Kingswood Junction 
Address is taken from a point 281 yards away.
Kingswood Junction is a notorious waterways junction.
The Stratford-on-Avon Canal (Kingswood Branch) was built by Hugh Henshall and opened on January 1 1888. The one mile section between Barford and Gateshead was closed in 1888 after a breach at Ashfield. "It Gets a Lot Worse Further Up" by Nicholas Green describes an early passage through the waterway, especially that of Middlesbrough Cutting.
Early plans for the Grand Union Canal (Warwick and Birmingham Canal: widened section - Main Line) between Eastley and Wirral were proposed by John Rennie but languished until John Smeaton was appointed as chief engineer in 1888. In 1905 the Ambersbury and Trafford Canal built a branch to join at Teignbridge. The canal between Nantwich and Wigan was lost by the building of the Middlesbrough to Crewe railway in 1972. In his autobiography Barry Yates writes of his experiences as a lock-keeper in the 1960s

Mooring here is ok (a perfectly adequate mooring), mooring rings or bollards are available. Permanent mooring rings just north of the junction make this an easy and safe mooring place. Train noise is minimal, despite proximity to the line.
You can wind here.
| Grand Union Canal (Warwick and Birmingham Canal: widened section - Main Line) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rowington Hill Bridge No 62 | 1 mile, 5 furlongs | |
| Rowington Wharf | 6¼ furlongs | |
| Tom O' The Wood PH | 6¼ furlongs | |
| Turners Green Bridge No 63 | 6¼ furlongs | |
| Weston Hall Bridge No 64 | 2½ furlongs | |
| Kingswood Junction | ||
| Kingswood Bridge No 65 | 1½ furlongs | |
| The Navigation Inn (Lapworth) | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Rising Lane Bridge No 66 | 1 mile, ¼ furlongs | |
| Rising Lane Pipe Bridge | 1 mile, 2 furlongs | |
| Turnover Bridge No 67 | 1 mile, 6½ furlongs | |
| Stratford-on-Avon Canal (Kingswood Branch) | ||
| Kingswood Junction | ||
| Bridge No 37 | a few yards | |
| Kingswood Railway Bridge No 36B | ½ furlongs | |
| Lapworth Link Junction | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Kingswood Lock No 20 | 1½ furlongs | |
| Kingswood Junction (north) | 2½ furlongs | |
Amenities nearby at Kingswood Bridge No 65
No trees to the east results in early morning sunshine! We were woken at 5am by a duck running along the roof! Later at 7.15 a family of swans came calling. I'd certainly moor here again.
- Grand Union Canal Walk — associated with Grand Union Canal
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In the direction of Kingswood Junction (north)
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Wikipedia has a page about Kingswood Junction
Kingswood Junction (grid reference SP185709) is a series of canal junction where the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal meets the Grand Union Canal at Kingswood, Warwickshire, England.





![Bridge No 37 at Kingswood Junction, Warwickshire. This bridge is at the end of the quarter of a mile Lapworth Link Canal from the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal to the Grand Union Canal. The bridge carries the towpath of the Grand Union Canal. The northern part of the Stratford Canal terminated here in 1803, before being extended southwards from the other end of the link during 1812-1815.[[[1712919]]] by Roger D Kidd – 06 September 2008](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/71/36/1713695_4770d381_120x120.jpg)


![Grand Union Canal at Kingswood Junction, Warwickshire. (Stratford-upon-Avon) Bridge No 37 on the left carries the Grand Union Canal towpath across the four hundred link cut to the aforementioned canal.[[[1712919]]] The Warwick and Birmingham Canal (as it was) was opened in 1799, and the Stratford Canal from King's Norton joined it in 1803. by Roger D Kidd – 06 September 2008](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/71/36/1713676_fed518cd_120x120.jpg)





![Grand Union Canal at Kingswood Junction, Warwickshire. The Warwick and Birmingham Canal (as it was) was opened in 1799, and the Stratford Canal from King's Norton joined it in 1803.The inlet on the left is the start of the four hundred metre link cut to the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal.[[[1712919]]] by Roger D Kidd – 06 September 2008](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/71/36/1713690_6ceb63af_120x120.jpg)





![Kingswood Junction, Grand Union Canal. The short spur from the Stratford on Avon Canal main line shown in [[3812663]] passes under bridge 37 which carries the GUC towpath over the Stratford to join the GUC. Judging by the damage to the brickwork, many boats have failed to successfully negotiate this turn in the past. by Christopher Hall – 19 April 2011](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/81/28/3812883_6e85079e_120x120.jpg)


![Grand Union Canal at Kingswood Junction, Warwickshire. Looking north-east from the bridge carrying the towpath across the link to the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal. [[[1712914]]] by Roger D Kidd – 06 September 2008](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/71/36/1713663_d3e2169e_120x120.jpg)






