| Canal | miles | status | W | |
| Grand Union | 286.3 | |||
| Leeds and Liverpool | 142.6 | W | ||
| Grand Junction | 129.4 | |||
| Trent and Mersey | 93.4 | W | ||
| Fens | 90 | |||
| Kennet and Avon | 86.5 | W | ||
| Shropshire Union | 76.5 | W | ||
| Oxford Canal (South) | 47 | W | ||
| Llangollen | 46.3 | W | ||
| Staffs and Worcs. | 46.1 | W | ||
| Lancaster | 42.2 | W | ||
| Aire and Calder Navigation | 34 | W | ||
| Coventry | 32.7 | W | ||
| Worcester and Birmingham | 30 | W | ||
| Birmingham Canal Navigations (BCN) | 29.8 | W | ||
| River Lee Navigation | 29.1 | |||
| Sheffield and South Yorkshire | 28 | |||
| Bridgewater | 27.5 | x | ||
| Macclesfield | 26.3 | |||
| Oxford Canal (North) | 23 | W | ||
| Rochdale | 15.3 |