Route of Wyrley and Essington Canal from Broad Lane, 1986

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Route of Wyrley and Essington Canal from Broad Lane, 1986

Image: © Trevor Littlewood Taken: 15 Jun 1986

The line of the Wyrley and Essington Canal heading south-west from Broad Lane, north of Bloxwich. Clearly, by 1986 this stretch of the canal had been filled in and its route was in use as a footpath. That still seems to be the case presently, (in 2021), according to aerial views.

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Image Location

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Latitude
52.626827
Longitude
-2.021821