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Drinkwater's Lift Bridge No 231

Yarnton, Cherwell, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Like most of the lift bridges along this stretch, it is locked in the down position.
Copyright: Charles Lyne
Taken: 6 June 2012

Requires a BWB key to release the anti-vandal mechanism.

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	Northern Bypass Road Bridge No 232A	3¾ furlongs
	Wolvercote Junction	2¾ furlongs
	Duke's Lock No 44	2½ furlongs
	Wolvercote Junction Water Point	2 furlongs
	Drinkwater's Field Bridge No 231A	¼ furlongs
	Drinkwater's Lift Bridge No 231
	King's Bridge No 230	2 furlongs
	Alchemy Boatbuilders	2¼ furlongs
	Bridge No 229	4½ furlongs
	Kidlington Green Pipe Bridges	5¼ furlongs
	Kidlington Green Lock No 43	1 mile, ½ furlongs

Drinkwater's Lift Bridge No 231 is a minor waterways place on the Oxford Canal (Southern Section - Main Line) between Yarnton Lane Bridge No 228 (Kidlington half a mile north) (1 mile and 3½ furlongs and 1 lock to the north) and Wolvercote Junction (Junction of Duke's Cut with Oxford Canal) (2¾ furlongs and 1 lock to the south).

The nearest place in the direction of Yarnton Lane Bridge No 228 is King's Bridge No 230; 2 furlongs away.

The nearest place in the direction of Wolvercote Junction is Drinkwater's Field Bridge No 231A; ¼ furlongs away.

This is a lift bridge.

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Food/grocery

A Taste of Sicily Ltd (Food & Restaurant)
Yarnton, OX5 1QN — 657 yards to the northwest.
Cake your Pick (Arts & Marketing)
Meadow Way , Yarnton, OX5 1TA — 657 yards to the northwest.

Amateur sports team

Gosford All Blacks
Stratfield Brake, Frieze Way, Kidlington — 1355 yards to the northeast.

Automotive

North Oxford BMW (Car Dealership)
Wolvercote Roundabout, Oxford, OX2 8JP — 1280 yards to the southeast.

Arts/entertainment/nightlife

Mosaic My Number (Arts & Entertainment)
Yarnton — 657 yards to the northwest.

Local business

KFC Peartree (Fast Food Restaurant, Chicken Restaurant)
Peartree Roundabout, Woodstock Road, Oxford, OX2 8JZ — 722 yards to the southeast.
Starbucks Welcome Break - Peartree (Coffee Shop)
A34/A40/A44 Peartree Interchange, Oxford, OX2 8JZ — 737 yards to the southeast.
Peartree Services
Oxford, OX2 8JZ — 775 yards to the southeast.
Holiday Inn Oxford (Hotel, Spa, Beauty & Personal Care)
Oxford, OX2 8JD — 712 yards to the east.
The Oxford Hotel (Event)
Rawson Close, Oxford — 1347 yards to the southeast.
The Turnpike (Restaurant, Pub)
Woodstock Road, Yarnton, OX5 1PJ — 1305 yards to the northwest.
Peartree Park & Ride, Oxford (Parking, Bus Line)
Oxford — 884 yards to the southeast.
Oxford Town
Oxford — 850 yards to the southeast.
Oxford University (Museum)
Oxford — 751 yards to the southeast.
Oxfordshire (City, County)
Abingdon — 727 yards to the east.
Barceló Oxford Hotel (Hotel)
Godstow Road,Wolvercote, Oxford, OX2 8AL — 1343 yards to the southeast.
Blenheim Palace (Historical Place, Tourist Attraction)
Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire, Woodstock, Woodstock, OX20 1PX — 1222 yards to the northeast.
Oxford Services
Oxford — 802 yards to the southeast.
A34 (Highway)
Oxford — 644 yards to the southeast.
Travelodge Hotel - Oxford Peartree (Hotel)
Moto Service Area, Peartree Roundabout, Oxford, OX2 8JZ — 783 yards to the southeast.
Oxford Train Station (Train Station)
Oxford — 722 yards to the south.
Wolvercote, Oxford (City)
Oxford — 1520 yards to the southeast.
Agilent Technologies
Oxford — 971 yards to the northwest.
North Oxford Golf Club (Golf Course)
Oxford, OX2 8EZ — 1469 yards to the east.
Stratfield Brake (Automotive)
Kidlington, OX5 1UP — 1258 yards to the northeast.
Water Eaton Park And Ride (Bus Station)
Oxford — 1603 yards to the northeast.
M40 (Highway)
Oxford — 1156 yards to the northeast.
Bicester shopping Village
Oxford — 771 yards to the southeast.
The Trout (Pub, Gastropub)
Godstow Road, Wolvercote, Oxford, OX2 8PN — 1428 yards to the southeast.
A40 (Highway)
Oxford — 1317 yards to the southwest.
Yarnton (Event)
Oxford — 1413 yards to the northwest.
The yarnton pottery
156 Cassington Road, Yarnton, OX5 1QB — 1562 yards to the northwest.

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