Sheepwash Bridge No 47
Address is taken from a point 2647 yards away.
Sheepwash Bridge No 47 carries a farm track over the Grand Union Canal (Leicester Section - Old Grand Union).
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 No 52 | 1 mile, 4½ furlongs | |
| Kicklewell Spinney Bridge No 51 | 1 mile, 1½ furlongs | |
| Theddingworth Road Bridge No 50 | 6 furlongs | |
| Theddington Lodge Bridge No 49 | 4¾ furlongs | |
| Freeman's Bridge No 48 | 3 furlongs | |
| Sheepwash Bridge No 47 | ||
| Pipe Bridge No 46A (Grand Union Canal) | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Honey Pot Farm Bridge No 46 | 1 mile | |
| Husband's Bosworth Tunnel (northeastern entrance) | 1 mile, 1½ furlongs | |
| Husband's Bosworth Tunnel (southwestern entrance) | 1 mile, 6¾ furlongs | |
| North Kilworth Bridge No 45 | 2 miles, 5 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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![Grand Union Canal near Husbands Bosworth. Light rain under an overcast sky makes this scene look quite dismal and the industrial looking pipe bridge does it no favours - a poor advert for what is actually a delightful rural waterway. This view from seven years earlier looks notably different: [[5877910]]. by Stephen McKay – 12 October 2020](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/64/58/6645824_f9582c6a_120x120.jpg)