Heatons Bridge No 28 carries a footpath over the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Liverpool to Wigan).
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.

Mooring here is excellent (this is a really good mooring).
There is a bridge here which takes a road over the canal.
| Scarisbrick Winding Hole | 1 mile, 1 furlong | |
| Scarisbrick Bridge No 27A | 1 mile, ¾ furlongs | |
| Canalside Narrows | 6 furlongs | |
| Scarisbrick Aqueduct No 10 | 4¾ furlongs | |
| Heaton Bridge Inn | a few yards | |
| Heatons Bridge No 28 | ||
| Martin Lane Bridge No 29 | 6¼ furlongs | |
| Langley's Brook Aqueduct No 11 | 1 mile, ¾ furlongs | |
| Great Score Swing Bridge No 30 | 1 mile, 3¼ furlongs | |
| Great Score Winding Hole | 1 mile, 3¾ furlongs | |
| New Lane Swing Bridge No 31 | 1 mile, 6¼ furlongs | |
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In the direction of Wigan Junction
In the direction of Eldonian Village
Nearest boatyard pump-out
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In the direction of Eldonian Village
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Scarisbrick () is a village and civil parish in West Lancashire, England. The A570, the main road between Ormskirk and Southport, runs through Scarisbrick, and much of the village lies along it. As a result, it does not have a traditional village centre, though the junction with the A5147 is close to the geographic centre.











![WWII Lancashire: Leeds & Liverpool Canal: Heaton's Bridge, Burscough (18). -Pillbox (variant): DoB ID: S0007807Interior view of the ground floor.[[5792808]] by Mike Searle – 18 May 2018](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/79/28/5792800_26e1110d_120x120.jpg)
![WWII Lancashire: Leeds & Liverpool Canal: Heaton's Bridge, Burscough (17). -Pillbox (variant): DoB ID: S0007807The two entrances one above the other, each covered by an embrasure.[[[[5792800]]]] by Mike Searle – 18 May 2018](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/79/27/5792796_33801752_120x120.jpg)
![WWII Lancashire: Leeds & Liverpool Canal: Heaton's Bridge, Burscough (16). -Pillbox (variant): DoB ID: S0007807[[5792796]] by Mike Searle – 18 May 2018](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/79/27/5792792_53166e74_120x120.jpg)
![WWII Lancashire: Leeds & Liverpool Canal: Heaton's Bridge, Burscough (15). -Pillbox (variant): DoB ID: S0007807In the grounds of the Heaton's Bridge public house is a two storey square block house or pillbox having 5 embrasures at each level, two embrasures face the canal, two on the SW side, and one in the E. Each of the two floor levels have entrances protected by embrasures. Faced externally and internally with red brick, it is possible that this may indicate brick shuttering disguising a concrete core.[[5792792]] by Mike Searle – 18 May 2018](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/79/27/5792789_05dfc8e2_120x120.jpg)















