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The Wardle Canal is the shortest
Jim Shead's entry on the Wardle Canal
Middlewich Transport in Cheshire Canals in Cheshire Trent and Mersey Canal Canals opened in 1829 1829 establishments in England {{UK-canal-stub
The Wardle Canal is the shortest canal
Canals or artificial waterways are waterways or engineered channels built for drainage management (e.g. flood control and irrigation) or for conveyancing water transport vehicles (e.g. water taxi). They carry free, calm surface flo ...
in the UK, at . The canal, in Middlewich
Middlewich is a town in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England, east of Chester, east of Winsford, southeast of Northwich and northwest of Sandbach. The population at the 2011 Census was 13,595 ...
, Cheshire, connects the Trent and Mersey Canal to the Middlewich Branch
The Middlewich Branch of the Shropshire Union Canal is located in Cheshire, in the north west of England, and runs between Middlewich, where it joins the Trent and Mersey Canal, and Barbridge Junction, where it joins the main line of the Shrops ...
of the Shropshire Union Canal, terminating with a single lock known as Wardle Lock. It was built in 1829 so that the navigation authority A navigation authority is a company or statutory body which is concerned with the management of a navigable canal or river.
Rights of a navigation authority
Whilst the rights of individual authorities vary, a navigation authority will typically ha ...
of the Trent and Mersey Canal could maintain control over the junction.
Maureen Shaw
Maureen Shaw, a boatwoman who was well known to passing boaters as well as the local and canal community, lived in the Lock Cottage at Wardle Lock for many years, with the result that it was often referred to as "Maureen’s Lock". Following her death in 2012, a memorial panel was placed at the lock in her honour.See also
*Canals of Great Britain
The canals of the United Kingdom are a major part of the network of inland waterways in the United Kingdom. They have a varied history, from use for irrigation and transport, through becoming the focus of the Industrial Revolution, to today's r ...
* History of the British canal system
*Four Counties Ring
The Four Counties Ring is a canal ring which links the four English counties of Cheshire, Staffordshire, Shropshire and the West Midlands.
Route
The Four Counties Ring, which offers a variety of scenery and cruising for a narrowboat holida ...
– a canal cruising ring that includes the Wardle Canal
References
External links
Jim Shead's entry on the Wardle Canal
Middlewich Transport in Cheshire Canals in Cheshire Trent and Mersey Canal Canals opened in 1829 1829 establishments in England {{UK-canal-stub