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Marina

Church Minshull Aqueduct Marina

Marina on the Middlewich Branch, 3.2 mi from Crewe.

Plan a trip from hereDirections by road
Hurleston Elsan PointHurlesdton Rubbish DisposalWinding holeWinding holeWinding hole
Church Minshull Aqueduct MarinaElsanRubbishWinding holeAbout 6 miles across. Not a navigation chart.

Will your boat fit?

ft
ftin
BoatSizeFit
Narrowboat57ft × 6ft 10inFits
Hire boat45ft × 6ft 10inFits
Widebeam55ft × 10ftToo big
Dutch barge60ft × 12ft 6inToo big

Length 72ft (21.95 m), beam 7ft (2.13 m)

Canal & River Trust waterway dimensions, last edited 26 Mar 2026. Where there are two figures, sections differ: "Some sections" means your boat fits the largest but not the smallest.

Length and beam only. Draught and headroom aren't checked yet.

On the water nearby

Water points

Water point4.2 mi W

Elsan disposal

Hurleston Elsan Point3.2 mi SW
Nantwich Junction Elsan Point3.8 mi S
Elsan point4.2 mi W

Pump-out

Pump-out by Elton Moss Wharf4.7 mi E

Boat fuel

Fuel by Swanley Bridge Marina4.4 mi SW

Rubbish disposal

Hurlesdton Rubbish Disposal3.1 mi SW
Rubbish point by Elton Moss Wharf4.8 mi E

Winding holes

Winding hole1.1 mi W
Winding hole2.0 mi W
Winding hole2.2 mi NE

Locks

Church Minshull Lock0.4 mi W
Cholmondeston Lock1.7 mi W
Hurleston Lock 43.0 mi SW

Straight-line distances. By boat it may be further.

Ashore, within a mile

Cafés

The Galley130 yd SW

None mapped within a mile: supermarket, shop, pub, pharmacy, gp surgery, post office, laundrette.

Straight-line distances from the mooring.

Getting here, and other moorings

Nearest railway station

Crewe station3.9 mi SE

Other marinas and moorings

Venetian Marina1.7 mi W

What we can't tell you yet

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Position 53.1231, -2.5083 · Open in OpenStreetMap