Canals · West Midlands
Wednesbury Old Canal
Wednesbury Old Canal — canal in the West Midlands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Sandwell and Dudley · 1.7 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Wednesbury Old Canal is a canal in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "canal in the West Midlands, United Kingdom". Coordinates: 52.5228°, -2.0221°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Wednesbury Old Canal is part of the Birmingham Canal Navigations (BCN) in the English West Midlands. It opened in 1769, and although parts of it were abandoned in 1955 and 1960, the section between Pudding Green Junction and Ryder's Green Junction is navigable, as it provides a link to the Walsall Canal. A short stub beyond Ryder's Green Junction is connected to the network but difficult to navigate.
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Background
History
The Wednesbury Canal was part of the first phase of the Birmingham Canal (the first around the Black Country or Birmingham). The Birmingham Canal Navigation Act 1768 (8 Geo. 3. c. 38) authorised construction of the Birmingham Canal and branches to Wednesbury and Ocker Hill. On 6 November 1769 the Wednesbury Branch was completed, and coal could be delivered from the Wednesbury collieries to Paradise Street, some 10 mi away. A poem was published celebrating the reduction in retail coal prices to mark the event. It was another three years before the Birmingham Canal reached Wolverhampton, with the final flight of locks opening on 21 September 1772. It started at what is now Spon Lane Junction…
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- Coordinates
- 52.5228, -2.0221
- District
- Sandwell
- Parish
- Sandwell, unparished area
- Postcode
- B70 0AX
- Parliamentary constituency
- West Bromwich
- Established
- 1955
- Nearest railway station
- Sandwell and Dudley — 1.7 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q7979218 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Wednesbury Old Canal (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Pudding Green Junction and the Wednesbury Old Canal.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Wednesbury Old Canal?
- Wednesbury Old Canal is in the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode B70 0AX), in the parish of Sandwell, unparished area.
- When was Wednesbury Old Canal built?
- Built or established in 1955.
- Is Wednesbury Old Canal free to visit?
- Yes, Wednesbury Old Canal is free to enter.
- How do I get to Wednesbury Old Canal?
- The nearest railway station is Sandwell and Dudley, about 1.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode B70 0AX.