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V O Lu N Tee R L Ock K E Ep Er L O Ca Tion S Label Location Postcode 1 Ripon, Ripon Canal, North Yorkshire HG4 1TZ A 2 Bradford, Leeds Liverpool Canal, Yorkshire BD164DT Newark-On-Trent 3 Soweby Bridge, Rochdale Canal, West Yorkshire HX6 3LB 3 4 Halifax, Calder & Hebble Navigation, West Yorkshire HX3 0QH ¯ 5 Huddersfield, Huddersfield Broad Canal, West Yorkshire HX3 0QH 6 Barnby Dun, Sheffield & South Yorkshire Navigation DN3 1EB 1 29 & 30 7 Doncaster, Sheffield & South Yorkshire Navigation DN2 4QY Nottingham 28 8 Linthwaite, Huddersfield Broad Canal, West Yorkshire HD7 5QE 0 Lancaster 9 Diggle, Rochdale Canal, Greate M anchester OL3 5NU York 10 M anchester, Rochdale Canal M 40 8HH 2 27 11 M arple, Peak Forest Canal, Cheshire SK6 5DT 12 Rufford, Leeds Liverpool Canal, Lancashire L40 4BX 13 Wigan, Leeds Liverpool Canal, Lancashire WN3 5AZ - Leeds 26 14 Liverpool, Leeds Liverpool Canal, M erseyside L5 9RG 25 15 Shropshire Union Canal CH1 4EJ 16 Llangollen Canal LL207YR s 17 Grindley Brook, Llangollen Canal, Shropshire SY134QJ 18 Hurleston, Llangollen Canal, Cheshire CW5 6BU n 19 Audlem, Shropshire Union Canal, Cheshire CW3 0ES 20 Bosley, M acclesfield Canal, M acclesfield SK110PW 21 Stoke-on-Trent, Trent & M ersey, Staffordshire ST4 7AF o 22 Stone, Trent & M ersey Canal, Staffordshire ST158LB i 23 Fradley, Trent & M ersey Canal, Staffordshire DE137DN t 24 Sawley Lock, River Trent, Derbyshire NG102FY Liverpool 25 Holme, River Trent, Nottinghamshire NG122LU a Sheffield 26 Stoke, River Trent, Nottinghamshire NG145HY 27 Gunthorper, River Trent, Nottinghamshire NG147FB c 28 Southwell, River Trent, Nottinghamshire NG147FT B 29 Newark, River Trent, Nottinghamshire NG241BG o 30 Newark, River Trent, Nottinghamshire NG241BG 48 31 Leicester, Grand Union Canal, Leicestershire LE184PG 32 Foxton, Grand Union Canal, Leicestershire LE167RA L A Rugby 33 Atherstone, Coventry Canal, Warwickshire CV9 2AD 34 Birmingham, Birmingham & Fazeley Canal, West M idlands B76 9DS r 35 Birmingham & Fazeley Canal B3 1PW 49 36 Wolverhampton, Birmingham Canal Navigation WV100JT 37 Bratch, Staffordshire & Worcester Canal, Staffordshire WV5 8DH e 38 Staffordshire & Worcester Canal DY139EP 45 50 39 Diglis Basin, Worcester & Birmingham, Worcester WR9 0AJ p 40 Droitwich, Droitwich Canal, Worcestershire WR9 47 41 Stoke Prior, Worcestershire B60 4LA e 42 Lapworth, Stratford upon Avon Canal, Solihull B94 5RB 43 Grand Union Canal CV357JL 44 Wilmcote, Stratford-On-Avon Canal, Warwickshire CV379UP e 46 45 Stockton, Grand Union Canal, Warwickshire CV478LH 46 Napton, Oxford Canal, Warwickshire CV478NZ K 47 Braunston, Daventry NN117HJ B Northampton 48 Rugby, Oxford Canal, Warwickshire CV214DA 49 Watford, Grand Union Canal, Northamptonshire NN6 7UJ 50 Bucky, Grand Union Canal, Northamptonshire NN6 7PP k 51 Stoke Bruerne, Grand Union Canal, Northampton NN127SB 52 Stoke Hammond, Grand Union Canal, Buckinghamshire M K179DD c 53 M arsworth, Grand Union Canal, Buckinghamshire HP234LJ Worcester 54 Widewater, Grand Union Canal, London UB9 6PD o 55 Cowley, Grand Union Canal, London UB8 2JE 56 Hanwell, Grand Union Canal, London UB2 4NH L C 57 Brentford, Grand Union Canal, London TW8 8GA 58 Camden, Regent's Canal, London NW1 7BX Hertford 59 Regent's Canal N1 8LB r Hemel 63 60 River Lea, London E2 9JG Hempstead 61 Hertford Union Canal, London E3 2LA e 62 Tottenham, River Lea, London N17 0XD 63 Broxbourne, River Lee, London EN106TA e C Watford 64 Harlow, River Stort, London CM 202QS t Bristol 65 Thrupp, Oxfordshire OX5 1JL 66 Crofton, Kennet & Avon Canal, Wiltshire SN8 3DW 67 Devizes, Kennet & Avon Canal, Wiltshire SN101QW n 62 54 68 Seend, Kennet & Avon Canal, Wiltshire SN126QB 69 Bradford-on-Avon, Kennet & Avon Canal, Wiltshire BA151LE u Reading 70 Bath, Kennet & Avon Canal, Somerset BA2 6DH l 58 London 61 71 Gloucester, Gloucester & Sharpness Canal GL2 7LA 55 72 Gloucester, Gloucester & Sharpness Canal GL1 2EB o 73 Llangynidr, M onmouth & Brecon Canal, Powys NP8 1ND 59 60 V Taunton 56 57 © Crown copyright and database rights, 2012, Ordnance Survey 100030994.
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