Telford’s fast, straight “Shroppie” cuts through deep wooded cuttings and high embankments from the Wirral to Wolverhampton, prized for its remote countryside moorings.
Current closures & stoppages
14 live navigation notices affecting the Shropshire Union Canal.
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Closure 2027-02-22 – 2027-03-05
Lock 5. Audlem Lock Flight
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Closure 2027-01-06 – 2027-01-22
Lock 12, Beeston Stone lock
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Closure 2027-01-04 – 2027-02-19
Lock 7. Audlem Lock Flight
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Closure 2027-01-04 – 2027-03-12
Culvert 49, near Bridge 92, Nantwich Junction Bridge
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Closure 2027-01-04 – 2027-02-19
Lock 13. Audlem Lock Flight
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Closure 2027-01-04 – 2027-03-12
Autherley Junction Stop Lock , Wolverhampton
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Advice 2026-10-17
Bridges 24 to 72, Shropshire/Staffordshire border
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Advice 2026-09-12 – 2026-09-13
Bridges 24 to 72, Shropshire/Staffordshire border
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Advice 2026-08-27 – 2026-09-01
Bridge 123E, Cow Lane to Bridge 123C, Seller Street
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Restriction 2026-08-21
Bridge 133 To Bridge 134
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Advice 2026-07-19
Lock 10, Whartons Lock
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Advice 2025-11-29
Bridge 14, Brewood Bridge, South Staffordshire
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Advice 2025-10-21
Bridge 39, High Bridge to Bridge 38, Norbury Bridge
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Advice 2025-08-15
Market Drayton Refuse Disposal Point
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