Where is Trent and Mersey Canal?

Trent and Mersey Canal is in North Wales, United Kingdom (postcode WA4 4LQ), in the parish of Dutton.

How do I get to Trent and Mersey Canal?

The nearest railway station is Acton Bridge, about 3.6 km away. Drivers can use postcode WA4 4LQ.

Who owns Trent and Mersey Canal?

Trent and Mersey Canal is owned by North Staffordshire Railway.

Is Trent and Mersey Canal free to visit?

Yes, Trent and Mersey Canal is free to enter.

How do I get to Trent and Mersey Canal?

The nearest railway station is Acton Bridge, about 3.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode WA4 4LQ.

Canals · North West England

Trent and Mersey Canal

Also known as: Camlas Trent a Merswy

In or near Daresbury.

Free admission🐾 Dog-friendly

Trent and Mersey Canal is a canal in the United Kingdom.

Trent and Mersey Canal, canals in North West England — Wikimedia Commons contributors — see linked file page for photographer and licence licence

Plan your visit

Typical visit: 1 h–2 h
Nearest railway station: Acton Bridge · 3.6 km

Free entry
Dog-friendly

Getting there & planning your visit

To visit the Trent and Mersey Canal, the nearest railway station is Acton Bridge, which is approximately 3.6 km away. Entry to the canal is free, and the postcode for sat-nav is WA4 4LQ.

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Trent and Mersey Canal is a canal in the United Kingdom. Owned by North Staffordshire Railway. Coordinates: 53.2970°, -2.6200°. This entry is part of The Great Britain Guide, a free, ad-free, open-data tourist directory.

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From the Wikipedia article

The Trent and Mersey Canal is a 93+1⁄2-mile (150 km) canal in Derbyshire, Staffordshire and Cheshire in north-central England. It is a "narrow canal" for the vast majority of its length, but at the extremities to the east of Burton upon Trent and north of Middlewich, it is a wide canal. The narrow locks and bridges are big enough for a single narrowboat 7 feet (2.1 m) wide by 72 feet (22 m) long, while the wide locks can accommodate boats 14 feet (4.3 m) wide, or two narrowboats next to each other.

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Background

History

The Trent and Mersey Canal (T&M) was built to link the River Trent at Derwent Mouth in Derbyshire to the River Mersey, and thereby provide an inland route between the major ports of Hull and Liverpool. The Mersey connection is made via the Bridgewater Canal, which it joins at Preston Brook in Cheshire. Although mileposts measure the distance to Preston Brook and Shardlow, Derwent Mouth is about 1 mi beyond Shardlow. | repeal_date = | amendments = | repealing_legislation = | related_legislation = | status = Amended | original_text = https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=yKE3AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA518 | collapsed = yes }} The plan of a canal connection from the Mersey to the Trent ("The Grand Trunk")…

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Coordinates: 53.2970, -2.6200
District: Cheshire West and Chester
Parish: Dutton
Postcode: WA4 4LQ
Parliamentary constituency: Tatton
Nearest railway station: Acton Bridge — 3.6 km

Sources

wikidata: Q11801 (CC0)
wikipedia: Trent and Mersey Canal (CC BY-SA 4.0)
commons: Trent and Mersey Canal plan.png (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Aston Grange

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