Canals · West Midlands
Titford Canal
Titford Canal is a canal in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Langley Green · 0.4 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Titford Canal is a canal in the United Kingdom. Coordinates: 52.4962°, -2.0090°. This entry is part of The Great Britain Guide, a free, ad-free, open-data tourist directory.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Titford Canal (grid reference SO984880) is a narrow (7-foot (2.1 m)) canal, a short branch of the Birmingham Canal Navigations (BCN) in Oldbury, West Midlands, England. Authorised under the Birmingham Canal Navigation Act 1768 (8 Geo. 3. c. 38), which created the original Birmingham Canal, it was constructed in 1836–7 and opened on 4 November 1837. It now runs from Titford Pool, a reservoir made in 1773–4 which now lies under, and to both sides of, an elevated section of the M5 motorway near the motorway's junction 2, to join the BCN Old Main Line at Oldbury Junction, also under the M5. Beyond Titford Pool was a continuation, abandoned in 1954, as the Portway Branch, which served coal mines in the Titford Valley. Also from Titford Pool was the Causeway Green Branch; opened in 1858 and abandoned, in parts, in 1954 and September 1960.
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Background
Description
Between Titford Pool and the locks is the Grade II listed Langley Maltings (previously used for the malting stage of beer-making). The Maltings have been badly damaged by fire. At the top lock stands the grade II listed Titford Engine House; built to pump water back up the six locks from the Wolverhampton Level, but later more often used to supply the feeder. It is now the headquarters of the Birmingham Canal Navigations Society. Also at the top lock is the junction with the Tat Bank Branch (or Spon Lane Branch), no longer navigable, which was the original feeder to the Smethwick Summit, and is now a feeder (made by Thomas Telford, 1830) to Edgbaston Reservoir (Rotton Park Reservoir) which…
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- Coordinates
- 52.4962, -2.0090
- District
- Sandwell
- Parish
- Sandwell, unparished area
- Postcode
- B69 4NL
- Parliamentary constituency
- West Bromwich
- Nearest railway station
- Langley Green — 0.4 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q7809936 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Titford Canal (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Titford Canal?
- Titford Canal is in the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode B69 4NL), in the parish of Sandwell, unparished area.
- Is Titford Canal free to visit?
- Yes, Titford Canal is free to enter.
- How do I get to Titford Canal?
- The nearest railway station is Langley Green, about 0.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode B69 4NL.