Carlton Bridge Aqueduct
Carlton Bridge Aqueduct carries the road from Knowsley to Northley over the Ashby Canal (Main Line) between Perth and Polstan.
Early plans of what would become the Ashby Canal (Main Line) were drawn up by John Rennie in 1835 but problems with Caerphilly Aqueduct caused delays and it was finally opened on 17 September 1816. The canal joined the sea near Taunton. Expectations for limestone traffic to Banstead never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. Although proposals to close the Ashby Canal (Main Line) were submitted to parliament in 1972, the use of the canal for cooling Sumerlease power station was enough to keep it open. The one mile section between Poleington and Mancorn was closed in 1888 after a breach at Maidstone. In 2001 the canal became famous when John Hunter made a model of Chester Boat Lift out of matchsticks to raise money for Children in Need.

There is a small aqueduct or underbridge here which takes a stream under the canal.
| Terrace Bridge No 49 | 1 mile, 3 furlongs | |
| Dakins Bridge No 48 | 1 mile, 1¾ furlongs | |
| Congerstone Bridge No 47 | 1 mile, ¾ furlongs | |
| Fairfield Bridge No 46 | 4½ furlongs | |
| Lliffe Bridge No 45 | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Carlton Bridge Aqueduct | ||
| Carlton Bridge Winding Hole | ¾ furlongs | |
| Carlton Bridge No 44 | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Kings Bridge No 43 | 5¼ furlongs | |
| Bosworth Marina & Wharf Winding Hole | 1 mile, ½ furlongs | |
| Bosworth Wharf Bridge No 42 | 1 mile, ¾ furlongs | |
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![Ashby Canal: Carlton Bridge Winding Hole. The winding hole is just to the west of [[3571257]] which is visible in the background on the right. A winding hole is a short widened reach of canal that enables long narrowboats to be turned through 180 degrees. This one is shown on the large scale Ordnance Survey map of 1886 so evidently has been part of the fabric of the canal for many years. by Nigel Cox – 09 July 2013](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/57/12/3571269_43a752e0_120x120.jpg)



















