Four Counties Ring

Four Counties Ring

The Four Counties Ring is a canal ring which lies within the counties of Cheshire, Staffordshire, West Midlands and Shropshire, England, UK.

Component canals

The five canals that form the ring are listed below, in clockwise order from Middlewich Junction:

*Trent and Mersey Canal
*Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal
*Shropshire Union Canal
*Shropshire Union (Middlewich Branch)
*Wardle Canal

External links

* [http://www.waterscape.com/media/documents/3281.pdf British Waterways brochure on the Four Counties Ring]


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