Spon Lane Locks Branch Canal
Spon Lane Locks Branch Canal is a canal in Sandwell, England. Spon Lane Locks Branch Canal is situated nearby to Giffords Way Bridge, as well as near the bridge Stewart Aqueduct.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Stewart Aqueduct and Spon Lane Locks Branch.
Stewart Aqueduct
Bridge
Photo: Oosoom, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Spon Lane Locks Branch
Canal
Photo: Oosoom, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. Spon Lane Locks Branch is situated 940 feet west of Spon Lane Locks Branch Canal.
Top Lock, Spon Lane Locks, With Attached Footbridge Birmingham Canal Wolverhampton Level
Lock gate
Photo: Oosoom, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Top Lock, Spon Lane Locks, With Attached Footbridge Birmingham Canal Wolverhampton Level is a lock gate, which is situated 370 feet east 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
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.
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
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Latitude
52.50684° or 52° 30′ 25″ northLongitude
-1.99728° or 1° 59′ 50″ westElevation
472 feet (144 metres)Inception
1769Open location code
9C4WG243+P3OpenStreetMap ID
way 245217909OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=canal
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