Spon Lane Locks Branch Canal
The Spon Lane Locks Branch is an 800-yard section of the BCN Main Line canal in Oldbury, England, which forms a connecting canal "sliproad" where the Old BCN Main Line crosses the New BCN Main Line at the Stewart Aqueduct.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Footbridge Over New Main Line At Bromford Junction, 20 Metres South Of Bottom Lock, Spon Lane Locks Birmingham Canal Birmingham Level and Bromford Junction.
Footbridge Over New Main Line At Bromford Junction, 20 Metres South Of Bottom Lock, Spon Lane Locks Birmingham Canal Birmingham Level
Bridge
Photo: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bromford Junction
Canal
Photo: Oosoom, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bromford Junction is a canal junction at the foot of the Spon Lane Locks where the Spon Lane Locks Branch meets the BCN New Main Line near Oldbury in the West Midlands, England.
Footbridge Over Old Main Line At Bromford Junction, (Approximately 40 Metres) West Of Spon Lane Locks Birmingham Canal Wolverhampton Level
Bridge
Photo: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oldbury and Lyng.
Oldbury
Town
Photo: Gordon Griffiths, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Oldbury is a market town in the metropolitan borough of Sandwell, in the county of the West Midlands, England. It is the administrative centre of the borough.
Lyng
Hamlet
Lyng is a residential area of West Bromwich in the West Midlands of England. It is situated in the south of the town near the border with Oldbury - and part of Oldbury's Ring Road actually borders the southern part of the area.
West Bromwich
Photo: Tony Hisgett, CC BY 2.0.
West Bromwich, commonly known as West Brom, is a market town in the borough of Sandwell, in the county of the West Midlands, England. Historically part of Staffordshire, it is 7 miles northwest of Birmingham.
Spon Lane Locks Branch Canal
- Type: Canal
- Also known as: “Birmingham Canal Navigations Spon Lane Locks Branch Canal” and “Wednesbury Old Canal (Spon Lane Locks section)”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Sandwell, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.5071° or 52° 30′ 26″ northLongitude
-2.00411° or 2° 0′ 15″ westElevation
472 feet (144 metres)Inception
1769Open location code
9C4VGX4W+R9OpenStreetMap ID
way 1330729456OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=canal
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