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Boating the Middlewich Branch (Shropshire Union Canal)

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Middlewich Branch (Shropshire Union Canal)

Length	10 miles
Locks	4

Maximum boat dimensions

Length	21.95m	72ft
Width	2.13m	7ft
Draught	1.14m	3ft 9"
Headroom	2.34m	7ft 8"

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Middlewich Branch (Shropshire Union Canal)
Runs between Middlewich, where it joins the Trent & Mersey Canal and Barbridge Junction, where it then joins the Shropshire Union Canal
Middlewich Branch (Shropshire Union Canal)
Runs between Middlewich, where it joins the Trent & Mersey Canal and Barbridge Junction, where it then joins the Shropshire Union Canal

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Last Edited: 9 April 2025

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