Montgomery Canal: Llanymynech to Pant
Photographs of the Montgomery Canal between Llanymynech and Pant.
The Montgomery Canal (Camlas Trefaldwyn), affectionately known as "The Monty", is a partially restored canal in eastern Powys and northwest Shropshire.
The canal runs 33 miles from the Llangollen Canal at Frankton Junction to Newtown via Llanymynech and Welshpool and crosses the England–Wales border.
Originally, the canal from Llanymynech to Newtown was known as the Montgomeryshire Canal. It was named after the county of Montgomeryshire that it ran through and it was divided into Western and Eastern branches which met at Garthmyl.
At Carreghofa Locks near Llanymynech, the Montgomeryshire Canal connected to the Llanymynech Branch of the Ellesmere Canal.
These elements of the present-day Montgomery Canal were unified when they each became part of the Shropshire Union system: the Ellesmere Canal in 1846, the Eastern Branch in 1847 and the Western Branch in 1850.
The canal fell into disuse following a breach in 1936 and was officially abandoned by its then owners the London Midland and Scottish Railway Company in 1944.
With the revival of canal use in the late 20th century, the Western and Eastern branches of the Montgomeryshire Canal and the
Llanymynech Branch of the Ellesmere Canal together became known as the Montgomery Canal although the canal does not, and never did, go to the town of Montgomery.
Only 7 miles of the canal from Frankton Junction to Gronwyn Wharf is navigable and connected to the rest of the national Canal & River Trust network.
Separately, a short stretch at Llanymynech and a central section of the canal around Welshpool are also navigable though isolated from the national canal network.
Ongoing restoration work continues to expand the navigable sections.
Read MoreThe Montgomery Canal (Camlas Trefaldwyn), affectionately known as "The Monty", is a partially restored canal in eastern Powys and northwest Shropshire.
The canal runs 33 miles from the Llangollen Canal at Frankton Junction to Newtown via Llanymynech and Welshpool and crosses the England–Wales border.
Originally, the canal from Llanymynech to Newtown was known as the Montgomeryshire Canal. It was named after the county of Montgomeryshire that it ran through and it was divided into Western and Eastern branches which met at Garthmyl.
At Carreghofa Locks near Llanymynech, the Montgomeryshire Canal connected to the Llanymynech Branch of the Ellesmere Canal.
These elements of the present-day Montgomery Canal were unified when they each became part of the Shropshire Union system: the Ellesmere Canal in 1846, the Eastern Branch in 1847 and the Western Branch in 1850.
The canal fell into disuse following a breach in 1936 and was officially abandoned by its then owners the London Midland and Scottish Railway Company in 1944.
With the revival of canal use in the late 20th century, the Western and Eastern branches of the Montgomeryshire Canal and the
Llanymynech Branch of the Ellesmere Canal together became known as the Montgomery Canal although the canal does not, and never did, go to the town of Montgomery.
Only 7 miles of the canal from Frankton Junction to Gronwyn Wharf is navigable and connected to the rest of the national Canal & River Trust network.
Separately, a short stretch at Llanymynech and a central section of the canal around Welshpool are also navigable though isolated from the national canal network.
Ongoing restoration work continues to expand the navigable sections.
