List of canal tunnels in the United Kingdom explained

This is a list of canal tunnels in the United Kingdom.

Listed by name

TunnelCanalLengthDesignerCoordinatesNotesImage
Ashford TunnelMonmouthshire and Brecon Canaldata-sort-value=0375375ydThomas DadfordBrecknockshire/Powys Tunnel narrows considerably between northern and southern portals due to repairs to its fabric but is nevertheless navigable by a narrowboat with relative ease.
Ashperton TunnelHerefordshire and Gloucestershire Canaldata-sort-value=0400400yd
Aylstone TunnelHerefordshire and Gloucestershire Canaldata-sort-value=0440440yd
Berwick TunnelShrewsbury Canaldata-sort-value=0970970ydJosiah ClowesClaimed to be the first canal tunnel with a towpath throughout.thumb|Berwick Tunnel, northern portal
Blisworth TunnelGrand Union Canaldata-sort-value=30563056ydNorthamptonshire
Branwood TunnelStratford-upon-Avon Canaldata-sort-value=352352yd
Braunston TunnelGrand Union Canaldata-sort-value=20422042ydJessop & BarnesNorthamptonshire
Bruce TunnelKennet and Avon Canaldata-sort-value=0502502yd
Butterley TunnelCromford Canaldata-sort-value=30633063ydDerbyshire
Chirk TunnelLlangollen Canaldata-sort-value=0459459ydNear Chirk
Cookley TunnelStaffordshire & Worcestershire Canaldata-sort-value=6565yd
Drakeholes TunnelChesterfield Canaldata-sort-value=0154154yd
Dudley TunnelBirmingham Canal Navigationsdata-sort-value=31723172ydPart of Dudley Canal Line No 1
Dunsley TunnelStaffordshire & Worcestershire Canaldata-sort-value=2525yd
Edgbaston TunnelWorcester and Birmingham Canaldata-sort-value=0105105yd
Foulridge TunnelLeeds and Liverpool Canaldata-sort-value=16301630yd[1] Robert Whitworth/Samuel FletcherAlso known as the Mile Tunnel[2]
Gosty Hill TunnelBirmingham Canal Navigationsdata-sort-value=557557ydPart of Dudley Canal Line No 2
Greywell TunnelBasingstoke Canaldata-sort-value=12001200ydClosed to traffic following cave-in. Now home to Europe's largest bat colony.
Hardham TunnelArun Navigationdata-sort-value=0375375ydClosed since 1888; blocked in 1895 by LBSCR under Mid Sussex Line and Midhurst-Pulborough Line.
Harecastle TunnelTrent & Mersey Canaldata-sort-value=29262926ydJames Brindley/Thomas TelfordStaffordshire. Comprises parallel "Brindley" and "Telford" tunnels. (The length stated is for the Telford tunnel.)
Hincaster TunnelLancaster Canaldata-sort-value=378378ydThomas FletcherOpened in 1819. Commercial traffic on the Lancaster Canal ceased north of Lancaster in 1944 and this part of the canal was officially closed following the Transport Act, 1955.
Lapal TunnelBirmingham Canal Navigationsdata-sort-value=37953795ydPart of Dudley Canal Line No 2 (disused—closed 1907)
Lord Ward's TunnelBirmingham Canal Navigationsdata-sort-value=196196ydIn the Dudley Tunnel complex
Netherton TunnelBirmingham Canal Navigationsdata-sort-value=30273027yd
Newbold TunnelOxford Canaldata-sort-value=0250250yd
Newnham TunnelLeominster Canaldata-sort-value=100100ydWorcestershire
Norwood TunnelChesterfield Canaldata-sort-value=28842884ydJames BrindleyDerbyshire to South Yorkshire. Closed with plans for partial restoration of eastern end.
Oxenhall TunnelHerefordshire and Gloucestershire Canaldata-sort-value=21922192yd
Pensax TunnelLeominster Canaldata-sort-value=38503850ydWorcestershireAbandoned during construction.
Putnall TunnelLeominster Canaldata-sort-value=330330ydHerefordshire
Sapperton Canal TunnelThames and Severn Canaldata-sort-value=38173817ydJosiah ClowesGloucestershire
Scout TunnelHuddersfield Narrow Canaldata-sort-value=0220220ydUnlined, rock tunnel
Shortwood TunnelWorcester and Birmingham Canaldata-sort-value=0613613yd
Southnett TunnelLeominster Canaldata-sort-value=12501250ydHerefordshire
Standedge TunnelsHuddersfield Narrow Canaldata-sort-value=56985698ydWest Yorkshire to Greater Manchester
Strood TunnelThames and Medway Canaldata-sort-value=39463946ydRalph WalkerKent
Tardebigge TunnelWorcester and Birmingham Canaldata-sort-value=0580580yd
Wast Hills TunnelWorcester and Birmingham Canaldata-sort-value=27262726ydWest Midlands (county) to Worcestershire

Navigable adits and mine levels

An adit is a horizontal entrance to a mine:

TunnelCanalLengthDesignerCoordinatesNotesImage
Hollingwood Common TunnelChesterfield Canal
Worsley Navigable LevelsBridgewater CanalGreater Manchester

Listed by canal

Grand Union Canal

Peak Forest Canal

Regent's Canal

Union Canal (Scotland)

See also

References

Bibliography

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Foulridge Tunnel - Graces Guide . www.gracesguide.co.uk . Grace's Guide . 18 May 2021.
  2. News: FOULRIDGE - Village goes online! - Internet Archive. www.burnleyexpress.net . Burnley Express . 30 July 2004 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191029191410/https://www.burnleyexpress.net/news/foulridge-village-goes-online-1-1704036 . 2019-10-29 . en.

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