Text and photographs copyright of Jim Shead.
Description:
This is a tributary of the River Rother navigable for almost 8 miles.Waterway Group:
This waterway is part of the River Rother (Eastern)Navigation Authority:
: Environment Agency Recreation and Navigation, Region: Southern Region, Guildbourne House, Chatsworth Road, Worthing, West Sussex BN11 1LD: Telephone 01903 832000 : Fax 01903 821832 :Related Books
The Canals of South and South East England by Charles Hadfield , ISBN 0 7153 4693 8 :393 pages, Published by David & Charles 1969 Order now from 
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River Brede: Table of distances |
Miles |
Locks |
Navigable (N) |
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Brede Sliuce |
0.0 |
0 |
D |
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Langford's Bridge |
2.5 |
0 |
D |
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Railway Bridge |
4.0 |
0 |
D |
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Railway Bridge |
5.3 |
0 |
D |
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Winchelsea |
Dimsdale Sewer Junction |
5.8 |
0 |
N |
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Junction with River Rother (Eastern) |
7.9 |
1 |
N |
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NOTE: N and U in the Navigable column above indicates that the node is navigable or unnavigable. If a D appears here it means that navigation is difficult or restricted to smaller craft.
Description:
Was a 1¼ mile, 2 lock, canal from Haslington Bridge, near Petworth, Sussex, to the River Rother.History:
Opened in 1793 but only used for a few years.Waterway Group:
This waterway is part of the River Rother (Western)Related Books
The Canals of South and South East England by Charles Hadfield , ISBN 0 7153 4693 8 :393 pages, Published by David & Charles 1969 Order now from London's Lost Route to Midhurst by P A L Vine , ISBN 0 7509 0968 4 :176 pages, Published by Alan Sutton Publishing Ltd 1995 A history of the Rother Navigation, the Petworth Canal and their links to London via the Wey & Arun navigations. Order now from .
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Description:
This 16 mile navigation runs from Bodiam Castle to the East Pier Rye. It is called the "Eastern" to distinguish it from the "Western" River Rother, which is also in Sussex.History:
Promoted by Acts of 1826 and 1830.Subordinate Waterways:
Navigation Authority:
: Environment Agency Recreation and Navigation, Region: Southern Region, Guildbourne House, Chatsworth Road, Worthing, West Sussex BN11 1LD: Telephone 01903 832000 : Fax 01903 821832 :Related Books
The Canals of South and South East England by Charles Hadfield , ISBN 0 7153 4693 8 :393 pages, Published by David & Charles 1969 Order now from .
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Other Related Pages
Lock Sizes and maximum craft dimensions:
Length 56 foot, beam 13 foot 9 inches. NOTE: For more details of maximum lock and craft sizes and the basis of these figures see Craft and Lock Sizes Page
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River Rother (Eastern): Table of distances |
Miles |
Locks |
Navigable (N) |
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Bodiam Bridge |
Bodiam Castle |
0.0 |
0 |
N |
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Newenden |
4.1 |
0 |
N |
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Newmill Channel Junction |
6.9 |
0 |
N |
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Kitchenham Road Bridge |
6.9 |
0 |
N |
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B2082 Road Bridge |
10.0 |
0 |
N |
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Junction with Royal Military Canal |
11.5 |
0 |
N |
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Scot's Float Sluice |
Star Lock |
12.5 |
1 |
N |
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Railway Bridge |
13.8 |
1 |
N |
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Junction with River Brede |
14.0 |
1 |
N |
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Rye Harbour |
15.4 |
1 |
N |
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East Pier |
16.4 |
1 |
N |
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NOTE: N and U in the Navigable column above indicates that the node is navigable or unnavigable. If a D appears here it means that navigation is difficult or restricted to smaller craft.
Description:
Was made navigable in 1794 from Midhurst to Stopham, where it joined the River Arun. The whole navigation was 11¼ miles long and had 8 locks. It is called the "Western" to distinguish it from the "Eastern" River Rother, which is also in Sussex.History:
The waterway was used by commercial traffic until around 1888 and was abandoned in 1936. It also had a route to Petworth via a short Canal.Waterway Group:
This waterway is part of the River ArunSubordinate Waterways:
Description:
Navigable for 92 miles from Stourport, where it joins the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal, to Avonmouth, where it joins the River Avon and the Severn EstuaryHistory:
Promoted by Acts of 1503, 1531, 1532, 1772, 1799, 1803, 1809 and 1814.Navigation Authority:
Head Office: British Waterways, MD's Office: Southern Waterways, Waterway Unit: South West Waterways, Alexandra Warehouse, West Quay, The Dock, Gloucester GL2 2LG : Telephone 01452 318000 : Fax 01452 318076 :
The Severn at Stourport
Related Books
The Severn by Wilson Stephenson , 48 pages, Published by Frederick Muller 1985 Part of the Rivers of Britain series with illustrations by Gabriel White.
The Severn and its Bore by F R Rowbotham , Published by David & Charles 1970
The River Severn - A Pictorial History by Josephine Jeremiah , ISBN 0 85033 985 5 :128 pages, Published by Phillimore & Co. 1998 Early prints and sketches, plus photographs from the last hundred years, illustrate this brief history of Britain's longest river. Order now from Severn Traders by Colin Green , ISBN 0 9533028 2 2 :180 pages, Published by Black Dwarf 1999 Illustrated history of the trows, barges and other trading craft of the River Severn. Order now from Nicholson/Ordnance Survey Guide to the waterways - 2 by Not known , ISBN 000713665X :170 pages, Published by Nicholson 2003 Severn, Avon and Birmingham. Includes the BCN, Gloucester & Sharpness, Severn, Staffordshire & Worcester Canal, Stourbridge, Dudley, Stratford-on-Avon and Worcester & Birmingham canals. Order now from Pearson's Canal and River Companion: Severn and Avon by Michael Pearson , Edition: Fifth ISBN 0 907864 99 6 :96 pages, Published by J M Pearson & Son 2003 This edition now also contains details of the Cotswold Canals (i.e. the Stroudwater and Thames & Severn canals) and the the River Thames above Oxford. Order now from Stourport-on-Severn by Anna Carter , ISBN 0 7524 2058 5 :128 pages, Published by Tempus 2000 Historic photographs of this canal and river port. Order now from Disasters on the Severn by Chris Witts , ISBN 0 7524 2383 5 :160 pages, Published by Tempus 2002 Order now from The Canals of the West Midlands (2nd Ed) by Charles Hadfield , 352 pages, Published by Augustus M Kelley 1 1969
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Lock Sizes and maximum craft dimensions:
Lock sizes vary but the maximum craft sizes are from Gloucester to Worcester: Length 135 foot, beam 21 foot. From Worcester to Stourport: Length 90 foot, beam 19 foot. NOTE: For more details of maximum lock and craft sizes and the basis of these figures see Craft and Lock Sizes Page
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River Severn: Table of distances |
Miles |
Locks |
Navigable (N) |
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Arley Quarry Landing |
0.0 |
0 |
U |
SO753817 |
138 |
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Upper Arley |
1.5 |
0 |
U |
SO765801 |
138 |
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Bewdley Bridge |
A456 road bridge |
5.3 |
0 |
U |
SO787754 |
138 |
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Stourport Bridge |
A451 road bridge and the effective head of navigation |
9.0 |
0 |
N |
SO807710 |
138 |
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Junction with Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal |
9.1 |
0 |
N |
SO810709 |
138 |
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Lincombe Lock No 1 |
10.4 |
1 |
N |
SO820693 |
138 |
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Hampstall Ferry |
11.5 |
1 |
N |
SO813679 |
150 |
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Lenchford Ferry |
13.8 |
1 |
N |
SO813642 |
150 |
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Holt Lock No 2 |
14.6 |
2 |
N |
SO820634 |
150 |
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Holt Castle |
15.5 |
2 |
N |
SO833626 |
150 |
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Grimley |
17.0 |
2 |
N |
SO841607 |
150 |
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Junction with Droitwich Canal |
17.6 |
2 |
N |
SO841599 |
150 |
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Bevere Lock No 3 |
Camp Lock |
18.1 |
3 |
N |
SO835593 |
150 |
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Worcester Quay |
21.5 |
3 |
N |
SO548547 |
149 |
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Junction with Worcester and Birmingham Canal |
22.0 |
3 |
N |
SO848538 |
150 |
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Diglis Locks No 4 |
Two locks side by side |
22.4 |
4 |
N |
SO847533 |
150 |
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River Teme Junction |
23.1 |
4 |
N |
SO850522 |
150 |
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Kempsey |
25.1 |
4 |
N |
SO847491 |
150 |
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Pixham |
25.6 |
4 |
N |
SO842486 |
150 |
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Clevelode |
27.3 |
4 |
N |
SO835468 |
150 |
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Rhydd |
28.4 |
4 |
N |
SO837452 |
150 |
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Severn Stoke |
29.3 |
4 |
N |
SO849445 |
150 |
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Hanley |
31.0 |
4 |
N |
SO845419 |
150 |
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Upton-on-Severn Bridge |
32.0 |
4 |
N |
SO851408 |
150 |
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Saxon's Lode |
33.5 |
4 |
N |
SO863388 |
150 |
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Barley House |
34.5 |
4 |
N |
SO860379 |
150 |
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M50 Motorway Bridge |
35.3 |
4 |
N |
SO867369 |
150 |
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Tewkesbury Bridge |
A438 road bridge |
37.6 |
4 |
N |
SO889337 |
150 |
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Junction with Lower Avon Navigation |
38.0 |
4 |
N |
SO888331 |
150 |
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Tewkesbury Lock No 5 |
38.5 |
5 |
N |
SO881328 |
150 |
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Tewksbury Lower Lode and fomer ferry site |
39.4 |
5 |
N |
SO889317 |
150 |
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Chaceley and Deerhurst |
40.9 |
5 |
N |
SO866298 |
150 |
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Apperley (Coal House Pub) |
42.0 |
5 |
N |
SO854283 |
150 |
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Haw Bridge |
42.8 |
5 |
N |
SO845278 |
162 |
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Coombe Hill Canal Junction |
43.9 |
5 |
N |
SO846263 |
162 |
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Wainlode |
44.1 |
5 |
N |
SO846257 |
162 |
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Ashleworth |
46.1 |
5 |
N |
SO819250 |
162 |
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Upper Parting Junction |
Junction with Maisemore Channel (now closed) |
48.5 |
5 |
N |
SO821216 |
162 |
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Westgate Bridge, Gloucester |
50.6 |
5 |
N |
SO824190 |
162 |
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Junction with Gloucester & Sharpness Ship Canal |
51.0 |
5 |
N |
SO826185 |
162 |
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Llanthony Lock No 6 (Closed) |
51.4 |
6 |
U |
SO822182 |
162 |
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Lower Parting |
Junction with Maisemore Channel (closed) |
52.0 |
6 |
N |
SO815188 |
162 |
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Stonebench Turn |
55.4 |
6 |
N |
SO796148 |
162 |
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Elmore |
55.8 |
6 |
N |
SO792153 |
162 |
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Minsterworth |
57.0 |
6 |
N |
SO773168 |
162 |
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Junction with Stroudwater Canal |
63.8 |
6 |
N |
SO751105 |
162 |
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Newnham |
63.8 |
6 |
N |
SO692117 |
162 |
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Bullo Pill |
64.8 |
6 |
N |
SO690099 |
162 |
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Fretherne (Hock Cliff) |
67.5 |
6 |
N |
SO724090 |
162 |
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Sharpness Point |
Junction with old entrance to the Gloucester & Berkley Ship Canal |
74.4 |
6 |
N |
SO668030 |
162 |
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Junction with Gloucester & Sharpness Ship Canal |
75.0 |
6 |
N |
SO665021 |
162 |
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Lydney Canal and Harbour Junction |
76.3 |
6 |
N |
SO651014 |
162 |
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Severn Bridge |
M4 Motorway |
86.3 |
6 |
N |
ST559901 |
172 |
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Junction with River Wye |
87.3 |
6 |
N |
ST542900 |
172 |
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Junction with River Avon (Bristol) |
95.8 |
6 |
N |
ST502787 |
172 |
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NOTE: N and U in the Navigable column above indicates that the node is navigable or unnavigable. If a D appears here it means that navigation is difficult or restricted to smaller craft.
Description:
A proposed canal from St Nichlas Bay, west of Margate, to Canterbury and for a dock at the sea entrance.History:
First surveyed in 1797 and again in 1810. An Act was passed authorising the canal in 1811but no work was done.
Description:
A proposed 44 mile canal from the Peak Forest canal at Buxworth down the Derwent valley to the Sheffield and Chesterfield canals and on to Cromford. Also called the Grand Conmmercial Canal.History:
A prospectus (dated 24 June 1824) was issued to build the canal at an estimated cost of £574,130. It was never authorised or built.
Description:
Was a river navigation from Droitwich to the Severn.History:
5 locks built by Lord Windsor around the time of the Restoration but the intended sixth lock was not completed. Bills introduced in 1693 and 1747 but no work done.Related Books
The Canals of the West Midlands (2nd Ed) by Charles Hadfield , 352 pages, Published by Augustus M Kelley 1 1969
Description:
A tributary of the Yorkshire Ouse, which it joins at Swale Nab. This is the point where it is generally considered that the River Ure also joins the Ouse but many asserted that the Ure changes to the Ouse at Ouse Gill Beck, in which case the Swale does not join the Ouse but the Ure. The geography of the situation cannot be disputed but the nomenclature can. The river is now unnavigable.History:
An Act was passed in 1767 and another, giving the commisioners powers to issue shares, in 1770. The Swale navigation was never completed but the commissioners powers covered part of the Ouse around Linton Lock which they controlled for over a hundred years.
Text and photographs copyright of Jim Shead.
