Hawkesbury Junction Bridge carries the road from Erewash to Aberdeen over the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) between Southbury and Halton.
The Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) was built by Hugh Henshall and opened on January 1 1888. Expectations for manure traffic to Manfield were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. Although proposals to close the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) were submitted to parliament in 1990, the carriage of stone from Easthampton to Polstan prevented closure. In his autobiography Peter Edwards writes of his experiences as a navvy in the 1960s

Mooring here is good (a nice place to moor).
There is a bridge here which takes pedestrian traffic over the canal.
| Hawkesbury Visitor Moorings (stop lock) | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Hawkesbury Water Point (stop lock) | ¾ furlongs | |
| Sutton Stop Changeline Bridge | ½ furlongs | |
| Sutton Stop | ½ furlongs | |
| The Greyhound Inn | a few yards | |
| Hawkesbury Junction Bridge | ||
| Hawkesbury Junction | a few yards | |
- Oxford Canal Walk - Part One - Oxford to Thrupp - YouTube — associated with Oxford Canal
- A walk along the Oxford Canal (Southern Section) from Oxford to Thrupp Wide
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![Hawkesbury Junction. Hawkesbury Junction (or Sutton Stop) is where the Oxford Canal joins the Coventry Canal. The lock in the foreground is no 1 on the Oxford Canal and is a stop lock, designed to regulate the movement of water between the two canals. In 2008 the building on the right was used as a police sector house, complete with the classic blue lamp; see [[1014581]]. by Stephen McKay – 27 February 2024](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/71/96/7719680_cc1a415f_120x120.jpg)









![Bridge over Hawkesbury Junction (Oxford Canal side). A narrow channel connects the Oxford and Coventry canals, this bridge is seen spanning it (see also [[[3461036]]])This cast iron bridge was made at the Britannia Foundry in Derby and is dated 1837. by Rob Farrow – 11 May 2013](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/46/10/3461030_2a9aca5b_120x120.jpg)




![Towpath bridge (detail) at Hawkesbury Junction in Warwickshire. Looking north-west from the Oxford Canal. The bridge carries the Coventry Canal towpath across the junction with the Oxford Canal.The whole area of Hawkesbury Junction is now a designated Conservation Area. The cast iron bridge has a span of fifty feet (15·2 metres), and was installed at a cost of £630.See also [[[8102552]]] by Roger D Kidd – 02 September 2008](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/08/10/25/8102557_ec0bbbe0_120x120.jpg)

![Cast iron bridge (detail) at Hawkesbury Junction in Warwickshire. Looking north-west from the Oxford Canal. The bridge carries the Coventry Canal towpath across the junction with the Oxford Canal. The whole area of Hawkesbury Junction is now a designated Conservation Area. The cast iron bridge has a span of fifty feet (15·2 metres), and was installed at a cost of £630.Grade II listed. https://www.nationaltransporttrust.org.uk/heritage-sites/heritage-detail/hawkesbury-canal-junction-sutton-stop[[8102552]]] by Roger D Kidd – 02 September 2008](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/08/10/25/8102564_0a4d9909_120x120.jpg)






![A stroll along the Coventry Canal to Hawkesbury Junction [49]. At Hawkesbury Junction, this magnificent bridge carries the towpath of the Coventry Canal over the entrance to the Oxford Canal. Dated 1837, the bridge is listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1319924The narrow canal was built to connect the city of Coventry with the Trent & Mersey Canal, some 38 miles distant, to exploit the Warwickshire coalfields. Construction of the canal took 20 years before it was complete in 1769. The canal between the basin in Coventry and Hawkesbury junction was made a conservation area in 2012. by Michael Dibb – 23 September 2021](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/12/20/7122001_1853a9ad_120x120.jpg)


![Hawkesbury Junction (Coventry Canal side). The Coventry canal is seen here heading towards the city after which it is named, while the bridge seen on the left is over its junction with the Oxford Canal (Hawkesbury Junction). The opposite view of this bridge can be seen here [[[3461030]]] by Rob Farrow – 11 May 2013](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/46/10/3461045_ab444fc9_120x120.jpg)
