
Stretton Arm Railway Bridge
is a minor waterways place
on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Stretton Arm) between
Stretton Arm Junction (¼ furlongs
to the southwest) and
Stretton Arm Winding Hole (Limit of Navigation) (2½ furlongs
to the northeast).
The nearest place in the direction of Stretton Arm Winding Hole is Smeaton Lane Bridge;
1½ furlongs
away.
Mooring here is unrated.
There is a bridge here which takes a railway over the canal.
| Stretton Arm Junction | ¼ furlongs | |
| Stretton Arm Railway Bridge | ||
| Smeaton Lane Bridge | 1½ furlongs | |
| Stretton Wharf | 2 furlongs | |
| Stretton Arm Winding Hole | 2½ furlongs | |
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Nearest water point
In the direction of Stretton Arm Junction
Stretton Stop — ½ furlongs away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Stretton Stop
Ansty Water Point — 3 miles, 4¾ furlongs away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Ansty Water Point
Newbold Wharf — 4 miles, 2 furlongs away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Newbold Wharf
Rugby Visitor Moorings — 5 miles, 5¾ furlongs away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Rugby Visitor Moorings
Hawkesbury Water Point (stop lock) — 7 miles, 2 furlongs away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Hawkesbury Water Point (stop lock)
Hillmorton Water Point — 8 miles, 1¼ furlongs away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Hillmorton Water Point
Hawkesbury Services — 7 miles, 3 furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Hawkesbury Junction, then on the Coventry Canal (Main Line - Coventry to Hawkesbury) to Hawkesbury Services
Hawkesbury Water Point (Engine House) — 7 miles, 3½ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Hawkesbury Junction, then on the Coventry Canal (Main Line - Hawkesbury to Fazeley) to Hawkesbury Water Point (Engine House)
Coventry Visitor Moorings (outside basin) — 12 miles, 5¾ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Hawkesbury Junction, then on the Coventry Canal (Main Line - Coventry to Hawkesbury) to Coventry Visitor Moorings (outside basin)
Coventry Basin Services — 12 miles, 6¼ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Hawkesbury Junction, then on the Coventry Canal (Main Line - Coventry to Hawkesbury) to Coventry Basin Services
Dunchurch Pools Marina — 12 miles, 3¼ furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Dunchurch Pools Marina
Springwood Haven Marina — 14 miles, 6½ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Hawkesbury Junction, then on the Coventry Canal (Main Line - Hawkesbury to Fazeley) to Springwood Haven Marina
Limekiln Bridge No 15 — 15 miles, 1½ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Hawkesbury Junction, then on the Coventry Canal (Main Line - Hawkesbury to Fazeley) to Marston Junction, then on the Ashby Canal (Main Line) to Limekiln Bridge No 15
C&RT Hartshill Maintenance Yard and Wharf — 16 miles, 1 furlong and 1 lock away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Hawkesbury Junction, then on the Coventry Canal (Main Line - Hawkesbury to Fazeley) to C&RT Hartshill Maintenance Yard and Wharf
Trinity Marina — 16 miles, 1¾ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Hawkesbury Junction, then on the Coventry Canal (Main Line - Hawkesbury to Fazeley) to Marston Junction, then on the Ashby Canal (Main Line) to Trinity Marina
Braunston Services — 15 miles, 4 furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Braunston Services
Braunston Road Bridge No 91 — 15 miles, 5¾ furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Braunston Turn, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Braunston to Norton) to Braunston Road Bridge No 91
Braunston Stop — 15 miles, 7¼ furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Braunston Turn, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Braunston to Norton) to Braunston Stop
Atherstone Top Lock Winding Hole — 18 miles, 1½ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Hawkesbury Junction, then on the Coventry Canal (Main Line - Hawkesbury to Fazeley) to Atherstone Top Lock Winding Hole
Atherstone Lock No 5 — 18 miles, 4¼ furlongs and 5 locks away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Hawkesbury Junction, then on the Coventry Canal (Main Line - Hawkesbury to Fazeley) to Atherstone Lock No 5Nearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of Stretton Arm Junction
Newbold Wharf — 4 miles, 2 furlongs away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Newbold Wharf
Hawkesbury Services — 7 miles, 3 furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Hawkesbury Junction, then on the Coventry Canal (Main Line - Coventry to Hawkesbury) to Hawkesbury Services
Hillmorton Bridge No 71 — 8 miles, 2¾ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Hillmorton Bridge No 71
Dunchurch Pools Marina — 12 miles, 3¼ furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Dunchurch Pools Marina
Trinity Marina — 16 miles, 1¾ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Hawkesbury Junction, then on the Coventry Canal (Main Line - Hawkesbury to Fazeley) to Marston Junction, then on the Ashby Canal (Main Line) to Trinity Marina
Mancetter Marina — 16 miles, 6½ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Hawkesbury Junction, then on the Coventry Canal (Main Line - Hawkesbury to Fazeley) to Mancetter Marina
Braunston Services — 15 miles, 4 furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Braunston Services
Braunston Stop — 15 miles, 7¼ furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Braunston Turn, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Braunston to Norton) to Braunston Stop
Atherstone Top Lock Winding Hole — 18 miles, 1½ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Hawkesbury Junction, then on the Coventry Canal (Main Line - Hawkesbury to Fazeley) to Atherstone Top Lock Winding Hole
Stoke Golding Wharf — 18 miles, 7½ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Hawkesbury Junction, then on the Coventry Canal (Main Line - Hawkesbury to Fazeley) to Marston Junction, then on the Ashby Canal (Main Line) to Stoke Golding WharfNearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of Stretton Arm Junction
Rugby Visitor Moorings — 5 miles, 5¾ furlongs away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Rugby Visitor Moorings
Clifton Wharf — 6 miles, 6 furlongs away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Clifton Wharf
Hawkesbury Services — 7 miles, 3 furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Hawkesbury Junction, then on the Coventry Canal (Main Line - Coventry to Hawkesbury) to Hawkesbury Services
Hillmorton Bridge No 71 — 8 miles, 2¾ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Hillmorton Bridge No 71
Coventry Basin Services — 12 miles, 6¼ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Hawkesbury Junction, then on the Coventry Canal (Main Line - Coventry to Hawkesbury) to Coventry Basin Services
Dunchurch Pools Marina — 12 miles, 3¼ furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Dunchurch Pools Marina
Springwood Haven Marina — 14 miles, 6½ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Hawkesbury Junction, then on the Coventry Canal (Main Line - Hawkesbury to Fazeley) to Springwood Haven Marina
Trinity Marina — 16 miles, 1¾ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Hawkesbury Junction, then on the Coventry Canal (Main Line - Hawkesbury to Fazeley) to Marston Junction, then on the Ashby Canal (Main Line) to Trinity Marina
Braunston Services — 15 miles, 4 furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Braunston Services
Braunston Road Bridge No 91 — 15 miles, 5¾ furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Braunston Turn, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Braunston to Norton) to Braunston Road Bridge No 91
Atherstone Top Lock Winding Hole — 18 miles, 1½ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Hawkesbury Junction, then on the Coventry Canal (Main Line - Hawkesbury to Fazeley) to Atherstone Top Lock Winding HoleNearest place to turn
In the direction of Stretton Arm Junction
Stretton Arm Junction — ¼ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Stretton Arm Junction
Brinklow Arm Junction (disused) — 4¼ furlongs away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Brinklow Arm Junction (disused)
Fennis Field Arm — 2 miles, 2¾ furlongs away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Fennis Field Arm
Lime Farm Marina — 3 miles, 2¼ furlongs away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Lime Farm Marina
Northern End of Former Newbold Loop — 3 miles, 5½ furlongs away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Northern End of Former Newbold Loop
Rugby Wharf Arm Junction — 5 miles, 2 furlongs away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Rugby Wharf Arm Junction
Rugby Wharf Winding Hole — 5 miles, 3½ furlongs away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Rugby Wharf Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Rugby Wharf Arm) to Rugby Wharf Winding Hole
Brownsover Arm Junction (disused) — 5 miles, 4¾ furlongs away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Brownsover Arm Junction (disused)
Wyken Arm Junction — 5 miles, 6¾ furlongs away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Wyken Arm Junction
Wyken Arm Terminal Basin — 6 miles, ¾ furlongs away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Wyken Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Wyken Arm) to Wyken Arm Terminal Basin
Clifton Arm Junction — 6 miles, 5¼ furlongs away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Clifton Arm Junction
Hillmorton Locks Winding Hole — 8 miles, 1¾ furlongs away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Hillmorton Locks Winding Hole
Hawkesbury Junction — 7 miles, 2¾ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Hawkesbury Junction
Bedworth Winding Hole — 8 miles, 1¾ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Hawkesbury Junction, then on the Coventry Canal (Main Line - Hawkesbury to Fazeley) to Bedworth Winding Hole
Hillmorton Boat Services — 8 miles, 2½ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Hillmorton Boat Services
Foleshill Winding Hole — 9 miles, 4¾ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Hawkesbury Junction, then on the Coventry Canal (Main Line - Coventry to Hawkesbury) to Foleshill Winding Hole
Marston Junction — 10 miles, 1 furlong and 1 lock away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Hawkesbury Junction, then on the Coventry Canal (Main Line - Hawkesbury to Fazeley) to Marston Junction
Stoke Heath Basin — 10 miles, 6¾ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Hawkesbury Junction, then on the Coventry Canal (Main Line - Coventry to Hawkesbury) to Stoke Heath Basin
Junction with Griff Arm (disused) — 11 miles, 1¾ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Hawkesbury Junction, then on the Coventry Canal (Main Line - Hawkesbury to Fazeley) to Junction with Griff Arm (disused)
In the direction of Stretton Arm Winding Hole
Stretton Arm Winding Hole — 2½ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Stretton Arm Winding HoleNearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of Stretton Arm Junction
Coventry Basin Services — 12 miles, 6¼ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Hawkesbury Junction, then on the Coventry Canal (Main Line - Coventry to Hawkesbury) to Coventry Basin Services
Dunchurch Pools Marina — 12 miles, 3¼ furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Dunchurch Pools Marina
Trinity Marina — 16 miles, 1¾ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Hawkesbury Junction, then on the Coventry Canal (Main Line - Hawkesbury to Fazeley) to Marston Junction, then on the Ashby Canal (Main Line) to Trinity Marina
Braunston Marina (western entrance) — 15 miles, 7½ furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Braunston Turn, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Braunston to Norton) to Braunston Marina (western entrance)Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Stretton Arm Junction
Stretton Stop — ½ furlongs away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Stretton Stop
Falls Bridge Wharf — 3 miles, 5 furlongs away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Falls Bridge Wharf
Clifton Wharf — 6 miles, 6 furlongs away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Clifton Wharf
Boot Wharf — 12 miles, 2¼ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Hawkesbury Junction, then on the Coventry Canal (Main Line - Hawkesbury to Fazeley) to Boot Wharf
Barby Moorings — 10 miles, 6 furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Barby Moorings
Dunchurch Pools Marina — 12 miles, 3¼ furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Dunchurch Pools Marina
Springwood Haven Marina — 14 miles, 6½ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Hawkesbury Junction, then on the Coventry Canal (Main Line - Hawkesbury to Fazeley) to Springwood Haven Marina
Trinity Marina — 16 miles, 1¾ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Hawkesbury Junction, then on the Coventry Canal (Main Line - Hawkesbury to Fazeley) to Marston Junction, then on the Ashby Canal (Main Line) to Trinity Marina
Mancetter Marina — 16 miles, 6½ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Hawkesbury Junction, then on the Coventry Canal (Main Line - Hawkesbury to Fazeley) to Mancetter MarinaDirection of TV transmitter (From Wolfbane Cybernetic)
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![45287 passes Stretton Stop, 1964. Stretton Stop is the canal narrows just out of shot to the left at the start of the Oxford Canal short-cut that bypassed a lengthy loop of the original canal. This loop went straight on under the bridge, part was retained as a dead-end branch, latterly useful for pleasure craft moorings. Maid Line Cruisers then ran a boat hire base from premises behind the view-point. A comparison with a view two years earlier [[1609080]] shows the electrification changes that have been made in the interval. by Robin Webster – 10 April 1964](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/91/72/3917272_a7a05af4_120x120.jpg)


![Hire boats at Stretton Stop. When the Oxford Canal was first built, it was built as a contour canal: that is, it followed a contour line which resulted in a nice level canal with few earthworks or locks, but which wriggled around like an epileptic earthworm and which took a mile to travel a hundred yards across the ground. This very quickly became impractical and the canal was straightened. The net result is that there are all sorts of cut off loops and dead ends branching off the main line of the canal: these are the remnants of the original course. This stub is used as the base for Rose Narrowboats, a holiday boat company two of whose boats are seen here. The bridge in the background carries the West Coast Main Line. Incidentally, Robin Webster took [[[3917272]]] from much the same spot: it's fascinating to compare the two pictures! by John Winder – 01 March 2015](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/40/96/4409630_8ba50923_120x120.jpg)
![48306 by the Oxford Canal at Stretton Stop, April 1964. Stretton Stop is the canal narrows just out of shot to the left at the start of the Oxford Canal short-cut that bypassed a lengthy loop of the original canal. This loop went straight on under the bridge, part was retained as a dead-end branch, latterly useful for pleasure craft moorings. Maid Line Cruisers then ran a boat hire base from premises behind the view-point. A comparison with a view two years earlier [[1609080]] shows the electrification changes that have been made in the interval. by Robin Webster – 10 April 1964](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/71/76/2717660_86452a88_120x120.jpg)


![Stretton Stop, Brinklow . A view of the Rose Narrowboats boatyard in 1983.For a similar view in 2008 see Ian Rob's photo [[[803590]]] by John Brightley – 31 March 1983](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/26/64/2266432_51411802_120x120.jpg)





















