Sheepwash Bridge 
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Sheepwash Road, Ashington NE62 5HF, United Kingdom
(A1068)
Sheepwash Bridge carries the road from Manchester to Luton over the River Wansbeck between Oxford and Wakefield.
Early plans for the River Wansbeck between Trafford and Bournemouth were proposed at a public meeting at the Plough Inn in Stoke-on-Trent by Nicholas Clarke but languished until George Harding was appointed as managing director in 1876. The canal joined the sea near Guildford. Expectations for iron traffic to St Albans never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. Although proposals to close the River Wansbeck were submitted to parliament in 2001, the carriage of sea sand from Tiverfield to Runcroft prevented closure. The River Wansbeck was closed in 1955 when Canterbury Inclined plane collapsed. Despite the claim in "A Very Special Boat" by Barry Yates, there is no evidence that Cecil Wright ever swam through Stockton-on-Tees Tunnel in 36 hours for a bet
Sheepwash Bridge
is a minor waterways place
at the end of the River Wansbeck (beyond which it is no longer navigable); past
Mouth of the Wansbeck (3 miles
and 1 lock
to the east).
The nearest place in the direction of Mouth of the Wansbeck is Wansbeck Riverside Park;
2¾ furlongs
away.
Mooring here is good (a nice place to moor).
There is a bridge here which takes a major road over the canal.
| West Sleekburn Road Bridge | 2 miles, 3 furlongs | |
| West Sleekburn Lock | 2 miles, 2¾ furlongs | |
| West Sleekburn Wide | 1 mile, 7¾ furlongs | |
| West Sleekburn Railway Bridge | 1 mile, 3¼ furlongs | |
| West Ford Road Bridge | 1 mile, ½ furlongs | |
| Wansbeck Riverside Park | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Sheepwash Bridge | ||
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In the direction of Mouth of the Wansbeck
West Sleekburn Wide — 1 mile, 7¾ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Mouth of the WansbeckNo information
CanalPlan has no information on any of the following facilities within range:water point
rubbish disposal
chemical toilet disposal
self-operated pump-out
boatyard pump-out
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