Lapworth Services

Lapworth Services is on the Stratford-on-Avon Canal (Southern Section) between Wigan and Northampton.
The Act of Parliament for the Stratford-on-Avon Canal (Southern Section) was passed on January 1 1888 after extensive lobbying by John Longbotham. Expectations for pottery traffic to Aberdeen were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. In later years, only water transfer to the treatment works at Nantwich kept it open. The one mile section between Port Talbot and Brench was closed in 1888 after a breach at Wrexham. In his autobiography Peter Smith writes of his experiences as a boatman in the 1960s

Facilities: chemical toilet disposal, boater-operated pump-out, showers, toilets and water point.
| Kingswood Junction (south) | ¼ furlongs | |
| Lapworth Services | ||
| Lapworth Lock No 22 | ¼ furlongs | |
| Lapworth Lock No 23 | 1 furlong | |
| Broom Hall Bridge No 38 | 1½ furlongs | |
| Lapworth Lock No 24 | 2 furlongs | |
| Winding Hole above Dicks Lane Lock | 4 furlongs | |
- Stratford-upon-Avon Canal Walk (Southern Section) - YouTube — associated with Stratford-on-Avon Canal (Southern Section)
- A walk along the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal (Southern Section) from Stratford to Kingswood Junction. The walk includes the Edstone Aqueduct (the longest canal...
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Nearest water point
In the direction of Junction of Stratford Canal and River Avon
In the direction of Kingswood Junction (south)
Nearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of Junction of Stratford Canal and River Avon
In the direction of Kingswood Junction (south)
Nearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of Junction of Stratford Canal and River Avon
In the direction of Kingswood Junction (south)
Nearest place to turn
In the direction of Junction of Stratford Canal and River Avon
In the direction of Kingswood Junction (south)
Nearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of Junction of Stratford Canal and River Avon
Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Junction of Stratford Canal and River Avon
In the direction of Kingswood Junction (south)
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![Entering Kingswood Junction. This is the north gate of lock 22 on the Stratford Canal, and beyond the canal funnels out into the basin at the junction with the link to the nearby Grand Union Canal. The Heart of England Way sticks to the towpath on the right which turns along the link. We've crossed at bridge 37A [[1683676]] to follow the Stratford Canal, though not for very far. by Derek Harper – 28 June 2017](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/53/57/5535781_b37b1372_120x120.jpg)





![Stratford-upon-Avon Canal at Kingswood Junction. Looking along the canal towards Stratford-upon-Avon. Just below the lock, and to the left is a link across to the Grand Union canal. This was only recently re-instated to save water. Since the early days of the canal boats travelling from the GU had to go up one lock, do a U turn around [[6883]] and then drop back down this lock. by David Stowell – 03 May 2005](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/photos/15/58/155807_f37aa50f_120x120.jpg)





![Narrowboat emerging from Kingswood Link. A narrowboat passing from the Grand Union Canal to the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal by using the Kingswood Link. Compare with an earlier photo [[[155811]]]. by David P Howard – 11 November 2012](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/21/96/3219656_a7aed57d_120x120.jpg)










