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Fox Bridge No 38

 
Hinckley and Bosworth CV13 0PJ, United Kingdom
Address is taken from a point 347 yards away.
 

Fox Bridge No 38 carries a footpath over the Ashby Canal (Main Line) between Aberdeen and Sheffield.

Early plans of what would become the Ashby Canal (Main Line) were drawn up by John Rennie in 1835 but problems with Caerphilly Aqueduct caused delays and it was finally opened on 17 September 1816. The canal joined the sea near Taunton. Expectations for limestone traffic to Banstead never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. Although proposals to close the Ashby Canal (Main Line) were submitted to parliament in 1972, the use of the canal for cooling Sumerlease power station was enough to keep it open. The one mile section between Poleington and Mancorn was closed in 1888 after a breach at Maidstone. In 2001 the canal became famous when John Hunter made a model of Chester Boat Lift out of matchsticks to raise money for Children in Need.

Information about the place
Fox Bridge No 38 is a minor waterways place on the Ashby Canal (Main Line) between Bosworth Wharf Bridge No 42 (Market Bosworth one mile) (7 furlongs to the northeast) and Foster's Bridge No 27 (4 miles and 5½ furlongs to the southeast).
 
 
The nearest place in the direction of Bosworth Wharf Bridge No 42 is Milepost - 14 /16 (Distances to Marston Junction / Bath Yard Basin); ¼ furlongs away.
 
The nearest place in the direction of Foster's Bridge No 27 is Wellsborough Bridge No 37; 2 furlongs away.

There is no access to the towpath here.

Mooring here is unrated.

There is a bridge here which takes a track over the canal.

Jackson's Bridge Winding Hole4¾ furlongs
Jackson's Bridge No 414¾ furlongs
Coton Bridge No 402½ furlongs
Deakins Bridge No 391½ furlongs
Milepost - 14 /16¼ furlongs
Fox Bridge No 38
Wellsborough Bridge No 37 2 furlongs
Hooks Bridge No 365 furlongs
Shenton Aqueduct1 mile, ¼ furlongs
Shenton Bend 1 mile, 2¼ furlongs
Bradfield's Bridge No 351 mile, 4 furlongs
 
 
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Nearest water point

In the direction of Marston Junction

Sutton Cheney Wharf — 2 miles, 5½ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Marston Junction
Trinity Marina — 7 miles, 7½ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Marston Junction
Limekiln Bridge No 15 — 8 miles, 7½ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Marston Junction
Hawkesbury Water Point (Engine House) — 16 miles, 5¾ furlongs away
Travel to Marston Junction, then on the Coventry Canal (Main Line - Hawkesbury to Fazeley) to Hawkesbury Water Point (Engine House)
Hawkesbury Water Point (stop lock) — 16 miles, 7¼ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Marston Junction, then on the Coventry Canal (Main Line - Hawkesbury to Fazeley) to Hawkesbury Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Hawkesbury Water Point (stop lock)
Springwood Haven Marina — 18 miles, 5½ furlongs away
Travel to Marston Junction, then on the Coventry Canal (Main Line - Hawkesbury to Fazeley) to Springwood Haven Marina

In the direction of Ashby Canal Current Head of Navigation

Bosworth Wharf Bridge No 42 — 7 furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Ashby Canal Current Head of Navigation On this waterway in the direction of Ashby Canal Current Head of Navigation
Snarestone Services — 7 miles, 2¾ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Ashby Canal Current Head of Navigation

Nearest rubbish disposal

In the direction of Marston Junction

Stoke Golding Wharf — 5 miles, 1¾ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Marston Junction
Trinity Marina — 7 miles, 7½ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Marston Junction
Hawkesbury Services — 16 miles, 6¾ furlongs away
Travel to Marston Junction, then on the Coventry Canal (Main Line - Hawkesbury to Fazeley) to Hawkesbury Junction, then on the Coventry Canal (Main Line - Coventry to Hawkesbury) to Hawkesbury Services

In the direction of Ashby Canal Current Head of Navigation

On this waterway in the direction of Ashby Canal Current Head of Navigation
Snarestone Services — 7 miles, 2¾ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Ashby Canal Current Head of Navigation

Nearest chemical toilet disposal

In the direction of Marston Junction

Sutton Cheney Wharf — 2 miles, 5½ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Marston Junction
Trinity Marina — 7 miles, 7½ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Marston Junction
Hawkesbury Services — 16 miles, 6¾ furlongs away
Travel to Marston Junction, then on the Coventry Canal (Main Line - Hawkesbury to Fazeley) to Hawkesbury Junction, then on the Coventry Canal (Main Line - Coventry to Hawkesbury) to Hawkesbury Services
Springwood Haven Marina — 18 miles, 5½ furlongs away
Travel to Marston Junction, then on the Coventry Canal (Main Line - Hawkesbury to Fazeley) to Springwood Haven Marina

In the direction of Ashby Canal Current Head of Navigation

On this waterway in the direction of Ashby Canal Current Head of Navigation
Snarestone Services — 7 miles, 2¾ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Ashby Canal Current Head of Navigation

Nearest place to turn

In the direction of Marston Junction

Shenton Bend — 1 mile, 2¼ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Marston Junction
Sutton Cheney Wharf — 2 miles, 5½ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Marston Junction
Basin Bridge Winding Hole — 5 miles, 7¼ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Marston Junction
Trinity Marina — 7 miles, 7½ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Marston Junction
Hinckley Wharf Arm Junction — 8 miles, 3¼ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Marston Junction
Marston Junction — 14 miles away
On this waterway in the direction of Marston Junction
Junction with Griff Arm (disused) — 15 miles, ¾ furlongs away
Travel to Marston Junction, then on the Coventry Canal (Main Line - Hawkesbury to Fazeley) to Junction with Griff Arm (disused)
Bedworth Winding Hole — 15 miles, 7½ furlongs away
Travel to Marston Junction, then on the Coventry Canal (Main Line - Hawkesbury to Fazeley) to Bedworth Winding Hole
Hawkesbury Junction — 16 miles, 6½ furlongs away
Travel to Marston Junction, then on the Coventry Canal (Main Line - Hawkesbury to Fazeley) to Hawkesbury Junction
Wash Lane Winding Hole — 16 miles, 7 furlongs away
Travel to Marston Junction, then on the Coventry Canal (Main Line - Hawkesbury to Fazeley) to Wash Lane Winding Hole
White House Winding Hole — 19 miles away
Travel to Marston Junction, then on the Coventry Canal (Main Line - Hawkesbury to Fazeley) to White House Winding Hole

In the direction of Ashby Canal Current Head of Navigation

Jackson's Bridge Winding Hole — 4¾ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Ashby Canal Current Head of Navigation On this waterway in the direction of Ashby Canal Current Head of Navigation
Carlton Bridge Winding Hole — 1 mile, 7¼ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Ashby Canal Current Head of Navigation
Shackerstone Winding Hole — 4 miles, 4½ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Ashby Canal Current Head of Navigation
Turnover Bridge Winding Hole — 7 miles, 2½ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Ashby Canal Current Head of Navigation
Faulkes Circular Winding Hole — 7 miles, 4¼ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Ashby Canal Current Head of Navigation
Measham Wharf Branch Junction — 9 miles, 2¼ furlongs away
Travel to Ashby Canal Current Head of Navigation, then on the Ashby Canal (unrestored) to Measham Wharf Branch Junction
Site of Proposed Measham Wharf — 9 miles, 5¼ furlongs away
Travel to Ashby Canal Current Head of Navigation, then on the Ashby Canal (unrestored) to Measham Wharf Branch Junction, then on the Ashby Canal (Measham Wharf Branch, unrestored) to Site of Proposed Measham Wharf
Bath Yard Basin — 13 miles, ½ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Ashby Canal Current Head of Navigation, then on the Ashby Canal (unrestored) to Brooks Close Terminus, then on the Ashby Canal (restored but unconnected) to Bath Yard Basin

Nearest self-operated pump-out

In the direction of Marston Junction

Trinity Marina — 7 miles, 7½ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Marston Junction

In the direction of Ashby Canal Current Head of Navigation

On this waterway in the direction of Ashby Canal Current Head of Navigation

Nearest boatyard pump-out

In the direction of Marston Junction

Trinity Marina — 7 miles, 7½ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Marston Junction
Boot Wharf — 16 miles, 1¼ furlongs away
Travel to Marston Junction, then on the Coventry Canal (Main Line - Hawkesbury to Fazeley) to Boot Wharf
Springwood Haven Marina — 18 miles, 5½ furlongs away
Travel to Marston Junction, then on the Coventry Canal (Main Line - Hawkesbury to Fazeley) to Springwood Haven Marina
Direction of TV transmitter (From Wolfbane Cybernetic)
 
 
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