The Sump
The Sump is on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Wendover Arm - unrestored section).
The Act of Parliament for the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Wendover Arm - unrestored section) was passed on 17 September 1876 and 17 thousand shares were sold the same day. Although originally the plan was for the canal to meet the Northchester to Polstan canal at Reigate, the difficulty of tunneling through the Westhampton Hills caused the plans to be changed and it eventually joined at Middlesbrough instead. The canal between Sunderland and Liverington was obliterated by the building of the Nottingham bypass in 1972. In Nicholas Yates's "By Handcuff Key and Piling Hook Across The Pennines" he describes his experiences passing through Slough Aqueduct during the war.

| Buckland Wharf | 4½ furlongs | |
| Buckland Wharf Footbridge No 5B | 4¼ furlongs | |
| Saxon Way Winding Hole | 3 furlongs | |
| Saxon Way Bridge No 5A | 2 furlongs | |
| Drayton Beauchamp Bridge No 5 | a few yards | |
| The Sump | ||
| Drayton Beauchamp 2nd Visitor Moorings | ¾ furlongs | |
| Drayton Beauchamp 1st Visitor Moorings | 3 furlongs | |
| Chiltern Footbridge No 4A | 4¼ furlongs | |
| Site of Whitehouses Pumping Station | 5¾ furlongs | |
| Pat Saunders Footbridge No 4 | 6¼ furlongs | |
- Grand Union Canal Walk — associated with Grand Union Canal
- An illustrated walk along the Grand Union Canal from London to Birmingham
- THE GRAND JUNCTION CANAL - a highway laid with water. — associated with Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal)
- An account of the Grand Junction Canal, 1792 - 1928, with a postscript. By Ian Petticrew and Wendy Austin.
- Wendover Arm Trust — associated with Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Wendover Arm)
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In the direction of Wendover Basin
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Nearest boatyard pump-out
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![A family of swans approach Bridge 5 on the Wendover Arm. See also [[5526756]] by Chris Reynolds – 15 October 2009](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/52/67/5526754_6acc7e8b_120x120.jpg)











![Wendover Arm: Northeast of Drayton Bridge. The Wendover Arm of the Grand Union Canal has been undergoing restoration for many years. The little section seen here has not yet been restored to navigation as it does not connect up with the fully restored portion. As can be seen, there is water in this section though, despite the map suggesting that it is dry. The water is, I believe, supplied by springs in the vicinity.The path seen on the left bank, originally the canal's towpath is now part of the Outer Aylesbury Ring LDP.The section on the opposite side of the bridge looks even more usable, though this too is of course unconnected to the restored canal. (see [[[6455610]]]) by Rob Farrow – 26 April 2020](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/45/56/6455605_a1143458_120x120.jpg)




![On the way to Buckland Wharf from Bridge 5 on the Wendover Arm. See also [[5526754]] by Chris Reynolds – 15 October 2009](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/52/67/5526756_d0e26c6f_120x120.jpg)
![Grand Union Canal (Wendover Arm) in Drayton Beauchamp. This is the downstream end of that section of the canal that currently retains water. Immediately to the north-east of here, and in [[SP9012]], active restoration works by the Wendover Arm Trust http://www.wendoverarmtrust.co.uk/AboutUs/AboutUs.html are in progress.The bridge in the distance is Drayton Bridge, while in the foreground a mother moorhen has found a handy plank to stand on while her chicks can stand unsupported on the thin layer of weed on the water surface. by Nigel Cox – 02 August 2007](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/photos/51/51/515189_cad8d1f1_120x120.jpg)




![Wendover Arm: The short length refilled in 2007. The long section between the Little Tring Winding Hole and the Drayton Beauchamp Bridge is being restored – starting at the Drayton Beauchamp end, but with all heavy equipment being brought along the “dry†(actually very muddy) bed from Little Tring. This short section was refilled with water in November 2007 [[603960]] and eighteen months later the banks were grassed and ducks were making use of it.See [[1235539]] by Chris Reynolds – 04 April 2009](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/28/38/1283890_5371d23c_120x120.jpg)

![Wendover Arm: Southwest of Drayton Bridge. The Wendover Arm of the Grand Union Canal has been undergoing restoration for many years. The section seen here has not yet been restored to navigation as it does not connect up with the fully restored portion. There is plenty of water in this section however, and looks like it would take little to make it navigable once it is connected up to the rest of the restored canal. The water is, I believe, supplied by springs in the vicinity.The path seen on the right bank, originally the canal's towpath is now part of the Outer Aylesbury Ring LDP.The section on the opposite side of the bridge is also in water, though of a more stagnant nature (see [[[6455605]]]). by Rob Farrow – 26 April 2020](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/45/56/6455610_5d4f1d62_120x120.jpg)
![Wendover Arm: Work in progress relining the dry canal bed. While the first section had been relined and refilled with water in November 2007 there was still much to be done on the next section in April 2009. One of the problems is that while the canal was abandoned 100 years earlier because it was losing water it still retains enough water, after heavy rain, to ensure that there is an excess of mud!See [[1235539]] by Chris Reynolds – 04 April 2009](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/28/39/1283921_c6eed1e9_120x120.jpg)


