Spon Lane Locks Branch

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.

Photo: Oosoom, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bromford Junction and Footbridge Over New Main Line At Bromford Junction, 20 Metres South Of Bottom Lock, Spon Lane Locks Birmingham Canal Birmingham Level.

Bromford Junction

Canal

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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. Bromford Junction is situated 840 feet west of Spon Lane Locks Branch.

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.

Footbridge Over New Main Line At Bromford Junction, 20 Metres South Of Bottom Lock, Spon Lane Locks Birmingham Canal Birmingham Level is situated 600 feet west of Spon Lane Locks Branch.

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.

Footbridge Over Old Main Line At Bromford Junction, (Approximately 40 Metres) West Of Spon Lane Locks Birmingham Canal Wolverhampton Level is situated 760 feet west of Spon Lane Locks Branch.

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 around 2 miles west of Birmingham, what stands between them is the Sandwell Valley.

Spon Lane Locks Branch

Type: Canal
Also known as: “Birmingham Canal Navigations Spon Lane Locks Branch Canal”, “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

52.507° or 52° 30′ 25″ north

Longitude

-2.00152° or 2° 0′ 6″ west

Elevation

472 feet (144 metres)

Inception

1769

Open location code

9C4VGX4X+Q9

OpenStreetMap ID

way 245217910

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

OpenStreetMap feature

water=canal

Wikidata ID

Q7578940

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Middle Lock, Spon Lane Locks Birmingham Canal Wolverhampton Level and Bottom Lock, Spon Lane Locks Birmingham Canal Wolverhampton Level.

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