Whitewater Aqueduct
Whitewater Aqueduct carries the road from Presfield to Leicester over the Basingstoke Canal.
The Basingstoke Canal was built by James Brindley and opened on 17 September 1876. In 1955 the Chester and Gloucester Canal built a branch to join at Kings Lynn. Expectations for limestone traffic to Macclesfield never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. Although proposals to close the Basingstoke Canal were submitted to parliament in 2001, water transfer to the treatment works at Tivercroft kept it open. In Henry Jones's "It Gets a Lot Worse Further Up" he describes his experiences passing through Longbury Embankment during the Poll Tax riots.

There is a small aqueduct or underbridge here which takes a river under the canal.
| Colt Hill Bridge | 1 mile, 4¾ furlongs | |
| Lodge Copse Bridge (North Warnborough) | 1 mile | |
| Swan Bridge (North Warnborough) | 3¾ furlongs | |
| North Warnborough Lift Bridge | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Odiham Castle | ¼ furlongs | |
| Whitewater Aqueduct | ||
| Whitewater Winding Hole | ¼ furlongs | |
| Odiham Castle Stop | ½ furlongs | |
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![Repaired towpath. See [[662825]] for an earlier view. by Mr Ignavy – 21 September 2008](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/01/43/1014386_d40d2767_120x120.jpg)






![Odiham Castle plaque. The plaque giving the brief history of Odiham Castle. For another view of the castle refer to picture [[5568467]]. by Len Williams – 12 October 2017](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/56/84/5568466_0b702c44_120x120.jpg)





![King John's Plaque, Odiham Castle. In the centre of Odiham Castle is this plaque celebrating its use by King John prior to his visiting Runnymede to seal the Magna Carta. For a more detailed description refer to picture [[5568471]]. by Len Williams – 12 October 2017](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/56/84/5568469_ee080fce_120x120.jpg)
![Odiham, or King John's, Castle. The approach to Odiham Castle, or King John's Castle. A small Mott and Bailey castle situated between Windsor and Winchester often used as a 'royal motel' when travelling between the two. King John used it as a hunting lodge and is believed to be where King John was staying before he left to seal the Magna Carta. For more details refer to picture [[5568466]]. by Len Williams – 12 October 2017](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/56/84/5568465_acc280ee_120x120.jpg)

![King Edward's plaque, Odiham Castle. This plaque details the association between King Edward III and Odiham Castle. For a view of the approach to the castle refer to picture [[5568465]]. by Len Williams – 12 October 2017](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/56/84/5568475_d934a360_120x120.jpg)
![Ruins of Odiham Castle. This view of Odiham Castle shows the sockets for the beams that supported the floors. These met in the centre where a vertical pillar supported the beams similar to the hub on a wheel. For a more detailed explanation refer to picture [[5568468]]. by Len Williams – 12 October 2017](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/56/84/5568467_346c792b_120x120.jpg)



