Norbury was a little over halfway towards Autherley, and to the north, the canal passed through the deep Grub Street cutting.

To the south, Telford's preferred route could not be followed, as Lord Anson objected to it passing through parts of his estate.

It was the last part of the canal to be completed, as it took five and a half years to build, and was not finished until January 1835, six months after Telford had died.

There is a pub, the Junction Inn, a boatyard with full facilities for boaters, including the Old Wharf Tearoom, and a Canal & River Trust maintenance depot.

[1] A very short section of the Shrewsbury Canal remains, up to the dry dock, which is used as private moorings by the boatyard.