The Llangollen Canal is a navigable canal crossing the border between England and Wales. The waterway links Llangollen in Denbighshire, north Wales, with Hurleston in south Cheshire, via the town of Ellesmere, Shropshire. The name, which was coined in the 1980s, is a modern designation for parts of the historic Ellesmere Canal and the Llangoll…
The Llangollen Canal is a navigable canal crossing the border between England and Wales. The waterway links Llangollen in Denbighshire, north Wales, with Hurleston in south Cheshire, via the town of Ellesmere, Shropshire. The name, which was coined in the 1980s, is a modern designation for parts of the historic Ellesmere Canal and the Llangollen navigable feeder, both of which became part of the Shropshire Union Canals in 1846.
Length: 46 miles (74 km)
Maximum boat length: 70 ft 0 in (21.34 m)
Maximum boat beam: 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) · (Fenders must be raised in locks – warning shown at Hurleston)
Locks: 21
Status: Open
Navigation authority: Canal & River Trust
Start point: Hurleston Junction · (Junction with Shropshire Union Canal)
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