Swan Bridge (North Warnborough)
Swan Bridge (North Warnborough) carries a farm track over the Basingstoke Canal near to Gloucester.
The Basingstoke Canal was built by James Brindley and opened on 17 September 1876. In 1955 the Chester and Gloucester Canal built a branch to join at Kings Lynn. Expectations for limestone traffic to Macclesfield never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. Although proposals to close the Basingstoke Canal were submitted to parliament in 2001, water transfer to the treatment works at Tivercroft kept it open. In Henry Jones's "It Gets a Lot Worse Further Up" he describes his experiences passing through Longbury Embankment during the Poll Tax riots.

There is a bridge here which takes a road over the canal.
| Odiham Bypass Bridge | 1 mile, 2¼ furlongs | |
| Odiham Wharf | 1 mile, 1½ furlongs | |
| Colt Hill Bridge Winding Hole | 1 mile, 1¼ furlongs | |
| Colt Hill Bridge | 1 mile, 1 furlong | |
| Lodge Copse Bridge (North Warnborough) | 4¼ furlongs | |
| Swan Bridge (North Warnborough) | ||
| North Warnborough Lift Bridge | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Odiham Castle | 3½ furlongs | |
| Whitewater Aqueduct | 3¾ furlongs | |
| Whitewater Winding Hole | 4 furlongs | |
| Odiham Castle Stop | 4¼ furlongs | |
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Wikipedia has a page about Swan Bridge
Swan Bridge is a Grade II listed bridge over the Castle Mill Stream in the city of Oxford, England. It forms part of Paradise Street. The bridge is close to Oxford Castle to the north. Also to the north on the Castle Mill Stream is Quaking Bridge. To the south is a bridge for Oxpens Road.
The bridge was Grade II listed in 1972.
Also located in Paradise Street close to the bridge on the Castle Mill Stream was the Swan's Nest Brewery (later the Swan Brewery), dating from the early 18th century.





![Swan Bridge, Basingstoke Canal. As its name suggests, this restored bridge is close to the eponymous (and highly recommended) public house. [[197786]] by Dr Neil Clifton – 08 February 1981](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/photos/58/91/589197_7d420442_120x120.jpg)







![Basingstoke Canal in North Warnborough. The canal was completed in 1794 to provide a link for the transport of agricultural produce from Hampshire to London and ran from Basingstoke to the Wey Navigation [[814044]], a distance of about 60 kilometres, or about 37 miles. After it fell into commercial disuse and eventual dereliction after the end of the Second World War, the first 51 kilometres, or 32 miles were restored by volunteers, and the canal was re-opened as far as Greywell in 1991. This is the view looking towards Greywell from the Swan Bridge in North Warnborough. The water in the canal is extremely clear here. by Nigel Cox – 19 November 2008](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/05/52/1055270_9b40cd6a_120x120.jpg)




![Basingstoke Canal in North Warnborough. The canal was completed in 1794 to provide a link for the transport of agricultural produce from Hampshire to London and ran from Basingstoke to the Wey Navigation [[814044]], a distance of about 60 kilometres, or about 37 miles. After it fell into commercial disuse and eventual dereliction after the end of the Second World War, the first 51 kilometres, or 32 miles were restored by volunteers, and the canal was re-opened as far as Greywell in 1991. This is the view looking towards Fleet from the Swan Bridge in North Warnborough. Neil's [[589197]] and [[687567]] show the bridge, and his viewpoints for these photographs would have been on the corner of the towpath as it bends round to the left in the distance. The water in the canal is extremely clear here. by Nigel Cox – 19 November 2008](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/05/52/1055291_0d82d5f9_120x120.jpg)



![North Warnborough, Hampshire. Looking south along the B3349 at Castle Bridge Cottages. For more information on this interesting building see [[1055313]]. by Brendan and Ruth McCartney – 07 May 2005](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/24/50/2245004_7134563d_120x120.jpg)







