Halton Bridge No 9
Halton Bridge No 9 the prettiest village in England. It is famous for the annual maypole dance.
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.

There is a bridge here which takes a road over the canal.
| Wendover Basin | 1 mile, 5¼ furlongs | |
| Wendover Arm Footbridge No 11 | 1 mile, 1¾ furlongs | |
| The Wides | 7¼ furlongs | |
| Perch Bridge No 10 | 5¼ furlongs | |
| Halton Bridge No 9 | ||
| Rothschilds Bridge No 8A | ¾ furlongs | |
| Harelane Bridge No 8 | 4¼ furlongs | |
| The Narrows | 7¼ furlongs | |
| Wellonhead Bridge No 7 | 1 mile, 1¾ furlongs | |
| Buckland Wharf Bridge No 6 | 1 mile, 6 furlongs | |
Amenities nearby at Perch Bridge No 10
- 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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Nearest water point
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There is no page on Wikipedia called “Halton Bridge”


![The Road through the Village, Halton. The entrance immediately to the right leads to the Church [[1294100]]. The 2nd entrance to the right is Church ViewThe railings by the car in the centre of the picture are on Bridge 9 of the disused canal [[1235539]]. The side road where the van is parked is Brookside, so called because the disused canal has the character and beauty for a natural stream.The bus shelter [[1294128]] is immediately on the left. by Chris Reynolds – 18 April 2009](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/29/41/1294127_3260b6a6_120x120.jpg)





![Wendover Arm: Bridge No 9 in Halton Village. When the canal was constructed over 200 years ago there would have been a narrow brick bridge at this point. This would have been similar in construction to [[1310503]] but with a far more pronounced hump, as the surrounding ground at Halton is level. The original bridge has been replaced with a concrete bridge which levels out the road. If the canal is ever to be reopened this bridge will need to be demolished and replaced with a bridge which provides sufficient clearance for barges to pass underneath. by Chris Reynolds – 18 April 2009](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/33/69/1336987_bfd30cb2_120x120.jpg)









![Wendover Arm: Bridge No 9 (Halton Village). When the canal was constructed over 200 years ago there would have been a narrow brick bridge at this point. This would have been similar in construction to [[1310503]] but with a far more pronounced hump, as the surrounding ground at Halton is level. The original bridge has been replaced with a concrete bridge which levels out the road. If the canal is ever to be reopened this bridge will need to be demolished and replaced with a bridge which provides sufficient clearance for narrowboats to pass underneath. by Chris Reynolds – 18 April 2009](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/33/69/1336970_9f71671d_120x120.jpg)
![Wendover Arm: Approaching Bridge No 9. See [[1235539]] and [[1336970]] by Chris Reynolds – 13 April 2009](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/33/69/1336977_d620ce58_120x120.jpg)


![Wendover Arm: The towpath approaching Halton Village from the East. This is the reverse view of [[1356791]], taken from the Rothschild Bridge over the Wendover Arm of the Grand Union Canal. See [[1235539]] by Chris Reynolds – 18 April 2009](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/35/67/1356793_d6162808_120x120.jpg)



![Rear view of Dashwood, a house by the canal in Halton Village. See [[1336891]] by Chris Reynolds – 18 April 2009](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/33/68/1336896_58ffb025_120x120.jpg)



![Grand Union Canal (Wendover Arm) in Halton. The view from the bridge in [[148689]] towards Halton. by Nigel Cox – 08 April 2006](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/photos/14/89/148962_4049daf8_120x120.jpg)