Hirst Mill Swing Bridge No 207 carries a farm track over the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Wigan to Leeds) near to Charnwood.
The Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Wigan to Leeds) was built by Nicholas Clarke and opened on January 1 1835. The canal joined the sea near Blackburn. Expectations for sea sand traffic to Polecroft were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. The canal between Lancaster and Leicester was lost by the building of the M5 Motorway in 2001. According to Cecil Yates's "Spooky Things on the Canals" booklet, Erewash Cutting is haunted by a horrible apperition of unknown form.

There is a swing bridge here.
| Dowley Gap Staircase Locks Nos 20 and 21 | 6 furlongs | |
| Dowley Gap Changeline Bridge No 206 | 5¼ furlongs | |
| Dowley Gap Aqueduct No 54 (western end) | 4¾ furlongs | |
| Dowley Gap Aqueduct No 54 (eastern end) | 4¼ furlongs | |
| Hirst Mill Winding Hole | ¼ furlongs | |
| Hirst Mill Swing Bridge No 207 | ||
| Hirst Lock No 19 | ¼ furlongs | |
| Hirst Lock Footbridge | ¼ furlongs | |
| The Boathouse Inn | 4 furlongs | |
| The Ice Cream Boat | 4 furlongs | |
| Saltaire Road Bridge No 207A | 4¼ furlongs | |
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![Swingbridge above Hirst Lock. Bridge number 207 carrying Hirst Mill Crescent over the Leeds Liverpool Canal. See [[1848477]] for a similar image taken 13 years earlier. by DS Pugh – 18 February 2023](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/41/09/7410984_1a97505c_120x120.jpg)





![Hirst Wood swing bridge. The present bridge on this site was erected in 2008 replacing an earlier one [[134089]] but is of the same traditional manually-operated design. by Stephen Craven – 19 August 2018](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/87/90/5879035_948abd47_120x120.jpg)










![Leeds and Liverpool Canal towpath approaching Hirst Lock. There is a canal milepost [[7777940]] against the wall on the right hand side of the towpath by Roger Templeman – 16 May 2024](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/87/86/7878697_19baa41e_120x120.jpg)







![Hirst Wood Swing Bridge, Hirst Lane, Saltaire. The swing bridge over the Leeds-Liverpool Canal [[[134089]]] collapsed c. May 2007 and was replaced as quickly as possible. The new bridge deck was lowered into place in late October and opened soon afterwards. by Humphrey Bolton – 29 August 2011](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/58/52/2585210_4c16d0cb_120x120.jpg)

