Wardle Canal

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Junction between the Wardle Canal and the Trent and Mersey Canal, Middlewich, England (2006)
Junction between the Wardle Canal and the Trent and Mersey Canal, Middlewich, England (2006)

The Wardle canal is the shortest canal in the UK at 154 ft.[1]

Wardle Lock on the Wardle Canal, Middlewich, England (2006)
Wardle Lock on the Wardle Canal, Middlewich, England (2006)

It lies in Middlewich, Cheshire, UK, and connects the Trent and Mersey Canal to the Middlewich Branch of the Shropshire Union canal, terminating with a single lock known as Wardle Lock. It was built in 1829 so that the operators of the Trent and Mersey Canal could maintain control over the junction.



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  1. ^ Adrian Rayson. CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE – Hursts Ahoy and Llangollen Ho!. On Board Narrowboat FRILFORD (British Waterways No. 500645). Retrieved on 2008-05-13.

Coordinates: 53°11′15″N, 2°26′29″W