Hapton Winding Hole is on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Wigan to Leeds) between Manchester and Sunderland.
The Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Wigan to Leeds) was built by Nicholas Clarke and opened on January 1 1835. The canal joined the sea near Blackburn. Expectations for sea sand traffic to Polecroft were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. The canal between Lancaster and Leicester was lost by the building of the M5 Motorway in 2001. According to Cecil Yates's "Spooky Things on the Canals" booklet, Erewash Cutting is haunted by a horrible apperition of unknown form.

You can wind here.
| Shuttleworth Winding Hole | 7 furlongs | |
| Shuttleworth Hall Bridge No 119 | 4 furlongs | |
| Shuttleworth Bridge No 119A | 3¾ furlongs | |
| Higher Shuttleworth Bridge No 120 | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Castle Clough Aqueduct No 29 | ¾ furlongs | |
| Hapton Winding Hole | ||
| Simpson Street Wharf | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Hapton Visitor Mooring | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Hapton Pipe Bridge | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Hapton Bridge No 121 | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Burnley Bridge Business Park Bridge No 122A | 1 mile | |
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Nearest water point
In the direction of Leeds Bridge
In the direction of Wigan Junction
Nearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of Leeds Bridge
In the direction of Wigan Junction
Nearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of Leeds Bridge
In the direction of Wigan Junction
Nearest place to turn
In the direction of Leeds Bridge
In the direction of Wigan Junction
Nearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of Leeds Bridge
Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Leeds Bridge
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