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	Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal Society
		The Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal (SWC) is the brainchild of the energetic Brindley.
		Prior to the arrival of the SWC the confluence of the River Stour and the River Severn was denoted by the diminutive hamlet of Lower Mitton.
		With the advent of the Staffordshire and Worcestershire canal the hamlet witnessed a dramatic expansion; the burgeoning new development took the name of Stourport after an alehouse in the old village and this was later extended to include reference to both rivers as Stourport On Severn.
	www.swcs.org.uk /history.htm (1405 words)

	Encyclopedia: Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal
		Staffordshire (abbreviated Staffs) is a landlocked county in the Midlands of England.
		Shropshire (abbreviated Salop or Salops) is a county in the West Midlands of England, bordering Cheshire, Staffordshire, Worcestershire, Herefordshire, and the Welsh preserved counties of Powys and Clwyd.
		The River Avon or Avon is a river in or adjoining the counties of Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire in the midlands of England.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Staffordshire-and-Worcestershire-Canal (957 words)

	Canals
		The Lancaster Canal was built early on in the canal revolution but with a break between the northern section from Preston up to beyond Lancaster and the southern section from Wigan to near Chorley.
		The locks between Liverpool and Wigan are longer at 72 feet, as are the 2 on the branch to Leigh, where the junction with the Bridgewater Canal allows boats to reach the narrow canals of central and southern England.
		Although the canal is fairly short it goes through some enchanting countryside in the very Heart of England, cutting through the Forest of Arden with its ancient oaks, and falling gently across quiet rolling countryside and watermeadows to the Avon and Stratford.
	www.fatbadgers.co.uk /Britain/Canals.htm (4847 words)

	AGM of the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal Co. 1841
		AGM of the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal Co. 1841
		Rutter bows and says, "Oh, certainly, Sir" and then walks away to warm himself at the fire and then dinner is put on the table.
		And this is the whole business of a "General Meeting of the Proprietors of the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal Company" and there is no canal company in England whose affairs are better managed.
	www.timespast.org.uk /id35.html (107 words)

	Birmingham & liverpool Junc Canal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal was one of the last to be built, it was created to join the Chester Canal to the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal and thereby allow a much shorter journey between Birmingham and Liverpool.
		The Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal was to be a "highway" compared to the previous "country lanes", it was to stride straight across valleys on high embankments and dig deep into hills to keep it on one level for the majority of its route.
		In the end this was not necessary as the Staffordshire and Worcestershire company dropped its high charges and the ½ mile of the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal between Aldersley Junction and Autherley Junction was used as part of the route between Birmingham and Liverpool.
	www.canals.btinternet.co.uk /canals/bhamandliverpoolroot.htm (981 words)

	BBC NEWS \| UK \| England \| West Midlands \| Cash set to flow to canal scheme
		The majority of the £1.7m would be used to repair and restore the 250-year-old canal basins.
		The HLF said that, as plans develop, the canal basins and their historic setting will be targeted for repair and restoration.
		Stourport-on-Severn, whose canal basin was opened as early as 1772, developed rapidly because of its role as a major inland port on the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/low/uk_news/england/west_midlands/3557235.stm (330 words)

	Grand Union Canal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The Grand Union Canal was born out of frustration over the length and time taken to travel between the fast growing city of Birmingham and the country's capital, London.
		All the adjoining canals into Birmingham were narrow and the Oxford Canal (for one) steadfastly refused to widen any of its route which of course included narrow locks and tunnels.
		In June notices were posted on the canal instructing that all locks should be kept clear as troops on route for Liverpool would use the Grand Junction Canal from Blisworth (although the canal was not officially opened for another 2 years).
	www.canals.btinternet.co.uk /canals/grandunion.htm (6696 words)

	Mamble Village Web Site - Leominster Canal
		With the completion of the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal in 1772, which connected the River Severn at Stourport with the collieries and industries of the Midlands, a proposal was made to link Herefordshire to the rapidly growing canal network.
		It was envisaged that the canal would be used to carry stone, lime, iron ore and agricultural produce to the Severn and to bring back coal and also merchandise for the small towns, such as Tenbury, along the canal's route.
		The Wharf House at Marlbrook was the canal's headquarters and coal was transported on a tramway from the Blount's mines to the wharf where it was loaded on to the waiting barges.
	www.mamblevillage.freeserve.co.uk /canal.htm (759 words)

	Staffordshire: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com - All about Staffordshire
		Staffordshire is a landlocked county in the Midlands of England.
		Major conurbations in Staffordshire include Stoke-on-Trent, Burton-upon-Trent, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Tamworth and Stafford itself.
		Madeley[?], Marchington[?], Marchington Woodlands[?], Marston, Brewood, Staffordshire[?], Marston, Stafford, Staffordshire[?]
	www.encyclopedian.com /st/Staffordshire-%26-Worcestershire-Canal.html (100 words)

	Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Teddesley Boat Co : Narrowboat hire on the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal.
		The Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal Society : Formed in 1959 the society aims to further the development and use of the canal
		Staffordshire Past Track : Contains over a hundred historic canal photographs of places in Staffordshire amongst a much larger general collection.
	easyweb.easynet.co.uk /jim.shead/Staffordshire--Worcestershire-Canal.html (273 words)

	James Brindley Further reading Mersey Trent watermill Coventry Canal Oxford Canal diabetes Staffordshire Brindleyplace ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The resulting Bridgewater Canal opened in 1761, was the first British canal of the modern era, and was a major technical triumph.
		The most impressive feature of the canal was an aqueduct which carried the canal at an elevation of 13 metres (39 feet) over the River Irwell at Barton.
		The Trent and Mersey Canal was the first part of this ambitious network, but although he and his assistants surveyed the whole potential system, he would not live to see it completed (coal was finally transported from the Midlands to the Thames at Oxford in January 1790 - 18 years after Brindley's death).
	en.powerwissen.com /Z3Tsud85wCzUFbfL9%7C%7CSL%7C%7Czdjw%3D%3D_James_Brindley.html (579 words)

	Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		This encyclopedia, history, geography and biography article about Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal contains research on
		Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal, See also and External links.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Staffordshire_and_Worcestershire_Canal (149 words)

	Lichfield and Hatherton Canals Restoration Trust Ltd
		The Hatherton Canal is a derelict waterway which once linked together the canals to the east and west of Cannock in south Staffordshire.
		It was opened in 1841 as a branch of the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal from Calf Heath to Churchbridge near Cannock, and in 1860 the Churchbridge Locks were opened to link with the Cannock Extension Canal.
		The aim is to re-open the canal as a through route, both as a local amenity and as a vital link in the regional network of canals.
	www.lhcrt.org.uk /hath.htm (814 words)

	Hatherton Canal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		When it was built the Hatherton Canal ran 4 miles (6 km) through 21 locks from the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal to the Cannock Extension Canal.
		It subsidence due to mining caused its closure in 1955.
		The canal is now part of an active restoration project however due to building on the cut the current plans call for the canal to deviate from the original route in places.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hatherton_Canal (105 words)

	Stourport, Worcestershire, the location of the Inland Waterways Cruising School (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The town originated as a canal port at the junction of the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal (Staffs and Worcs) with the River Severn, and near the mouth of the River Stour.
		Exit from the basin into the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal is via a narrow lock.
		The Hawthorns, The Village, Chaddesley Corbett, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, DY10 4SD.
	www.cruisingschool.co.uk /home/location/location.htm (266 words)

	LinksAlpha (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Canal Cruising: Canal Cruising is one of the oldest hire companies on the canals and after 50 years is still operated by the Wyatt family.
		D and H Canal Historical Society: The purpose of the Society is to preserve, protect and perpetuate the unique history of the Delaware and Hudson Canal.
		The Saltisford Canal Trust: This arm is all that remains of the Warwick terminus of the Warwick and Birmingham Canal.
	easyweb.easynet.co.uk /jim.shead/LinksAlpha.html (13652 words)

	The Shropshire Union Canal dvd (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The Southern section of the Shroppie, from Autherley Junction, is one of the latest of the narrow canals.
		This is in sharp contrast to the much older wide beam canal to the north which meanders, river-like, around the contours of the landscape, and through some of the oldest and most attractive parts of the City of Chester.
		The canal terminates at a basin within the Ellesmere Port Boat Museum, which is a "must" for any canal enthusiast.
	www.videoactive.co.uk /leisure/canal/shrop.htm (197 words)

	Stenson Lock's bottom gates being replaced - Photographs & History
		One of the earliest canals of the main waterways system, the Trent and Mersey or the Grand Trunk, as its engineer James Brindley preferred to call it, was opened throughout in 1777.
		It was built by the Trent and Mersey Canal Company to stop their water flowing directly into that of the Bridgewater Canal.
		It can consist of scaffolding erected on the canal bed and covered in heavy duty plastic (as seen here), or large planks of timber known as 'stop planks', which are slid into slots cut into the masonry on each side of the canal.
	www.derbyphotos.co.uk /special/stenslockgates.htm (1886 words)

	Mamble Craft Centre, Worcestershire - Other Places To Visit (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		County Museum of Worcestershire and Palace of the Bishops of Worcester.
		There is a flower garden divided by canals, ornamental kitchen garden, maze with gothic tower, sunken tower, wisteria tunnel and riverside and wooded walks.
		The highest points are the Worcestershire Beacon and North Hill near Great Malvern and the Herefordshire Beacon near Little Malvern which has on it's summit British Camp one of the most impressive Iron Age hill forts in the country.
	home.btclick.com /mamble/otherpla.htm (3312 words)

	Waterway and canal boat holidays, routes, cruises and information from the Worcester hire base of Viking Waterway ...
		With the advent of the canal age, Worcester soon found itself linked to the rest of Britain's canals via the Worcester Birmingham Canal and so today finds itself at the hub of what is now the holiday cruising network.
		Canal, the Stratford on Avon Canal and the rivers Severn and Avon, offering cruising through some of the prettiest and most interesting areas of Britain.
		This canal is characterised by its unique split bridges and barrel roofed cottages.
	www.viking-afloat.com /routes2.htm (749 words)

	Pictures of Staffordshire
		In the Northern parts of central England lies the county of Staffordshire.
		Denstone is a peaceful village set in the midst of rural Staffordshire countryside, where farm meadows are watered from a myriad...
		The sheer scale of the height of this village with the quaint sounding name has made it famous, for it is believed that on a...
	www.picturesofengland.com /England/Staffordshire (586 words)

	Bonded Warehouse, Canal Street, Stourbridge
		The Stourbridge canal was constructed by Thomas Dadford Jnr.
		It was 8 miles long and had 20 locks lifting the summit level 164 feet from the Staffordshire and Worcestershire canal where it connected at Stourton.
		The main line terminated almost in the centre of Stourbridge at a wharf upon which the warehouse was built in 1779.
	www.stourbridge.com /htm/bonded.htm (381 words)

	Staffs & Worcester Canal
		Towards the northern end of the canal is Stafford which has many fine old buildings and is worth a visit and also Tixall Wide where the canal opens out to become more like a tree lined lake with views of Tixall Gatehouse.
		Just north of the junction with the Shropshire Union Canal near Wolverhampton there is a narrow cutting just over half a mile long through rock, which is not wide enough for boats to pass.
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	www.canaljunction.com /canal/staffs_worcs.htm (568 words)

	Learn more about Waterways in the United Kingdom in the online encyclopedia. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Waterways in the United Kingdom is a link page for any river, canal, firth or estuary in the United Kingdom.
		Related topics: Waterway restoration, History of the British canal system, Transportation in the United Kingdom, Conservation in the United Kingdom, British Waterways, Aqueduct, Barge, River delta, Distributary, Flood plain, Narrowboat, Ship transport, Towpath, Tributary, Tunnel, Reservoirs and dams in the United Kingdom, List of reservoirs and dams
		Wyrley & Essington Canal and Wyrley & Essington Extension
	www.onlineencyclopedia.org /w/wa/waterways_in_the_united_kingdom.html (279 words)

	IWA Individual Waterways - Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		There are connections to the Shropshire Union Canal at Autherley and the main line of the Birmingham Canal Navigations at Aldersley.
		It was originally proposed that the canal should join the Severn at Bewdley but the inhabitants were not interested so Lower Mitton was chosen instead and this small village developed into Stourport.
		The canal was a commercial success and remained in the ownership of the same canal company until nationalisation in 1948.
	www.waterways.org.uk /ind_waterways/staffs_worc/index.htm (286 words)

	Stourbridge Landmarks Famous people Worcestershire cricket Staffordshire Birmingham Black Country Staffordshire and ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Originally the town was part of Worcestershire, but since 1974 it has been part of the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley.
		It remains part of Worcestershire for postal and cricket purposes; a significant minority in the town still consider themselves to be from Worcestershire.
		Stourbridge takes its name from the River Stour, which flows through the town and for centuries was the border of Worcestershire and Staffordshire.
	en.powerwissen.com /cEmzl%7C%7CSL%7C%7CVyxL8cGDwRTI%2BnAQ%3D%3D_Stourbridge.html (391 words)

	Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It runs 46 miles (74 km) from the River Severn at Stourport in Worcestershire to the Trent and Mersey Canal at Great Haywood.
		Categories: Canals linked to the River Severn
		This page was last modified 12:24, 4 July 2005.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Staffordshire_and_Worcestershire_Canal (135 words)

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