Pensnett Canal, Dudley

Name: Pensnett Canal
Address: Dudley, United Kingdom

#22 among attractions in Dudley

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Facts and practical information

The Pensnett Canal, also called Lord Ward's Canal was a private 1.25 miles long canal near Brierley Hill, West Midlands, England, which opened in 1840 and served the industrial enterprises of Lord Dudley's Estate. The engineer was Mathew Frost. Since its closure to navigation in 1950, much of it has been lost by overbuilding, but a small section at its junction with the Dudley Canal was restored in 1995, and the section through Brierley Hill remains in water, although it is polluted and not navigable. ()

Length: 6600 ftCoordinates: 52°29'34"N, 2°6'31"W

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Dudley (Netherton)Dudley United Kingdom

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Day trips

Pensnett Canal – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: intu Merry Hill, Delph Locks, Barrow Hill, Saltwells Local Nature Reserve.

0.9 miS
Shopping, Shopping centre
intu Merry Hill, Dudley
23 min walk • The Merry Hill Shopping Centre is a shopping mall in Brierley Hill near Dudley, England. It was developed between 1985 and 1990, with several subsequent expansion and renovation projects.
1.3 miSW
Canal
Delph Locks, Dudley
32 min walk • Delph Locks or the Delph Nine are a series of eight narrow canal locks on the Dudley No. 1 Canal in Brierley Hill, in the West Midlands, England.
1.1 miNW
Park
Barrow Hill, Dudley
27 min walk • Barrow Hill Local Nature Reserve is a local nature reserve situated in Pensnett in the county of West Midlands, England. Its most distinctive feature, Barrow Hill, is the eroded remnant of a high level igneous intrusion that was formed 315 million years ago during the Carboniferous period.
0.8 miSE
Park, Nature and wildlife
Saltwells Local Nature Reserve, Dudley
22 min walk • Saltwells Local Nature Reserve is situated in the Netherton area of Dudley Metropolitan Borough in West Midlands, England. The reserve, created in 1981, covers 247 acres and includes Saltwells Wood and part of Netherton Hill within its boundaries.
0.7 miE
Church
Church of St Andrew, Dudley
18 min walk • The Church of St Andrew, Netherton is an Anglican parish church situated in Netherton in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley. The building was designed by Thomas Lee and it opened in 1830. In 1844 it became the parish church for Netherton.
0.5 miNE
Bridge
Parkhead Viaduct, Dudley
14 min walk • Parkhead Viaduct is a railway viaduct in Dudley, West Midlands, England. The original viaduct was a wooden structure erected in 1850 to carry the Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway over Parkhead Locks on the Dudley Canal, near to the southern mouth of the Dudley Tunnel.
1 miSW
Area
Brierley Hill, Birmingham
25 min walk • Brierley Hill is a town and electoral ward in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, West Midlands, England, 2.5 miles south of Dudley and 2 miles north of Stourbridge.
0.6 miW
Canal
Fens Pools, Dudley
16 min walk • Fens Pools is a 37.6 hectare biological site of Special Scientific Interest in the West Midlands. The site was notified in 1989. under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 and is currently managed by the Country Trust.
1.1 miE
Town, Area
Netherton, Dudley
28 min walk • Netherton is an area of the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, 1.5 miles south of Dudley town centre in the West Midlands of England, but historically in Worcestershire.
1.4 miNE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Church of St Thomas, Dudley
37 min walk • The Church of Saint Thomas is a parish church in the town of Dudley, in the West Midlands county in England. Known locally as 'Top Church', as opposed to the 'Bottom Church' of St. Edmund's, it was originally established in the 12th century, when it was dedicated to Thomas Becket who had been murdered a few years before.
0.8 miSE
Canal
Netherton Reservoir, Dudley
22 min walk • Netherton Reservoir - otherwise known as Lodge Farm Reservoir or locally known as The Rezza is a canal feeder reservoir in the Netherton district of Dudley, England.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Pensnett Canal?

Nearby attractions include Parkhead Viaduct, Dudley (14 min walk), Fens Pools, Dudley (16 min walk), Church of St Andrew, Dudley (18 min walk), Netherton Reservoir, Dudley (22 min walk).

How to get to Pensnett Canal by public transport?

The nearest stations to Pensnett Canal:

Bus

Pedmore Rd / Peartree Lane • Lines: 8 (6 min walk)
Waterfront Way / Pedmore Rd • Lines: 8 (7 min walk)