Middlewich Branch

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Middlewich Branch
legend Chester Canal (to Chester) Trent and Mersey Canal Wardle Lock Middlewich A530 aqueduct Stanthorne Lock railway aqueduct Minshall Lock railway Venetian Marina Cholmondeston Lock A511(T) road Barbridge Junction --Hurleston Junction Llangollen Canal End of Chester Canal Nantwich Basin

The Middlewich Branch of the Shropshire Union Canal is located in England between Middlewich, Cheshire and Barbridge, Cheshire. It connects the Wardle Canal to the Shropshire Union Canal.

The junction between the Middlewich Branch and the Shropshire Union Canal is Barbridge Junction.

Whilst the whole length to Middlewich Junction is often known as the Middlewich Branch, the final lock, and 100 feet of canal was actually built by the Trent and Mersey Canal company as the Wardle Canal in order that they could maintain control over the junction.