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Bedford Basin

 
East Bridgewater Street, Leigh WN7 3ER, United Kingdom
 
Information about the place
Bedford Basin is a minor waterways place on the Bridgewater Canal (Stretford and Leigh Branch) between Barton Swing Aqueduct (Manchester Ship Canal crossing) (8 miles and 1¼ furlongs to the east) and Quayside Winding Hole (3¼ furlongs to the west).
 
 
The nearest place in the direction of Barton Swing Aqueduct is Mather's Lane Bridge No 65; 1 furlong away.
 
The nearest place in the direction of Quayside Winding Hole is Bedford Basin Pipe Bridge (Site of Railway Bridge); ½ furlongs away.

Mooring here is good (a nice place to moor), mooring pins are needed.

 
 
Amenities

Amenities here

 Lidl
 Tesco
 B&M Bargains
 Tesco Fuel
 Travis Perkins

Amenities nearby at Bedford Basin Pipe Bridge

 Farmfoods
 Leigh Bottled Gas
 
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Nearest facilities

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Nearest water point

In the direction of Stretford - Waters Meeting

Bridgewater Marina4 miles, 3¾ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Stretford - Waters Meeting
Worsley Visitor Moorings5 miles, 7¾ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Stretford - Waters Meeting
Stretford Marina10 miles, 5½ furlongs away
Travel to Stretford - Waters Meeting, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Stretford Marina
Watch House Cruising Club11 miles, 6 furlongs away
Travel to Stretford - Waters Meeting, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Watch House Cruising Club
Potato Wharf Arm & The New Basin13 miles, 1 furlong away
Travel to Stretford - Waters Meeting, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Potato Wharf Arm & The New Basin
Staffordshire, Kenworthy and other Arms13 miles, 1¾ furlongs away
Travel to Stretford - Waters Meeting, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Staffordshire, Kenworthy and other Arms
Ye Olde Number 3 Transit Moorings18 miles, 5 furlongs away
Travel to Stretford - Waters Meeting, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Ye Olde Number 3 Transit Moorings
New Islington Marina14 miles, 7¾ furlongs and 11 locks away
Travel to Stretford - Waters Meeting, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Castlefield Junction, then on the Rochdale Canal to New Islington Marina Entrance, then on the Rochdale Canal (Main Line) to Cotton Field Wharf Marina, then on the Rochdale Canal (New Islington Marina Arm) to New Islington Marina
Fairfield Junction18 miles, 2 furlongs and 27 locks away
Travel to Stretford - Waters Meeting, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Castlefield Junction, then on the Rochdale Canal to Ducie Street Junction, then on the Ashton Canal (Main Line) to Fairfield Junction

In the direction of Leigh Bridge No 11

Plank Lane Visitor Moorings2 miles, ¾ furlongs away
Travel to Leigh Bridge No 11, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Leigh Branch) to Plank Lane Visitor Moorings
Wigan Bottom Lock No 877 miles, 7¼ furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Leigh Bridge No 11, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Leigh Branch) to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Liverpool to Wigan) to Wigan Bottom Lock No 87
Pottery Changeline Bridge8 miles, ¼ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Leigh Bridge No 11, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Leigh Branch) to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Liverpool to Wigan) to Pottery Changeline Bridge
Dean Locks No 9011 miles, 4½ furlongs and 6 locks away
Travel to Leigh Bridge No 11, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Leigh Branch) to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Liverpool to Wigan) to Dean Locks No 90
Burscough Bridge Wharf18 miles, 7¼ furlongs and 8 locks away
Travel to Leigh Bridge No 11, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Leigh Branch) to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Liverpool to Wigan) to Burscough Bridge Wharf
Wigan Top Lock Services9 miles, 5¼ furlongs and 23 locks away
Travel to Leigh Bridge No 11, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Leigh Branch) to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Wigan to Leeds) to Wigan Top Lock Services
White Bear Marina (Adlington)14 miles, 1 furlong and 23 locks away
Travel to Leigh Bridge No 11, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Leigh Branch) to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Wigan to Leeds) to White Bear Marina (Adlington)
Johnson's Hillock Visitor Moorings19 miles, 3¼ furlongs and 30 locks away
Travel to Leigh Bridge No 11, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Leigh Branch) to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Wigan to Leeds) to Johnson's Hillock Visitor Moorings

Nearest place to turn

In the direction of Stretford - Waters Meeting

Marsland Green Winding Hole1 mile, 4¼ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Stretford - Waters Meeting
Morley's Bridge Winding Hole1 mile, 6¾ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Stretford - Waters Meeting
Peel Hall Winding Hole2 miles, 2¾ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Stretford - Waters Meeting On this waterway in the direction of Stretford - Waters Meeting
Boothstown Basin4 miles, 3¾ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Stretford - Waters Meeting
Worsley Delph5 miles, 7½ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Stretford - Waters Meeting
Winding Hole (east of Worsley)6 miles, 1¾ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Stretford - Waters Meeting
Monton Turn6 miles, 7¾ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Stretford - Waters Meeting
Patricroft Bridge Winding Hole7 miles, 5¾ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Stretford - Waters Meeting
Patricroft Basin and Warehouse7 miles, 7 furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Stretford - Waters Meeting
Trafford Park Winding Hole9 miles, 1¼ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Stretford - Waters Meeting

In the direction of Leigh Bridge No 11

Bridgewater Bridge Winding Hole2¼ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Leigh Bridge No 11
Quayside Winding Hole3¼ furlongs away
Travel to Leigh Bridge No 11, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Leigh Branch) to Quayside Winding Hole
Plank Lane Winding Hole1 mile, 7¾ furlongs away
Travel to Leigh Bridge No 11, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Leigh Branch) to Plank Lane Winding Hole
Pennington Waterside and Marina2 miles, ¾ furlongs away
Travel to Leigh Bridge No 11, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Leigh Branch) to Pennington Waterside and Marina
Gerrards Bridge Winding Hole2 miles, 5 furlongs away
Travel to Leigh Bridge No 11, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Leigh Branch) to Gerrards Bridge Winding Hole
Dover Lock No 2 Winding Hole3 miles, 7½ furlongs away
Travel to Leigh Bridge No 11, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Leigh Branch) to Dover Lock No 2 Winding Hole
Bamfurlong Winding Hole5 miles, 1 furlong away
Travel to Leigh Bridge No 11, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Leigh Branch) to Bamfurlong Winding Hole
Ince Moss Winding Hole6 miles away
Travel to Leigh Bridge No 11, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Leigh Branch) to Ince Moss Winding Hole
Wigan Junction7 miles, 5¼ furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Leigh Bridge No 11, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Leigh Branch) to Wigan Junction

Nearest boatyard pump-out

In the direction of Stretford - Waters Meeting

Bridgewater Marina4 miles, 3¾ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Stretford - Waters Meeting
Stretford Marina10 miles, 5½ furlongs away
Travel to Stretford - Waters Meeting, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Stretford Marina

In the direction of Leigh Bridge No 11

White Bear Marina (Adlington)14 miles, 1 furlong and 23 locks away
Travel to Leigh Bridge No 11, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Leigh Branch) to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Wigan to Leeds) to White Bear Marina (Adlington)
Direction of TV transmitter (From Wolfbane Cybernetic)
 
 
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Wikipedia

Wikipedia has a page about Bedford Basin

Bedford Basin is a large enclosed bay, forming the northwestern end of Halifax Harbour on Canada's Atlantic coast. It is named in honour of John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford.

Other Wikipedia pages that might relate to Bedford Basin
[Bedford, Nova Scotia] northwestern end of Bedford Basin, an extension of the Halifax Harbour, which ends just before Nova Scotia Highway 102 and the Bedford Bypass, next to Lower [Halifax Harbour] largely by pleasure boats. The Narrows: A constricted passage to Bedford Basin. Bedford Basin: A sheltered bay and the largest part of the harbour. The harbour [Halifax Explosion] SS Imo in the Narrows, a strait connecting the upper Halifax Harbour to Bedford Basin. A fire on board the Mont-Blanc led to a massive explosion that devastated [John Dunsworth] provincial candidate for the New Democratic Party in the riding of Halifax Bedford Basin as he campaigns, based on Dunsworth's candidacy in the 1988 Nova Scotia [SS Mont-Blanc] volatile explosives. As she made her way through the Narrows towards Bedford Basin, she was involved in a collision with SS Imo, a Norwegian ship. A fire [Prince's Lodge, Nova Scotia] the shore of Bedford Basin between the communities of Rockingham and Bedford in the Halifax Regional Municipality Nova Scotia on the Bedford Highway (Trunk [Clayton Park West (electoral district)] created in 1978 as Halifax Bedford Basin from a portion of Halifax Cobequid. In 2003, the district lost a northern area to Bedford and was renamed Halifax [Bedford Magazine explosion] a fire broke out on the jetty of the Bedford Magazine, now CFAD Bedford (Magazine Hill) on the Bedford Basin, north of Dartmouth. The magazine fire [Vince Coleman (train dispatcher)] the mainline into Halifax. The line ran along the western shore of Bedford Basin from Rockingham Station to the city's passenger terminal at the North
 
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