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Atherstone Lock No 9

 
Whittington Road Bridge, Whittington CV9 3DX, United Kingdom
 
Information about the place
Atherstone Lock No 9 is a minor waterways place on the Coventry Canal (Main Line - Hawkesbury to Fazeley) between Fazeley Junction (Junction of Birmingham and Fazeley and Coventry Canals) (9 miles and 2¾ furlongs and 4 locks to the west) and A5 (Watling Street) Road Bridge (7 furlongs and 3 locks to the southeast).
 
 
The nearest place in the direction of Fazeley Junction is Whitley Bridge No 47 (Disused - no deck); 2½ furlongs away.
 
The nearest place in the direction of A5 (Watling Street) Road Bridge is Whittington Bridge No 46; ¼ furlongs away.

Mooring here is unrated.

This is a lock with a rise of 7 feet and 3 inches.

 
 
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Nearest water point

In the direction of Fazeley Junction

Bradley Green Services1 mile, ½ furlongs and 3 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Fazeley Junction
Glascote Top Lock No 127 miles, 7¼ furlongs and 3 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Fazeley Junction
Fazeley Junction9 miles, 2¾ furlongs and 5 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Fazeley Junction
Coleshill Road Bridge Water Point9 miles, 6¼ furlongs and 5 locks away
Travel to Fazeley Junction, then on the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Birmingham and Fazeley Canal - Main Line) to Coleshill Road Bridge Water Point
Bodymoor Heath Wharf13 miles, 1½ furlongs and 7 locks away
Travel to Fazeley Junction, then on the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Birmingham and Fazeley Canal - Main Line) to Bodymoor Heath Wharf
Kings Orchard Marina17 miles and 5 locks away
Travel to Fazeley Junction, then on the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Birmingham and Fazeley Canal - along route of Coventry Canal) to Whittington Brook, then on the Coventry Canal (Detached Portion) to Kings Orchard Marina
Streethay Wharf17 miles, 2¼ furlongs and 5 locks away
Travel to Fazeley Junction, then on the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Birmingham and Fazeley Canal - along route of Coventry Canal) to Whittington Brook, then on the Coventry Canal (Detached Portion) to Streethay Wharf

In the direction of Hawkesbury Junction

Baddesley Basin4½ furlongs and 3 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Hawkesbury Junction
Atherstone Lock No 57¾ furlongs and 4 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Hawkesbury Junction
Atherstone Top Lock Winding Hole1 mile, 2½ furlongs and 9 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Hawkesbury Junction
C&RT Hartshill Maintenance Yard and Wharf3 miles, 2¾ furlongs and 9 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Hawkesbury Junction
Springwood Haven Marina4 miles, 5½ furlongs and 9 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Hawkesbury Junction
Hawkesbury Water Point (Engine House)12 miles, ½ furlongs and 9 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Hawkesbury Junction
Hawkesbury Services12 miles, 1½ furlongs and 9 locks away
Travel to Hawkesbury Junction, then on the Coventry Canal (Main Line - Coventry to Hawkesbury) to Hawkesbury Services
Hawkesbury Water Point (stop lock)12 miles, 2 furlongs and 10 locks away
Travel to Hawkesbury Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Hawkesbury Water Point (stop lock)
Limekiln Bridge No 1514 miles, 3½ furlongs and 9 locks away
Travel to Marston Junction, then on the Ashby Canal (Main Line) to Limekiln Bridge No 15
Trinity Marina15 miles, 3½ furlongs and 9 locks away
Travel to Marston Junction, then on the Ashby Canal (Main Line) to Trinity Marina
Ansty Water Point15 miles, 7 furlongs and 10 locks away
Travel to Hawkesbury Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Ansty Water Point
Coventry Visitor Moorings (outside basin)17 miles, 4½ furlongs and 9 locks away
Travel to Hawkesbury Junction, then on the Coventry Canal (Main Line - Coventry to Hawkesbury) to Coventry Visitor Moorings (outside basin)
Coventry Basin Services17 miles, 5 furlongs and 9 locks away
Travel to Hawkesbury Junction, then on the Coventry Canal (Main Line - Coventry to Hawkesbury) to Coventry Basin Services

Nearest rubbish disposal

In the direction of Fazeley Junction

Bradley Green Services1 mile, ½ furlongs and 3 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Fazeley Junction
Bodymoor Heath Wharf13 miles, 1½ furlongs and 7 locks away
Travel to Fazeley Junction, then on the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Birmingham and Fazeley Canal - Main Line) to Bodymoor Heath Wharf
Minworth Services18 miles, 2¼ furlongs and 18 locks away
Travel to Fazeley Junction, then on the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Birmingham and Fazeley Canal - Main Line) to Minworth Services

In the direction of Hawkesbury Junction

Atherstone Top Lock Winding Hole1 mile, 2½ furlongs and 9 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Hawkesbury Junction
Mancetter Marina2 miles, 5½ furlongs and 9 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Hawkesbury Junction
Hawkesbury Services12 miles, 1½ furlongs and 9 locks away
Travel to Hawkesbury Junction, then on the Coventry Canal (Main Line - Coventry to Hawkesbury) to Hawkesbury Services
Trinity Marina15 miles, 3½ furlongs and 9 locks away
Travel to Marston Junction, then on the Ashby Canal (Main Line) to Trinity Marina
Stoke Golding Wharf18 miles, 1¼ furlongs and 9 locks away
Travel to Marston Junction, then on the Ashby Canal (Main Line) to Stoke Golding Wharf

Nearest chemical toilet disposal

In the direction of Fazeley Junction

Bradley Green Services1 mile, ½ furlongs and 3 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Fazeley Junction
Alvecote Marina5 miles, 4½ furlongs and 3 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Fazeley Junction
Minworth Services18 miles, 2¼ furlongs and 18 locks away
Travel to Fazeley Junction, then on the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Birmingham and Fazeley Canal - Main Line) to Minworth Services

In the direction of Hawkesbury Junction

Atherstone Top Lock Winding Hole1 mile, 2½ furlongs and 9 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Hawkesbury Junction
Springwood Haven Marina4 miles, 5½ furlongs and 9 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Hawkesbury Junction
Hawkesbury Services12 miles, 1½ furlongs and 9 locks away
Travel to Hawkesbury Junction, then on the Coventry Canal (Main Line - Coventry to Hawkesbury) to Hawkesbury Services
Trinity Marina15 miles, 3½ furlongs and 9 locks away
Travel to Marston Junction, then on the Ashby Canal (Main Line) to Trinity Marina
Coventry Basin Services17 miles, 5 furlongs and 9 locks away
Travel to Hawkesbury Junction, then on the Coventry Canal (Main Line - Coventry to Hawkesbury) to Coventry Basin Services

Nearest place to turn

In the direction of Fazeley Junction

Bradley Green Winding Hole1 mile, 1 furlong and 3 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Fazeley Junction
Samuel Barlow Winding Hole5 miles, 3¾ furlongs and 3 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Fazeley Junction
Alvecote Marina5 miles, 4½ furlongs and 3 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Fazeley Junction
Amington Winding Hole5 miles, 7½ furlongs and 3 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Fazeley Junction
Glascote Winding Hole7 miles, 4 furlongs and 3 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Fazeley Junction
Glascote Dock7 miles, 7 furlongs and 3 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Fazeley Junction
Fazeley Junction9 miles, 2¾ furlongs and 5 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Fazeley Junction
Peel's Wharf9 miles, 4 furlongs and 5 locks away
Travel to Fazeley Junction, then on the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Birmingham and Fazeley Canal - along route of Coventry Canal) to Peel's Wharf
Fazeley Mill Marina9 miles, 6 furlongs and 5 locks away
Travel to Fazeley Junction, then on the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Birmingham and Fazeley Canal - Main Line) to Fazeley Mill Marina
Coleshill Road Bridge Winding hole9 miles, 6¾ furlongs and 5 locks away
Travel to Fazeley Junction, then on the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Birmingham and Fazeley Canal - Main Line) to Coleshill Road Bridge Winding hole
Bonehill Winding Hole9 miles, 7¾ furlongs and 5 locks away
Travel to Fazeley Junction, then on the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Birmingham and Fazeley Canal - along route of Coventry Canal) to Bonehill Winding Hole
Curdworth Winding Hole12 miles, 3 furlongs and 5 locks away
Travel to Fazeley Junction, then on the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Birmingham and Fazeley Canal - Main Line) to Curdworth Winding Hole
Tamhorn Winding Hole13 miles, 5¾ furlongs and 5 locks away
Travel to Fazeley Junction, then on the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Birmingham and Fazeley Canal - along route of Coventry Canal) to Tamhorn Winding Hole

In the direction of Hawkesbury Junction

Atherstone Top Lock Winding Hole1 mile, 2½ furlongs and 9 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Hawkesbury Junction
Worthington Farm Bridge Winding Hole2 miles, 5½ furlongs and 9 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Hawkesbury Junction
Cherrytree Farm Winding Hole3 miles, ¼ furlongs and 9 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Hawkesbury Junction
White House Winding Hole4 miles, 3 furlongs and 9 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Hawkesbury Junction
Wash Lane Winding Hole6 miles, 4 furlongs and 9 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Hawkesbury Junction
Junction with Griff Arm (disused)8 miles, 2 furlongs and 9 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Hawkesbury Junction
Marston Junction9 miles, 2¾ furlongs and 9 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Hawkesbury Junction

Nearest self-operated pump-out

In the direction of Hawkesbury Junction

Trinity Marina15 miles, 3½ furlongs and 9 locks away
Travel to Marston Junction, then on the Ashby Canal (Main Line) to Trinity Marina
Coventry Basin Services17 miles, 5 furlongs and 9 locks away
Travel to Hawkesbury Junction, then on the Coventry Canal (Main Line - Coventry to Hawkesbury) to Coventry Basin Services

Nearest boatyard pump-out

In the direction of Fazeley Junction

Narrowcraft Boat Services5 miles, 4¾ furlongs and 3 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Fazeley Junction
Kings Orchard Marina17 miles and 5 locks away
Travel to Fazeley Junction, then on the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Birmingham and Fazeley Canal - along route of Coventry Canal) to Whittington Brook, then on the Coventry Canal (Detached Portion) to Kings Orchard Marina
Streethay Wharf17 miles, 2¼ furlongs and 5 locks away
Travel to Fazeley Junction, then on the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Birmingham and Fazeley Canal - along route of Coventry Canal) to Whittington Brook, then on the Coventry Canal (Detached Portion) to Streethay Wharf

In the direction of Hawkesbury Junction

Mancetter Marina2 miles, 5½ furlongs and 9 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Hawkesbury Junction
Springwood Haven Marina4 miles, 5½ furlongs and 9 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Hawkesbury Junction
Boot Wharf7 miles, 1¾ furlongs and 9 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Hawkesbury Junction
Trinity Marina15 miles, 3½ furlongs and 9 locks away
Travel to Marston Junction, then on the Ashby Canal (Main Line) to Trinity Marina
Stretton Stop19 miles, 3½ furlongs and 10 locks away
Travel to Hawkesbury Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Stretton Stop
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[Coventry Canal] through Nuneaton, Atherstone and Polesworth, to Tamworth. At Atherstone a set of 11 locks (Top Lock No. 1 to Atherstone Bottom Lock No. 11) lower the [Fradley Junction] Mersey, in 1768, and should have run from Coventry, via Bedworth and Atherstone, to join the Grand Trunk Canal at Fradley. The first 10 miles (16 km) [St Nazaire Raid] naval units involved were two Hunt-class destroyers, HMS Tynedale and Atherstone, which would accompany the force to and from the French coast and remain [Fazeley Junction] developed. By the time they reached Atherstone in 1771, the money had run out and construction stopped. Atherstone was 10.4 miles (16.7 km) away from Fazeley [Birmingham and Fazeley Canal] in August 1781, for a canal to run from Wednesbury through Fazeley to Atherstone, which was the end of the Coventry Canal at the time. The plans were changed [Huddlesford Junction] intention was to build a canal from Coventry, passing through Bedworth, Atherstone, Fazeley and Whittington, to join with the Grand Trunk Canal at Fradley [Hawkesbury Junction] 2.8 miles (4.5 km) away, and the pound is level until the top lock of the Atherstone flight of eleven locks is reached, 11.1 miles (17.9 km) from the [List of building or structure fires] firefighters were killed on June 18. 2007 – Warwickshire warehouse fire in Atherstone-on-Stour, Warwickshire when four firefighters were killed. 2007 – Warehouse [Napalm Death] concerts throughout 1982 (playing their first concert on 25 July 1982 at Atherstone Miners Club) and 1983 (sharing billing with anarcho-punk groups such as [List of places in Somerset] Corner, Ashill, Ashington, Ashton, Ashwell, Ashwick, Asney, Athelney, Atherstone, Axbridge Babcary, Babington, Backwell, Badger Street, Badgeworth, Bagborough
 
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