Northern End of Former Newbold Loop
Northern End of Former Newbold Loop is on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) a few miles from Reading.
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 tolerable (it's just about possible if really necessary).
You can wind here.
| The Barley Mow PH (Newbold) | 4½ furlongs | |
| Newbold Wharf | 4½ furlongs | |
| Newbold Tunnel (southern entrance) | 3¾ furlongs | |
| Newbold Tunnel (northern entrance) | 3 furlongs | |
| Falls Bridge No 48 | ¼ furlongs | |
| Northern End of Former Newbold Loop | ||
| Falls Bridge Wharf | ½ furlongs | |
| Cathiron Lane Bridge No 44 | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Lime Farm Marina | 3¼ furlongs | |
| Tuckey's Bridge No 43 | 5½ furlongs | |
| Cathiron Railway Bridge No 42A | 7 furlongs | |
The canal used to run across the fields and through a totally
different tunnel at Newbold.
If you walk through the church yard
at Newbold you can see the portal of the old tunnel and the original
line of the canal
- 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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Nearest water point
In the direction of Hawkesbury Junction
In the direction of Braunston Turn
Nearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of Hawkesbury Junction
In the direction of Braunston Turn
Nearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of Hawkesbury Junction
In the direction of Braunston Turn
Nearest place to turn
In the direction of Hawkesbury Junction
In the direction of Braunston Turn
Nearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of Hawkesbury Junction
In the direction of Braunston Turn
Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Hawkesbury Junction
In the direction of Braunston Turn
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![Cast iron bridge near Newbold on Avon, Warwickshire. This bridge carries the (1834) Oxford Canal towpath across the entrance to a short arm which remains of the original (1790) canal route. Falls Bridge, No 48, is off to the left. Beware Natives. Neil was less than discreet! :-)) [[[556895]]]There is some odd bridge numbering here. A plate on this bridge shows No 45. Could the original No 45 be the one at Little Lawford Lane on the old arm? The next one west is No 44. Falls Bridge wouldn't have existed then, but has acquired the number 48, (and an apostrophe, which does not appear on 1937-1961 1:25000 mapping). So where were bridges 46 and 47? by Roger D Kidd – 02 September 2008](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/08/10/52/8105246_66d138f0_120x120.jpg)










![Newer and older routes, northern Oxford Canal. The towpath bridge crosses the original 1770s route, the brick Fall's Bridge [no 48] crosses the amended 1830s route. Speed was not important in the 1770s, but cost was, so the original route kept to the contour, wiggling round hills and valleys wherever possible. By the 1830s it was worth spending money on cuttings, embankments and aqueducts to significantly reduce journey times. by Christine Johnstone – 07 June 2025](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/08/11/19/8111978_6db1311b_120x120.jpg)


![Towpath Bridge - Oxford Canal. This bridge is characteristic of this stretch of the Oxford canal - provided to allow the towpath to cross the old course of the canal where it was straightened in the 1820s. The snow had fallen the previous day. See [[5625641]] for the view in the opposite direction. by Stephen McKay – 11 December 2017](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/62/77/5627789_aa9c5a48_120x120.jpg)

![Oxford Canal: Bridge Number 48: Fall's Bridge. Fall's Bridge carries the B4112 road over the canal. The road name changes on the bridge, being Harborough Road to the left and south, and Rugby Road to the right and north. The bridge is at the start and north-western end of the newer, straightened, 1820s reach of canal. [[3154448]] on the original canal route is just visible through the arch. by Nigel Cox – 12 September 2012](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/15/44/3154481_81dc3bbb_120x120.jpg)


