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 Spon Lane Junction and Stewart Aqueduct.
Spon Lane Junction
Canal
Spon Lane Junction is the original junction of the Wednesbury Canal and the Birmingham Canal, near Oldbury in the West Midlands, England. Spon Lane Junction is situated 510 feet east of Spon Lane Locks Branch Canal.
Stewart Aqueduct
Bridge
The Stewart Aqueduct in Smethwick, West Midlands, England carries the BCN Old Main Line Canal over the BCN New Main Line Canal. Alongside and above the New Main Line Canal is the Stour Valley section of the West Coast Main Line, all three being bridged by the M5 motorway. Stewart Aqueduct is situated 340 feet south of Spon Lane Locks Branch Canal.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lyng and Oldbury.
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.
Oldbury
Town
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.
West Bromwich
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 around 2 miles west of Birmingham, what stands between them is the Sandwell Valley.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
52.50684° or 52° 30′ 25″ north
Longitude
-1.99728° or 1° 59′ 50″ west
Elevation
472 feet (144 metres)
Inception
1769
Open location code
9C4WG243+P3
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
OpenStreetMap feature
water=canal
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