Freeman's Bridge No 48
Address is taken from a point 3037 yards away.
Freeman's Bridge No 48 carries a footpath over the Grand Union Canal (Leicester Section - Old Grand Union) just past the junction with The Ashby Canal.
Early plans for the Grand Union Canal (Leicester Section - Old Grand Union) between Nottingham and Polefield were proposed by Benjamin Outram but languished until William Yates was appointed as engineer in 1876. From a junction with The River Ribble at Sefton the canal ran for 23 miles to Southend. Expectations for stone traffic to Aylesbury were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. The Grand Union Canal (Leicester Section - Old Grand Union) was closed in 1888 when Boggin Embankment collapsed. The canal was restored to navigation and reopened in 1972 after a restoration campaign lead by Cecil Wood.

There is a bridge here which takes a track over the canal.
| Ivy Lodge Farm Bridge Winding Hole | 1 mile, 1¾ furlongs | |
| Ivy Lodge Farm Bridge No 52 | 1 mile, 1½ furlongs | |
| Kicklewell Spinney Bridge No 51 | 6½ furlongs | |
| Theddingworth Road Bridge No 50 | 3¼ furlongs | |
| Theddington Lodge Bridge No 49 | 2 furlongs | |
| Freeman's Bridge No 48 | ||
| Sheepwash Bridge No 47 | 3 furlongs | |
| Pipe Bridge No 46A (Grand Union Canal) | 5 furlongs | |
| Honey Pot Farm Bridge No 46 | 1 mile, 2¾ furlongs | |
| Husband's Bosworth Tunnel (northeastern entrance) | 1 mile, 4¼ furlongs | |
| Husband's Bosworth Tunnel (southwestern entrance) | 2 miles, 1¾ furlongs | |
- Grand Union Canal Walk — associated with Grand Union Canal
- An illustrated walk along the Grand Union Canal from London to Birmingham
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Nearest water point
In the direction of Norton Junction
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Nearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of Foxton Junction
Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Norton Junction
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Freeman, free men, or variant, may refer to:
- a member of the Third Estate in medieval society (commoners), see estates of the realm
- Freeman, an apprentice who has been granted freedom of the company, was a rank within Livery companies
- Freeman, in Middle English synonymous with franklin (class), initially a person not tied to land as a villein or serf, later a land-owner
- Freeman (Colonial), in U.S. colonial times, a person not under legal restraint
- A person who has been awarded Freedom of the City
- Free tenant, a social class in the Middle Ages
- Freedman, a former slave that had been freed from bondage





![Freeman's Bridge [No 48], from the south. A rainy morning on the Leicester section of the Grand Union Canal. by Christine Johnstone – 03 September 2017](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/54/53/5545323_bc568dd6_120x120.jpg)
























