Southampton & Salisbury Canal
Dimensions and Distance Tables
Dimensions
The canal’s Act of Parliament states that the waterway was to have a surface width of 27ft (8.2m) reducing to 15ft (4.6m) at a depth of 4ft (1.2m) to take boats 60ft by 8ft (18.3m by 2.4m). There was to be a towing path 9ft (2.75m) wide with a gravel path of just 2ft (0.6m) in width. On the Andover Canal with which this canal was closely connected, their Act of Parliament says the boats should also be 60ft by 8ft but the locks are said to have been big enough to take boats 65ft (19.8m) long with a beam of 8ft 6in (2.6m). This difference was probably caused by confusion between the size of the lock chambers and the boats to be used within them.
Distance Tables
Distance tables are given below for the canal route from God’s House Tower, Southampton to the city of Salisbury, including the Northam Branch and the section of the Andover Canal between Redbridge and Kimbridge Junction. The distances given below have been carefully measured using Google Earth. The position of features marked with "?" are unconfirmed and are estimates.
The canal between Alderbury and Salisbury was not completed - indeed part of it was not even started. Several slightly different routes were proposed - the distances quoted below (marked with *) from Shute End to the city are not for any constructed canal but are merely intended to give an idea of how far the company failed to achieve its target. See the Shute End to Salisbury portion of the Portrait for further information.
Each location in the tables is given as an OS National Grid Reference and the latitude and longitude (in WGS84) of this position is also given by default in degrees, minutes and seconds to the nearest second. One second of arc in latitude is approximately 30 metres and for longitude in this part of Hampshire and Wiltshire just under 20 metres.
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| Place | OS Grid Ref | WGS | Miles | Kms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southampton Arm | ||||
| God’s House Tower | SU421109 | 50° 53′ 46″ N, 1° 24′ 09″ W | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Bernard Street | SU421112 | 50° 53′ 57″ N, 1° 24′ 07″ W | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| East Street | SU421115 | 50° 54′ 06″ N, 1° 24′ 05″ W | 0.4 | 0.6 |
| Junction with Northam Branch | SU422120 | 50° 54′ 22″ N, 1° 24′ 04″ W | 0.7 | 1.1 |
| Southampton Tunnel - east end | SU421120 | 50° 54′ 22″ N, 1° 24′ 05″ W | 0.7 | 1.2 |
| Southampton Tunnel - west end | SU416121 | 50° 54′ 26″ N, 1° 24′ 31″ W | 1.1 | 1.7 |
| East end of navigable canal | SU415121 | 50° 54′ 27″ N, 1° 24′ 38″ W | 1.2 | 1.9 |
| Site of bridge at Four Posts | SU412122 | 50° 54′ 29″ N, 1° 24′ 51″ W | 1.3 | 2.1 |
| Site of bridge at Millbrook Wharf (Millbrook Station) | SU398126 | 50° 54′ 42″ N, 1° 26′ 04″ W | 2.3 | 3.6 |
| Modern railway footbridge at Millbrook Point Road | SU392126 | 50° 54′ 43″ N, 1° 26′ 37″ W | 2.7 | 4.3 |
| Tanners Brook Aqueduct (site of) | SU387127 | 50° 54′ 44″ N, 1° 27′ 03″ W | 3.0 | 4.8 |
| First Avenue (modern access to docks) | SU380128 | 50° 54′ 49″ N, 1° 27′ 37″ W | 3.5 | 5.6 |
| East end of Redbridge Station (modern) | SU374134 | 50° 55′ 08″ N, 1° 28′ 07″ W | 4.0 | 6.5 |
| Old Redbridge Road | SU374136 | 50° 55′ 16″ N, 1° 28′ 05″ W | 4.2 | 6.7 |
| Redbridge Flyover (modern) | SU372137 | 50° 55′ 19″ N, 1° 28′ 15″ W | 4.4 | 7.0 |
| Junction with Andover Canal, Redbridge | SU369140 | 50° 55′ 28″ N, 1° 28′ 32″ W | 4.6 | 7.4 |
| Northam Branch | ||||
| Junction with Southampton Arm | SU422120 | 50° 54′ 22″ N, 1° 24′ 04″ W | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Site of Northam Railway Station (modern) | SU428121 | 50° 54′ 25″ N, 1° 23′ 32″ W | 0.4 | 0.6 |
| Britannia Road (modern) | SU429121 | 50° 54′ 27″ N, 1° 23′ 24″ W | 0.5 | 0.8 |
| Old Mill Quay Hard, River Itchen | SU434128 | 50° 54′ 47″ N, 1° 22′ 59″ W | 1.0 | 1.7 |
| Andover Canal | ||||
| Junction with S&S Canal, Redbridge | SU369140 | 50° 55′ 28″ N, 1° 28′ 32″ W | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Nutshalling Lock | SU362155 | 50° 56′ 19″ N, 1° 29′ 09″ W | 1.3 | 2.0 |
| Barbers Lock | SU363164 ? | 50° 56′ 40″ N, 1° 29′ 01″ W ? | 1.7 ? | 2.7 ? |
| Groveplace Lock | SU363171 ? | 50° 57′ 08″ N, 1° 28′ 59″ W ? | 2.3 ? | 3.6 ? |
| Lee Lock | SU362186 | 50° 57′ 57″ N, 1° 29′ 04″ W | 3.3 | 5.2 |
| Ashfield Lock | SU361199 | 50° 58′ 40″ N, 1° 29′ 08″ W | 4.1 | 6.6 |
| Romsey Wharf | SU358212 | 50° 59′ 22″ N, 1° 29′ 26″ W | 5.0 | 8.0 |
| Romsey Lock | SU358213 | 50° 59′ 23″ N, 1° 29′ 26″ W | 5.0 | 8.0 |
| Fishlake Meadows Bridge (modern) | SU360223 | 50° 59′ 56″ N, 1° 29′ 14″ W | 5.6 | 9.0 |
| Belbins Bridge | SU357232 | 51° 00′ 26″ N, 1° 29′ 30″ W | 6.2 | 10.0 |
| Road to Timsbury (A3057) - site of bridge | SU351236 | 51° 00′ 39″ N, 1° 30′ 01″ W | 6.7 | 10.8 |
| Timsbury Lock | SU345244 | 51° 01′ 06″ N, 1° 30′ 32″ W | 7.5 | 12.0 |
| Staff Lock | SU334258 ? | 51° 01′ 50″ N, 1° 31′ 28″ W ? | 8.7 ? | 13.9 ? |
| Kimbridge Junction | SU332262 | 51° 02′ 06″ N, 1° 31′ 36″ W | 9.0 | 14.4 |
| Place | OS Grid Ref | WGS | Miles | Kms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salisbury Arm | ||||
| Kimbridge Junction | SU332262 | 51° 02′ 06″ N, 1° 31′ 36″ W | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| River Test Aqueduct | SU331263 | 51° 02′ 06″ N, 1° 31′ 44″ W | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| River Dun Aqueduct | SU327260 | 51° 01′ 59″ N, 1° 32′ 05″ W | 0.4 | 0.7 |
| Lock No 1 | SU325259 ? | 51° 01′ 55″ N, 1° 32′ 15″ W ? | 0.6 ? | 0.9 ? |
| Dunbridge Wharf | SU318261 | 51° 02′ 01″ N, 1° 32′ 51″ W | 1.0 | 1.7 |
| Lock No 2 | SU314258 | 51° 01′ 53″ N, 1° 33′ 12″ W | 1.4 | 2.2 |
| Butt’s Green Lock No 3 | SU303263 ? | 51° 02′ 07″ N, 1° 34′ 08″ W ? | 2.1 ? | 3.4 ? |
| Bridge near Lockerley Mill | SU296268 | 51° 02′ 24″ N, 1° 34′ 42″ W | 2.7 | 4.4 |
| Lock No 4 | SU289268 | 51° 02′ 25″ N, 1° 35′ 20″ W | 3.2 | 5.1 |
| East Dean Lock No 5 | SU279268 ? | 51° 02′ 23″ N, 1° 36′ 07″ W ? | 3.8 ? | 6.1 ? |
| Frenchmoor Lane | SU267269 | 51° 02′ 29″ N, 1° 37′ 10″ W | 4.6 | 7.4 |
| Lock 6 | SU262268 | 51° 02′ 25″ N, 1° 37′ 37″ W | 5.0 | 8.1 |
| West Dean | SU256269 | 51° 02′ 29″ N, 1° 38′ 06″ W | 5.5 | 8.9 |
| Lock 7 | SU256270 ? | 51° 02′ 31″ N, 1° 38′ 08″ W ? | 5.5 ? | 8.9 ? |
| Lock 8 | SU255271 ? | 51° 02′ 35″ N, 1° 38′ 15″ W ? | 5.6 ? | 9.1 ? |
| Railway crossing | SU250271 | 51° 02′ 07″ N, 1° 38′ 40″ W | 6.0 | 9.7 |
| Culvert at Windrush Farm | SU245271 | 51° 02′ 35″ N, 1° 39′ 03″ W | 6.3 | 10.1 |
| Lock 9 | SU245271 ? | 51° 02′ 35″ N, 1° 39′ 03″ W ? | 6.3 ? | 10.2 ? |
| Lock 10 | SU237272 ? | 51° 02′ 37″ N, 1° 39′ 43″ W ? | 6.8 ? | 10.9 ? |
| Dean Road crossing | SU236271 | 51° 02′ 34″ N, 1° 39′ 51″ W | 6.9 | 11.1 |
| Lock 11 | SU230273 ? | 51° 02′ 41″ N, 1° 40′ 23″ W ? | 7.3 ? | 11.8 ? |
| East Grimstead Bridge | SU224272 | 51° 02′ 38″ N, 1° 40′ 50″ W | 7.7 | 12.4 |
| Lock 12 | SU218273 | 51° 02′ 41″ N, 1° 41′ 23″ W | 8.1 | 13.0 |
| Lock 13 | SU211271 ? | 51° 02′ 34″ N, 1° 41′ 59″ W ? | 8.6 ? | 13.8 ? |
| West Grimstead Wharf | SU207270 | 51° 02′ 32″ N, 1° 42′ 18″ W | 8.8 | 14.2 |
| Lock 14 | SU205271 ? | 51° 02′ 35″ N, 1° 42′ 27″ W ? | 8.9 ? | 14.4 ? |
| Railway crossing | SU202270 | 51° 02′ 31″ N, 1° 42′ 46″ W | 9.3 | 14.9 |
| A36 Alderbury Bypass | SU196270 | 51° 02′ 33″ N, 1° 43′ 17″ W | 9.6 | 15.4 |
| Southampton Road, Whaddon | SU193266 | 51° 02′ 21″ N, 1° 43′ 32″ W | 9.9 | 16.0 |
| Rectory Road | SU190262 | 51° 02′ 08″ N, 1° 43′ 46″ W | 10.2 | 16.5 |
| Old Vicarage Lane | SU183264 | 51° 02′ 13″ N, 1° 44′ 24″ W | 10.8 | 17.4 |
| Lake at Alderbury House | SU180267 | 51° 02′ 21″ N, 1° 44′ 37″ W | 11.1 | 17.8 |
| Tunnel Lane | SU180269 | 51° 02′ 28″ N, 1° 44′ 36″ W | 11.2 | 18.0 |
| Silver Street | SU179270 | 51° 02′ 33″ N, 1° 44′ 42″ W | 11.4 | 18.3 |
| Shoot End Top Lock 15 | SU177274 ? | 51° 02′ 47″ N, 1° 44′ 55″ W ? | 11.7 ? | 18.8 ? |
| Shoot End Lock 16 | SU176275 | 51° 02′ 50″ N, 1° 44′ 57″ W | 11.8 | 18.9 |
| Shoot End Lock 17 | SU176276 | 51° 02′ 52″ N, 1° 45′ 01″ W | 11.8 | 19.0 |
| Shoot End Bottom Lock 18 | SU175277 | 51° 02′ 54″ N, 1° 45′ 04″ W | 11.9 | 19.1 |
| End of traceable canal, Cupid’s Grove (Little Shootend Plantation) | SU173280 | 51° 03′ 06″ N, 1° 45′ 13″ W | 12.1 | 19.5 |
| Belmont House (canal not built? possible site of final lock?) | SU171284 * | 51° 03′ 18″ N, 1° 45′ 25″ W * | 12.4 * | 19.9 * |
| River Bourne (canal not built) | SU155293 * | 51° 03′ 46″ N 1° 46′ 46″ W * |
13.6 * | 21.9 * |
| Milford Basin (canal not built) | SU151294 * | 51° 03′ 52″ N 1° 47′ 07″ W * |
13.9 * | 22.4 * |