page_title: Ellesmere Canal
section_title: Hurleston to Frankton Junction
hierarchical_section_title: Ellesmere Canal / Route / Hurleston to Frankton Junction
caption_attribution_description: English: Hurleston Locks, Llangollen Canal. Hurleston Locks are at the eastern end of the Llangollen Canal, at the junction with the Shropshire Union Canal. Water from the River Dee above Llangollen flows down the canal to feed Hurleston Reservoir, which is behind the embankment on the right.
context_page_description: The Ellesmere Canal was a waterway in England and Wales that was planned to carry boat traffic between the rivers Mersey and Severn. The proposal would create a link between the Port of Liverpool and the mineral industries in north east Wales and the manufacturing centres in the West Midlands. However, the canal was never completed as intended because of its rising costs and failure to generate the expected commercial traffic.
  The Ellesmere Canal, which was first proposed in 1791, would have created a waterway between Netherpool, Cheshire, and Shrewsbury. However, only certain sections were completed; these were eventually incorporated into the Chester Canal, Montgomery Canal and Shropshire Union Canal. Although several major civil engineering feats were accomplished, major building work ceased following the completion of the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct in 1805. The northern end of the navigation's mainline ended 16 miles from Chester at Trevor Basin near Ruabon and its southern end was at Weston Lullingfields about 9 miles from Shrewsbury.
context_section_description: This section was added to link the canal to the national network. It became the Ellesmere Branch of the Shropshire Union Canal and is now part of the Llangollen Canal.
caption: Hurleston Locks are at the eastern end of the Llangollen Canal, at the junction with the Shropshire Union Canal.
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