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of April 1844 (four years after the merger of the BCN and W&E) to connect the Daw End Branch to The Tame Valley Canal to take coal from
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to Longwood Junction at Hay Head, where it joins the 5.25-mile (8.45 km) long Daw End Branch, a meandering, lock-free branch of the
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The Rushall Canal runs from Rushall Junction (which is within the triangle formed by the flyovers of the junction of the
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suitable for boats which are 7 feet (2.1 m) wide, forming part of the
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The Birmingham Canal Navigations, Vol. 1 1768 - 1846
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Pearson & Associates. 577:and climbs due north through nine 14: 1575: 470: 186: 159: 1186:Tipton Green and Toll End Canals 926: 912: 703:Continues as the Daw End Branch 492: 491: 469: 448: 447: 428: 408: 388: 368: 348: 328: 307: 306: 286: 266: 247: 227: 207: 185: 165: 158: 135: 29: 409: 389: 369: 349: 329: 287: 267: 228: 208: 35:Rushall bottom lock in distance 1564:1847 establishments in England 1465:Worcester and Birmingham Canal 959: 1: 1100:Netherton Tunnel Branch Canal 952: 545:(BCN) on the eastern side of 166: 1544:Birmingham Canal Navigations 1060:Birmingham and Fazeley Canal 1041:Birmingham Canal Navigations 942:Canals of the United Kingdom 543:Birmingham Canal Navigations 429: 248: 136: 7: 966:Broadbridge, S. R. (1974). 905: 895:GPX (secondary coordinates) 10: 1580: 1481:Boat Gauging House, Tipton 1145:Wyrley and Essington Canal 596: 583:Wyrley and Essington Canal 147:Wyrley and Essington Canal 1473: 1432: 1416: 1400: 1384: 1358: 1337: 1316: 1290: 1194: 1153: 1047: 991:Pearson, Michael (1989). 890:GPX (primary coordinates) 865:Map all coordinates using 643:(Links to map resources) 500: 485: 478: 463: 456: 441: 437: 422: 417: 402: 397: 382: 377: 362: 357: 342: 337: 322: 315: 300: 295: 280: 275: 260: 256: 241: 236: 221: 216: 201: 194: 179: 174: 152: 144: 129: 74: 66: 61: 53: 45: 40: 28: 23: 1232:Horseley Fields Junction 1065:Bumble Hole Branch Canal 873:Download coordinates as: 560: 1070:Cannock Extension Canal 970:. David & Charles. 1115:Spon Lane Locks Branch 759:Rushall bottom lock 9 196:Start of Rushall Canal 1559:Canals opened in 1847 920:United Kingdom portal 885:GPX (all coordinates) 792:Rushall bottom lock 9 1554:Transport in Walsall 1359:Bridges and viaducts 1282:Tame Valley Junction 1237:Huddlesford Junction 1140:Wednesbury Old Canal 1075:Digbeth Branch Canal 480:End of Rushall Canal 1516: /  1345:Engine Arm Aqueduct 1308:Netherton Reservoir 1303:Edgbaston Reservoir 1257:Rumer Hill Junction 1135:Wednesbury Oak Loop 827: /  776: /  725: /  708:Rushall top lock 1 673: /  621:. The engineer was 110:Rushall Canal (BCN) 1520:52.5504°N 1.9565°W 1277:Spon Lane Junction 1272:Smethwick Junction 1212:Birchills Junction 1202:Aldersley Junction 1095:Icknield Port Loop 1090:Gower Branch Canal 832:52.5504°N 1.9565°W 781:52.5629°N 1.9521°W 741:Rushall top lock 1 730:52.5895°N 1.9428°W 678:52.5904°N 1.9424°W 656:Longwood Junction 629:Points of interest 1499: 1498: 1460:Stourbridge Canal 1445:Grand Union Canal 1247:Old Turn Junction 1222:Catshill Junction 1217:Bromford Junction 1120:Tame Valley Canal 860: 859: 810:Rushall Junction 689:Longwood Junction 607:Act of Parliament 587:Catshill Junction 575:Tame Valley Canal 531: 530: 527: 526: 506:Tame Valley Canal 78: 77: 1571: 1531: 1530: 1528: 1527: 1526: 1525:52.5504; -1.9565 1521: 1517: 1514: 1513: 1512: 1509: 1433:Adjoining canals 1424:Gas Street Basin 1392:Smethwick Engine 1385:Pumping stations 1371:Parkhead Viaduct 1350:Stewart Aqueduct 1267:Salford Junction 1262:Rushall Junction 1252:Pelsall Junction 1227:Fazeley 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Legend
Wyrley and Essington Canal
A34 road
M6 motorway
Rushall Junction
Tame Valley Canal
canal
Birmingham Canal Navigations
Walsall
West Midlands
England
M5
M6 motorways
Tame Valley Canal
locks
Wyrley and Essington Canal
Catshill Junction
Brownhills
Staffordshire
Act of Parliament
Cannock
Birmingham
Black Country
James Walker
Coordinates
OS Grid Ref

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