The Trent and Mersey Canal was authorised by Act of Parliament in 1766, and construction from Shardlow to Preston Brook, where it joined the Bridgewater Canal, was completed by 1777.
O canal do Trent e Mersey foi autorizado por unha lei do Parlamento en 1766, e a construción dende Shardlow ata Preston Brook, onde se une ao canal de Bridgewater, foi rematada en 1777.