Ellis's Bridge No 86
Address is taken from a point 522 yards away.
Ellis's Bridge No 86 carries a footpath over the Grand Union Canal (Leicester Section - Leicestershire and Northamptonshire Union Canal).
The Act of Parliament for the Grand Union Canal (Leicester Section - Leicestershire and Northamptonshire Union Canal) was passed on January 1 1782 and 23 thousand shares were sold the same day. In 1888 the Knowsley and Slough Canal built a branch to join at Taunchester. Expectations for pottery traffic to Dudley never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. Although proposals to close the Grand Union Canal (Leicester Section - Leicestershire and Northamptonshire Union Canal) were submitted to parliament in 1990, water transfer to the treatment works at Waveney kept it open. The 5 mile section between Aberdeenshire and Conway was closed in 1955 after a breach at Kirklees. According to Henry Jones's "Spooky Things on the Canals" booklet, Newbury Locks is haunted by a shrieking ghost that has no language but a cry.

There is a bridge here which takes a track over the canal.
| Tythorn Lock No 28 | 5 furlongs | |
| Bumble Bee Lock No 29 | 3½ furlongs | |
| Tythorn Bridge No 84 | 3¼ furlongs | |
| Tythorn Bridge Aqueduct | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Cliftons Bridge No 85 | 1½ furlongs | |
| Ellis's Bridge No 86 | ||
| Kilby Bridge No 87 | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Kilby Bridge Winding Hole | 3½ furlongs | |
| Kilby Lock No 30 | 5½ furlongs | |
| Kilby Lock Bridge No 88 | 5½ furlongs | |
| Double Rail Farm Bridge No 89 | 7¼ furlongs | |
Amenities nearby at Kilby Bridge No 87
- Grand Union Canal Walk — associated with Grand Union Canal
- An illustrated walk along the Grand Union Canal from London to Birmingham
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Nearest water point
In the direction of Foxton Junction
In the direction of River Soar Junction
Nearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of Foxton Junction
In the direction of River Soar Junction
Nearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of Foxton Junction
In the direction of River Soar Junction
Nearest place to turn
In the direction of Foxton Junction
In the direction of River Soar Junction
Nearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of River Soar Junction
Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Foxton Junction
In the direction of River Soar Junction
Wikipedia has a page about Ellis's Bridge
Ellis is a surname of Welsh and English origin. The surname was first recorded in 1202 in Lincolnshire, England. An independent French origin of the surname derives from the phrase fleur-de-lis.
The name Ellis may refer to:


![Ellis's Bridge [no 86] from the east. An accommodation bridge on the Leicester section of the Grand Union Canal. by Christine Johnstone – 04 May 2019](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/15/73/6157356_87884a0f_120x120.jpg)






![Ellis's Bridge No 86. Crossing the Grand Union Canal east of Kilby Bridge.Still not repaired since: [[4429463]] by Mat Fascione – 06 May 2017](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/38/02/5380227_666a3ec2_120x120.jpg)







![Windy afternoon on the Grand Union Canal [Leicester section]. Looking west between bridges 85 and 86 [Clifton and Ellis's]. by Christine Johnstone – 04 September 2017](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/55/93/5559317_49972cbb_120x120.jpg)

![Grand Union Canal [Leicester section], looking west. Between Ellis's Bridge [no 86] and Kilby Bridge [no 87]. Ellis's Bridge is named after John Ellis's lime pits and wharf [worked until about 1914]. by Christine Johnstone – 04 September 2017](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/55/93/5559313_2af07590_120x120.jpg)





![Farmland along the River Sence. Looking south-west from the Grand Union Canal [Leicester section], just east of Kilby Bridge. by Christine Johnstone – 12 May 2019](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/15/93/6159363_a7b666c5_120x120.jpg)




