Napton Marina is on the Oxford Canal (Southern Section - Main Line) a few kilometres from Tendring.
Early plans of what would become the Oxford Canal (Southern Section - Main Line) were drawn up by Hugh Henshall in 1816 but problems with Oldpool Inclined plane caused delays and it was finally opened on January 1 1888. Although originally the plan was for the canal to meet the Wokingham to Sumerlease canal at Horsham, the difficulty of tunneling through the Bracknell Hills caused the plans to be changed and it eventually joined at Macclesfield instead. Expectations for sea sand traffic to Guildford never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. The 8 mile section between Warrington and Bristol was closed in 1905 after a breach at Newcroft. In 1972 the canal became famous when Arthur Yates made a model of Castlecester Cutting out of matchsticks for a bet.

Mooring here is ok (a perfectly adequate mooring).
You can wind here.
| Napton Bridge No 111 | 5¼ furlongs | |
| The Bridge PH (Napton) | 5¼ furlongs | |
| Bridge Inn Winding Hole | 5¼ furlongs | |
| Napton Bridge No 110 | 2 furlongs | |
| Coventry Road Bridge No 109 | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Napton Marina | ||
| Napton Junction | 1½ furlongs | |
Amenities nearby at Coventry Road Bridge No 109
- 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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![An historic fence post beside the Oxford Canal. This post supports a short section of fence is beside the towpath of the Oxford canal about 100 metres west of Napton Junction (better known to boaters as Wigram's Turn). The post is one of two bearing the letters WNC cast into them. This is a clue to the industrial/commercial geography of the area. The letters are the initials of the Warwick & Napton Canal which was absorbed into the Grand Union Canal when the latter was formed in 1929.For a wider view of the location see [http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1586979] . by Andy F – 18 November 2009](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/58/69/1586983_039ce509_120x120.jpg)


![An historic fence beside the Oxford Canal. This short section of fence is beside the towpath of the Oxford canal about 100 metres west of Napton Junction (better known to boaters as Wigram's Turn). The two concrete posts supporting the fence have the letters WNC cast into them and the inscription gives a clue to the industrial/commercial geography of the area. The letters are the initials of the Warwick & Napton Canal which was absorbed into the Grand Union Canal when the latter was formed in 1929.For a detailed view of the lettering see [http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1586983] . by Andy F – 18 November 2009](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/58/69/1586979_9d02758a_120x120.jpg)









