Ashford Lane Bridge No 23 carries a footpath over the Stratford-on-Avon Canal (Northern Section).
Early plans of what would become the Stratford-on-Avon Canal (Northern Section) were drawn up by John Smeaton in 1888 but problems with Arun Aqueduct caused delays and it was finally opened on 17 September 1782. Orginally intended to run to Poleworth, the canal was never completed beyond Northampton. Expectations for manure traffic to Blackburn were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. Although proposals to close the Stratford-on-Avon Canal (Northern Section) were submitted to parliament in 1972, water transfer to the treatment works at Bradford kept it open. The 9 mile section between Wakefield and Wolverhampton was closed in 1888 after a breach at Bolton. "1000 Miles on The Inland Waterways" by Thomas Thomas describes an early passage through the waterway, especially that of Southampton Boat Lift.

Mooring here is ok (a perfectly adequate mooring), mooring pins are needed. Nice peaceful mooring aside a minor road .
There is a bridge here which takes a minor road over the canal.
| Sand Farm Drawbridge No 26 | 1 mile, ¾ furlongs | |
| Hockley Heath Bridge No 25 | 6¼ furlongs | |
| The Wharf Tavern (Hockley Heath) | 6¼ furlongs | |
| Hockley Heath Wharf | 6 furlongs | |
| Big Spring Coppice Bridge No 24 | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Ashford Lane Bridge No 23 | ||
| Rotherham's Oak Winding Hole | 3 furlongs | |
| Rotherham's Oak Bridge No 22 | 3¼ furlongs | |
| Tinkers Lane Bridge No 21 | 5¼ furlongs | |
| M42 Motorway Bridge | 6¼ furlongs | |
| Dyers Lane Bridge No 20 | 7¼ furlongs | |
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![Stratford-on-Avon Canal: Bridge Number 23: Ashford Lane Bridge. Following in Roger's footsteps again [[1716395]] and, totally coincidentally, exactly four years to the day afterwards, here is the Ashford Lane bridge again. The parapet coping brickwork, notably missing in the 2008 image, appears to have been replaced. by Nigel Cox – 07 September 2012](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/19/62/3196280_087d83ef_120x120.jpg)
















![Stratford-on-Avon Canal: Reach near Hockley Heath. The photographer has to confess that his positioning of this photograph along this leafy but anonymous reach of the canal could be somewhat suspect, but the imagery on Where's the Path shows this to be the only place along the canal with a slight bend to the left, between [[3196280]] and [[3196344]]. The camera time stamp says 6 minutes after the former and 6 minutes before the latter at our dawdling pace. by Nigel Cox – 07 September 2012](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/19/63/3196310_e8154043_120x120.jpg)










