Ashton Canal
The Ashton Canal is a narrow canal and is part of the Waterways of Mainland Britain. It runs for 6 miles and 6½ furlongs through 18 locks from Ducie Street Junction (where it joins the Rochdale Canal) to Ashton-under-Lyne Junction (where it joins the Huddersfield Narrow Canal).
The maximum dimensions for a boat to be able to travel on the waterway are 72 feet long and 7 feet wide. The maximum headroom is 6 feet and 5 inches. The maximum draught is 3 feet.
It has a junction with the Peak Forest Canal (Lower) at Dukinfield Junction.
Notable features of the waterway include: Ancoats Locks, Beswick Locks, Clayton Locks and Supermarket Tunnel
Relevant books - waterway maps:
- Waterway Routes 01M - England and Wales Map
- Waterway Routes 83M - Cheshire Ring Map (Downloadable)
- Waterway Routes 82M - South Pennine Ring Map (Downloadable)
- Waterway Routes 26M - Ashton and Peak Forest Canals Map (Downloadable)
Relevant books - waterway guides:
- Collins Nicholson Waterways Guides No 5 - North West & the Pennines
- Pearson's Canal Companion: Cheshire Ring & South Pennine Ring
Ducie Street Junction Junction of Rochdale and Ashton Canals |
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Ducie Street Road Bridge | ¼ furlongs | 0 locks | |
Jutland Street Bridge No 2 | ½ furlongs | 0 locks | |
Jutland Street Arm | ¾ furlongs | 0 locks | |
Store Street Aqueduct | 1¼ furlongs | 0 locks | |
Piccadilly Village Footbridge | 1¾ furlongs | 0 locks | |
Piccadilly Village Footbridge Arm | 1¾ furlongs | 0 locks | |
Piccadilly Village Arm | 2 furlongs | 0 locks | |
Piccadilly Village | 2¼ furlongs | 0 locks | |
Great Ancoats Street Bridge No 3 | 2¾ furlongs | 0 locks | |
Ancoats Bottom Lock No 1 | 2¾ furlongs | 0 locks | |
Junction with Islington Branch (Closed) | 3¼ furlongs | 1 lock | |
Ancoats Lock No 2 | 3½ furlongs | 1 lock | |
Junction with the New Islington Canal Arm Water point on the side of the house (present in 2001), don't know if it's still there. |
3¾ furlongs | 2 locks | |
Ancoats Top Lock No 3 | 4 furlongs | 2 locks | |
Carruthers Street Bridge No 4 | 5¼ furlongs | 3 locks | |
Beswick Street Bridge No 5 | 6 furlongs | 3 locks | |
Cambrian Street Bridge | 7¾ furlongs | 3 locks | |
Upper Helena Street Pipe Bridge | 1 mile and ¾ furlongs | 3 locks | |
Beswick Aqueduct Located under New Viaduct Street |
1 mile and 1¾ furlongs | 3 locks | |
New Viaduct Street Bridge No 7 | 1 mile and 2 furlongs | 3 locks | |
New Viaduct Winding Hole | 1 mile and 2¼ furlongs | 3 locks | |
Beswick Bottom Lock No 4 | 1 mile and 2½ furlongs | 3 locks | |
Beswick Lock No 5 | 1 mile and 3 furlongs | 4 locks | |
Stadium Bridge | 1 mile and 3¾ furlongs | 5 locks | |
Manchester City Football Ground | 1 mile and 3¾ furlongs | 5 locks | |
Forge Lane Bridge No 8 | 1 mile and 4¼ furlongs | 5 locks | |
Beswick Lock No 6 | 1 mile and 4¼ furlongs | 5 locks | |
Alan Turing Bridge | 1 mile and 4¾ furlongs | 6 locks | |
Beswick Top Lock Footbridge | 1 mile and 4¾ furlongs | 6 locks | |
Beswick Top Lock No 7 | 1 mile and 5 furlongs | 6 locks | |
Stuart Street Bridge | 1 mile and 6¼ furlongs | 7 locks | |
Clayton Power Station Aqueduct | 1 mile and 7¼ furlongs | 7 locks | |
Ashton New Road Winding Hole | 1 mile and 7½ furlongs | 7 locks | |
Ashton New Road Footbridge | 2 miles | 7 locks | |
Ashton New Road Bridge With accompanying pipebridge |
2 miles and ¼ furlongs | 7 locks | |
Clayton Bottom Lock No 8 | 2 miles and ½ furlongs | 7 locks | |
Clayton Lock Arm | 2 miles and 1 furlong | 8 locks | |
Clayton Lane Bridge No 11 | 2 miles and 2¼ furlongs | 8 locks | |
Clayton Lock No 9 | 2 miles and 2½ furlongs | 8 locks | |
Clayton Lane Footbridge | 2 miles and 2¾ furlongs | 9 locks | |
Clayton Lock No 10 | 2 miles and 3½ furlongs | 9 locks | |
Clayton Junction Junction with the closed Stockport Branch |
2 miles and 4¼ furlongs | 10 locks | |
Clayton Lock No 11 | 2 miles and 4½ furlongs | 10 locks | |
Clayton Lock No 12 | 2 miles and 5¼ furlongs | 11 locks | |
Clayton Lock No 13 Pipe Bridge sits over the top gate |
2 miles and 6¼ furlongs | 12 locks | |
Clayton Lock No 14 | 2 miles and 7½ furlongs | 13 locks | |
Clayton Lock No 15 | 3 miles and ¼ furlongs | 14 locks | |
Edge Lane Bridge No 13 | 3 miles and ½ furlongs | 15 locks | |
Clayton Top Lock No 16 | 3 miles and ¾ furlongs | 15 locks | |
Droylsden Footbridge | 3 miles and 2¼ furlongs | 16 locks | |
Droylsden Swing Bridge No 14 | 3 miles and 2¼ furlongs | 16 locks | |
Fairfield Swing Bridge No 15 | 3 miles and 3¾ furlongs | 16 locks | |
Fairfield Lock No 17 | 3 miles and 5 furlongs | 16 locks | |
Fairfield Top Lock Footbridge | 3 miles and 6 furlongs | 17 locks | |
Fairfield Top Lock No 18 | 3 miles and 6¼ furlongs | 17 locks | |
Fairfield Junction Junction with the closed Hollinwood Branch. Access to Droylsden Marina. |
3 miles and 6½ furlongs | 18 locks | |
Fairfield Road Bridge No 17 | 3 miles and 7 furlongs | 18 locks | |
Ashton Hill Lane Bridge No 18 | 4 miles and ¼ furlongs | 18 locks | |
Audenshaw Bridge No 19 | 4 miles and 2 furlongs | 18 locks | |
Ridgeway Bridge No 20 | 4 miles and 3 furlongs | 18 locks | |
Lumb Lane Bridge No 21 This is an extremely low bridge - take care |
4 miles and 4¾ furlongs | 18 locks | |
Lumb Lane Bridge Winding Hole | 4 miles and 5¼ furlongs | 18 locks | |
M60 Bridge Winding Hole | 4 miles and 6 furlongs | 18 locks | |
M60 Motorway Bridge | 4 miles and 6½ furlongs | 18 locks | |
M60 Motorway Railway Bridge Site of Ashton Moss Colliery |
4 miles and 7 furlongs | 18 locks | |
Hanover Street North Wharf | 4 miles and 7¾ furlongs | 18 locks | |
China Bridge No 24 | 5 miles and ¼ furlongs | 18 locks | |
Manchester Road East Road Bridge | 5 miles and ½ furlongs | 18 locks | |
Guide Bridge Bridge No 25 | 5 miles and 1 furlong | 18 locks | |
Guide Bridge No 26 | 5 miles and 2¼ furlongs | 18 locks | |
Jeremy Brook Footbridge No 27 | 5 miles and 4¾ furlongs | 18 locks | |
Site of Factory Bridge No 27A | 5 miles and 5¾ furlongs | 18 locks | |
Walk Mill Bridge No 28 Ashton-under-Lyne |
6 miles | 18 locks | |
Dukinfield Junction Junction of Ashton Canal with the Peak Forest Canal |
6 miles and 2½ furlongs | 18 locks | |
Portland Street Footbridge No 29 | 6 miles and 2½ furlongs | 18 locks | |
Cavendish Street Bridge No 30 | 6 miles and 3¾ furlongs | 18 locks | |
Supermarket Tunnel (West end) | 6 miles and 4 furlongs | 18 locks | |
Supermarket Tunnel (East end) | 6 miles and 4¾ furlongs | 18 locks | |
Ashton-under-Lyne Railway Viaduct No 32 | 6 miles and 5½ furlongs | 18 locks | |
Ashton-under-Lyne Junction Junction of Ashton and Huddersfield Narrow Canals |
6 miles and 6½ furlongs | 18 locks |
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Wikipedia has a page about Ashton Canal
The Ashton Canal is a canal in Greater Manchester in North West England.