Bentley Canal

Bentley Canal
The towpath bridge over the entrance to the canal where it joined the Wyrley and Essington
Specifications
Locks	10
Status	filled in
History
Date of first use	1843
Date closed	1960s
Geography
Start point	Wednesfield
End point	Bentley
Branch(es)	Neachells Branch
Connects to	Wyrley and Essington Canal, Anson Branch

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Legend
Wyrley and Essington Canal Wednesfield Jn Towpath bridge lock lock lock Bradburn Bridge (rly siding) lock Well Lane Bridge Neachells Bridge lock lock Neachells Branch Railway bridge Water Lane Bridge Neachells Hall Colliery Basin B4484 Fibbersley bridge Monmer Lane Bridge Spring Bank Bridge Spring Vale Basin lock Short Heath Basin lock Sand Beds Bridge lock Railway bridge lock A462 Clarke's Lane Bridge B4464 County Bridge Hopyard Bridge Pendlebury Colliery Basin Bentley Lane Bridge Anson Branch Walsall Canal

The Bentley Canal is an abandoned canal that was part of the Birmingham Canal Navigations. A very short section still exists where it joins the Wyrley and Essington Canal in Wolverhampton. From there it headed generally southeast through Willenhall and Walsall and connected with the Anson Branch and thus the Walsall Canal. The main line opened in 1843, with the Neachell Hall Branch following two years later. The branch closed in 1953 and the main line in the early 1960s.