Leeds and Liverpool Canal Lock to South East of Poolstock Lane is a Grade II listed building in the Wigan local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 May 1988. Canal lock.

Leeds and Liverpool Canal Lock to South East of Poolstock Lane

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wigan
Constituency
Makerfield MP: Andy Burnham (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
10 May 1988
Type
Canal lock
OS grid reference
SD 579 042
Coordinates
53.53327, -2.63662
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The lock on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, located to the southeast of Poolstock Lane, dates back to around 1816. It is constructed of stone and features timber gates and a footbridge. The lock includes standard ground paddles and an overflow channel.

Local climate

Leeds and Liverpool Canal Lock to South East of Poolstock Lane sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,040 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 84% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 76% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 54% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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