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Taunton Vale Field Bridge No 23

 
Somerset Space Walk - Saturn, Orchard House, Somerset West and Taunton TA3 5PF, United Kingdom
 

Taunton Vale Field Bridge No 23 carries a footpath over the Bridgwater and Taunton Canal.

Early plans of what would become the Bridgwater and Taunton Canal were drawn up by Exuperius Picking Junior in 1835 but problems with Wessford Embankment caused delays and it was finally opened on January 1 1782. From a junction with The Leeds and Liverpool Canal at Eastleigh the canal ran for 23 miles to Castlepool. Expectations for pottery traffic to Northington never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. In 2001 the canal became famous when William Taylor navigated Dudley Aqueduct in a bathtub.

Information about the place
Taunton Vale Field Bridge No 23 is a minor waterways place on the Bridgwater and Taunton Canal between Firepool Lock No 1 (Taunton and the junction with the River Tone) (5 miles to the west) and North Newton Bridge No 15 (3 miles and 2 locks to the north).
 
 
The nearest place in the direction of Firepool Lock No 1 is Charlton Road Narrows; 3¾ furlongs away.
 
The nearest place in the direction of North Newton Bridge No 15 is Lower Durston No 2 Field Bridge No 22; 4 furlongs away.

There may be access to the towpath here.

Mooring here is unrated.

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

 
 
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In the direction of Firepool Lock No 1

Firepool Lock Weir Entrance5 miles, ½ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Firepool Lock No 1, then on the River Tone (Above Firepool) to Firepool Lock Weir Entrance

In the direction of Bridgwater and Taunton Canal - River Parrett Junction

Bridgwater Large Dock9 miles, 1¼ furlongs and 5 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Bridgwater and Taunton Canal - River Parrett Junction
Bridgwater Small Dock9 miles, 2¼ furlongs and 5 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Bridgwater and Taunton Canal - River Parrett Junction
New Bridge Winding Hole19 miles, 2¾ furlongs and 6 locks away
Travel to Bridgwater and Taunton Canal - River Parrett Junction, then on the River Parrett to Parrett - Tone Junction, then on the River Tone (Burrow Bridge to New Bridge ) to New Bridge Winding Hole

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