Caldon Canal, Stoke-on-Trent

Name: Caldon Canal
Address: Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom

#33 among attractions in Stoke-on-Trent

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Caldon Canal is a branch of the Trent and Mersey Canal which opened in 1779. It runs 18 miles from Etruria, Stoke-on-Trent, to Froghall, Staffordshire. The canal has 17 locks and the 76-yard Froghall Tunnel. ()

Length: 18 miCoordinates: 53°4'47"N, 2°4'12"W

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Stoke-on-Trent United Kingdom

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

Nearby attractions include: St Edward the Confessor's Church, All Saints' Church, Knypersley Reservoir, Cheddleton Flint Mill.

2.6 miNE
Church
St Edward the Confessor's Church, Leek
67 min walk • St Edward the Confessor's Church is an active Anglican church in Leek, Staffordshire, England. The building, which dates back to the 13th century, is listed Grade II*. It is Leek's original parish church, although the parish now includes other churches such as All Saints which were built as the town's population increased.
2.5 miNE
Church
All Saints' Church, Leek
64 min walk • All Saints' Church is an Anglican church in Leek, Staffordshire, England. It is a Grade I listed building. It was designed by Norman Shaw, and built in 1885–1887; the church has stained glass by Morris & Co.
3.8 miW
Reservoir, Canal
Knypersley Reservoir, Stoke-on-Trent
96 min walk • Knypersley Reservoir near Biddulph, Staffordshire, England, was built in 1827 to supply water to the Caldon Canal, along with two others at Stanley Pool and Rudyard Lake. It is the only reservoir along the course of the River Trent.
1.3 miSE
Museum
Cheddleton Flint Mill, Cheddleton
33 min walk • Cheddleton Flint Mill is a water mill situated in the village of Cheddleton in the English county of Staffordshire. The mill race takes water from the river Churnet. The site is believed to have been used for milling since the Middle Ages.
2.7 miNE
Memorial
Nicholson War Memorial, Leek
70 min walk • The Nicholson War Memorial in Leek, Staffordshire, England is a 1925 war memorial. It was commissioned by local manufacturer Sir Arthur Nicholson and his wife Lady Marianne, née Falkner, in memory of their son Lieutenant Basil Lee Nicholson, who was killed in action at Ypres...
4.5 miSW
Museum, Historical place, History museum
Ford Green Hall, Stoke-on-Trent
114 min walk • Ford Green Hall is a Grade II* listed farmhouse and historic house museum in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. The oldest parts of the house date from the late 16th century, with one wing being either added or greatly repaired at some point in the early 18th century.
2.5 miNE
Historical place, Museum
Brindley Mill, Leek
65 min walk • The Brindley Water Mill is a water mill in the town of Leek, Staffordshire, England. The current structure was built on the site of previous corn-grinding mills in 1752 by James Brindley.
4.4 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Protected area
Tittesworth reservoir
114 min walk • Tittesworth Reservoir is a water storage reservoir near Leek, Staffordshire, England, fed by the River Churnet. The reservoir and associated water treatment works are owned and operated by Severn Trent Water. The reservoir was built in 1858 and extended in 1963.
4 miN
Canal
Rudyard Lake
101 min walk • Rudyard Lake is a reservoir in Rudyard, Staffordshire, located north-west of the town of Leek, Staffordshire. It was constructed in the late 18th century to feed the Caldon Canal.
2.6 miN
53°7'4"N • 2°4'4"W
Drive a steam engine Rudyard Lake, Leek
68 min walk • Nature, Scenic railroads, Tours
4.4 miW
Park
Whitfield Valley, Stoke-on-Trent
113 min walk • Whitfield Valley is a local nature reserve on the northern fringe of Stoke-on-Trent, England.