Baybridge Canal ran 3.5 miles through two locks. The canal was built entirely within the parish of West Grinstead in Sussex. It was completed in 1826 using money raised from a £6000 share issue and from a £3000 mortgage. The canal largely followed the course of the River Adur to the point where it could be considered an improvement of a river navigation rather than a canal. The canal's main trade was manure, coal and chalk. The canal closed around 1875 due to competition from the railways.