Visit the Erewash Canal

The Erewash canal meanders along the Erewash valley from Trent Lock to Langley Mill. I have listed the relevant bridge numbers, road names and road numbers between locks where road access is possible (exceptions are marked**). The accompanying photographs show the 14 locks from Trent Junction to Langley Mill, they are numbered and named as follows:

  •     60 - Trent lock
  •     Bridge 3 Tamworth Road B6540
  •     61 - Long Eaton lock
  •     Bridge 6 Derby Road B6005
  •     62 - Dockholme lock
  •     63 - Sandiacre lock
  •     Bridge 9 Brian Clough Way A52 ** no road access to canal
  •     Bridge 10 Derby Road Sandiacre B5010
  •     64 - Pasture lock
  •     Bridge 13 Stanton Gate
  •     Bridge 13A M1 **
  •     65 - Stanton lock -*originally named Whitehouse Junction lock
  •     66 - Hallam Fields lock
  •     Bridge 16 Hallam Fields Road
  •     Bridge 17 Nottingham Road A609
  •     67 - Gallows Inn lock
  •     68 - Greens lock -*originally named Sough lock 
  •     Bridge 18 Green Lane
  •     Bridge 19 Potters bridge Monks Close
  •     69 - Potters lock -*originally named Ilkeston Mill lock
  •     Bridge 20 Station Road Ilkeston
  •     Bridge 22 Awsworth Road
  •     70 - Barkers lock -*originally named Ilkeston Common Bottom lock
  •     71 - Stenson's lock -*originally named Ilkeston Common Top lock  
  •     Bennerley Viaduct **
  •     Bridge 23 Bridge Street Cotmanhay
  •     Bridge 25 Shipley Road bridge Long Lane
  •     72 - Shipley lock
  •     73 - Eastwood lock
  •     Bridge 27 Anchor Lane
  •     Bridge 28 Derby Road A608 Langley Mill
  •     Langley Bridge Lock - Cromford Canal

* denotes a change of name during the 20th century.
** denotes - no road access to canal
Maximum boat dimensions

  • Length 80 foot 4 inches | Width 13 foot 5 inches
  • Draught 4 foot  0 inches | Headroom 7 foot 4 inches

Note: Width and Headroom measured at Hallam Fields bridge