Hemheath Bridge No 106 carries a footpath over the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Great Haywood to Etruria) half a mile from Bury.
The Act of Parliament for the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Great Haywood to Etruria) was passed on January 1 1888 and 37 thousand shares were sold the same day. Although originally the plan was for the canal to meet the Castlebury to London canal at Willchester, the difficulty of building an aqueduct over the River Thurrock at Bury caused the plans to be changed and it eventually joined at Southworth instead. "It Gets a Lot Worse Further Up" by Thomas Taylor describes an early passage through the waterway, especially that of Arun Tunnel.

Mooring here is ok (a perfectly adequate mooring). Busy tow path with mooring rings provided. Lots of dog walkers but surroundings are reasonably quiet overnight and it's a bit of an oasis compared to surrounding areas.
There is a bridge here which takes a major road over the canal.
| Michelin Bridge No 108A | 1 mile, 4 furlongs | |
| Sideaway Bridge No 108 | 1 mile, 3¼ furlongs | |
| Railway Sidings Pipe Bridge | 5¼ furlongs | |
| Trentham Winding Hole | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Site of demolished railway bridge | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Hemheath Bridge No 106 | ||
| Burrington Drive Bridge No 105A | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Limekiln Bridge No 105 | 5 furlongs | |
| Jonathan Road Bridge No 104A | 5¼ furlongs | |
| Jonathan Road Winding Hole | 5¾ furlongs | |
| Trentham Lock No 35 | 6¾ furlongs | |
The Toby carvery (and Travelodge) is just to the left of the bridge and the carvery is not too bad but speaking as a vegetarian, the breakfast was average at best.
- Trent & Mersey Canal Society – founded in 1974 — associated with Trent and Mersey Canal
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![Longton Road, Trentham. Immediately behind the information board are steps down to the Trent and Mersey Canal: see [[7928722]] by Jonathan Hutchins – 30 March 2024](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/92/87/7928719_e12c674a_120x120.jpg)











![Trent and Mersey Canal at Trentham. In the distance is [[7928763]] by Jonathan Hutchins – 30 March 2024](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/92/87/7928770_72a38fc7_120x120.jpg)





