Aldersley Junction - Location

Location

Aldersley Junction is on the summit level of the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal, which is at a height of around 340 feet (100 m) above sea level. The pound continues for 8.1 miles (13.0 km) to the north before reaching Gailey Lock, the first one that starts the descent to Great Haywood Junction. To the south, Compton Lock is 1.8 miles (2.9 km) away, and starts the descent to Stourbridge. The Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal became part of the Shropshire Union Canal network in 1846. There is a stop lock just after Autherley Junction, which drops the level by just a few inches, and then a level pound of 7.8 miles (12.6 km) before the first real lock at Wheaton Aston. The Birmingham Canal became part of the Birmingham Canal Navigations, and the first of 21 locks which raise the canal 132 feet (40 m) up to the 473-foot (144 m) level is located immediately after the junction.