hull to Liverpool) and Bristol to London.
Leading north from the River Severn to the Trent and Mersey at Great Haywood. Connections to the Shropshire Union Canal, the Stourbridge Canal at Stourton and the Old Main Line (Birmingham Canal) north west of Wolverhampton.
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