Melling Winding Hole
Address is taken from a point 230 yards away.
Melling Winding Hole is on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Liverpool to Wigan) between Wrexham and Bassetlaw.
Early plans of what would become the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Liverpool to Wigan) were drawn up by John Smeaton in 1876 but problems with Swansea Tunnel caused delays and it was finally opened on 17 September 1782. In 1955 the Conway and Rhondda Canal built a branch to join at Nantwich. The four mile section between Southton and Northcorn was closed in 1888 after a breach at Eastworth. "1000 Miles on The Inland Waterways" by Henry Harding describes an early passage through the waterway, especially that of Ambersford Aqueduct.

You can wind here.
| Alt Aqueduct No 6 | 1 mile, 2¾ furlongs | |
| M57 Viaduct | 1 mile | |
| Viaduct Pipe Bridge | 7½ furlongs | |
| Ledsons Bridge No 9C | 7 furlongs | |
| Holmes Swing Bridge No 10 | 3¼ furlongs | |
| Melling Winding Hole | ||
| Melling Stone Bridge No 11 | 1 furlong | |
| Rock Lane Narrows | 2½ furlongs | |
| M58 Viaduct No 11AA | 3¼ furlongs | |
| Maghull Railway Bridge No 11A | 5¾ furlongs | |
| Bridge Road Footbridge No 11B | 6½ furlongs | |
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![Melling Stone Bridge [no 11] from the south. Carrying Brewery Lane across the Leeds & Liverpool canal. In 1845 this was called Clayton's Bridge. by Christine Johnstone – 27 May 2021](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/90/00/6900049_fc645ddd_120x120.jpg)


![Bench mark on Melling Stone Bridge. This Ordnance Survey bench mark is on the north parapet of Melling Stone Bridge. Formerly Clayton's Bridge, there was a bench mark on this bridge as far back as 1850, however, the height was approximately two feet higher than the current metric equivalent, so it seems that the bridge has been rebuilt at some time. See also [[5657462]] by John S Turner – 23 August 2017](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/65/74/5657454_26e86301_120x120.jpg)








![Melling Stone Bridge and a bench mark. Looking north from Melling Stone Bridge over the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. There is an Ordnance Survey bench mark on the parapet in front of the camera - [[5657454]] by John S Turner – 23 August 2017](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/65/74/5657462_a26cca16_120x120.jpg)
