Gower Branch Canal

The Gower Branch Canal is a half-mile canal at in , linking Albion Junction on the Birmingham Level of the Birmingham Canal Navigations, and Brades Hall Junction on the BCN's older Wolverhampton level, via three locks, the Brades Locks, at the Southern, Brades Hall end.
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  • Type: Bridge
  • Description: canal in the UK
  • Also known as: “Gower Branch Junction Bridge”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Church of England and Shri Venkateswara Temple.

Church
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The is the established Christian church in and the Crown Dependencies. It was the initial church of the Anglican tradition. The church traces its history to the Christian hierarchy recorded as existing in the Roman province of Britain by the 3rd century and to the 6th-century Gregorian mission to Kent led by Augustine of Canterbury. is situated 1 mile north of Gower Branch Canal.

Hindu temple
The is a Hindu temple located on a 30-acre site in , a suburb of in the . It is dedicated in the Vaishnava tradition to Venkateswara, a form of the Hindu god Vishnu. is situated 1,200 feet northeast of Gower Branch Canal.

School
is an academy for secondary aged pupils located in , , in the of . The school was built in 1956 as The Tividale School to serve the expanding Tividale area which by this date had expanded beyond Tipton's borders into Dudley. is situated 1,800 feet west of Gower Branch Canal.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Brades Village and Tividale.

Hamlet
is an area of , West Midlands, England. Population details as taken at the 2011 census can be found under the ward of .

Village
Photo: Oosoom, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a district of the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, . It straddles the borders of the towns of , , .

Town
Photo: Gordon Griffiths, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a market town in the metropolitan borough of , in the county of the , England. It is the administrative centre of the borough.

Gower Branch Canal

Latitude
52.51071° or 52° 30′ 39″ north
Longitude
-2.03328° or 2° 1′ 60″ west
Open location code
9C4VGX68+7M
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1478664188
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­bridge
Wiki­data ID
Q5590042
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Satellite Map

Discover Gower Branch Canal from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Egyptian Arabic to French—“Gower Branch Canal” goes by many names.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Brades Hall Junction and Brades Basin Bridge.

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