Caldon Canal

Caldon Canal
The southern portal of Leek Tunnel
Interactive map of Caldon Canal
Specifications
Length18 miles (29 km)
Maximum boat length72 ft 0 in (21.95 m)
Maximum boat beam7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Locks17
(originally 17)
StatusNavigable
Navigation authorityCanal and River Trust
History
Original ownerTrent and Mersey Canal Company
Date of act1776
Date completedDecember 1778
Date restored1974
Geography
Start pointFroghall
End pointEtruria, Stoke-on-Trent
Branch(es)Leek, Uttoxeter Canal
Branch ofTrent and Mersey Canal
Caldon Canal
Froghall Wharf
Uttoxeter Canal
Froghall Tunnel (76 yd)
17
Flint Mill Lock
49A
Churnet Valley Railway
Weir
River Churnet
16
Oakmeadowford Lock
15
Woods Lock
13-14
Cheddleton Locks (2)
42
 A520  bridge
Leek Basin
Barnfields Aqueduct
Rudyard Resr and feeder
Leek Tunnel (130yd)
Stoke–Leek line aqueduct
1800 Hazelhurst staircase (3)
Hazelhurst Aqueduct
10-12
Hazelhurst Locks (3)
1776 Park Lane Locks (3)
Endon Wharf
Stanley Resr and feeder
8-9
Stockton Brook Locks
25
 A53  road bridge
7
Stockton Brook Locks
24A
Stoke–Leek line
5-6
Stockton Brook Locks
Knypersley Resr and feeder
4
Engine Lock
19A
railway bridge
19
 A53  road bridge
Foxley Branch
14A
Stoke–Leek line
12
 A5008  road bridge
8
 A50  road bridge
3
Planet Lock
4
 A5006  road bridge
1-2
Etruria Staircase Locks (2)
Trent and Mersey Canal


Caldon Canal is a branch of the Trent and Mersey Canal which opened in 1779. It runs 18 miles (29 km) from Etruria, Stoke-on-Trent, to Froghall, Staffordshire. The canal has 17 locks and the 76-yard (69 m) Froghall Tunnel.