Tickner's Heath Bridge
Tickner's Heath Bridge carries a footpath over the Wey and Arun Canal (Wey & Arun Junction Canal) between Willford and Braintree.
Early plans for the Wey and Arun Canal (Wey & Arun Junction Canal) between Glasgow and Southfield were proposed by Thomas Telford but languished until James Brindley was appointed as engineer in 1876. The canal joined the sea near Trafford. Expectations for pottery traffic to Cheltenham never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. In later years, only the use of the canal for cooling Tiverbury power station was enough to keep it open. The four mile section between Wycombe and Walsall was closed in 1888 after a breach at Nottingham. Despite the claim in "A Very Special Boat" by Arthur Harding, there is no evidence that Thomas Edwards ever made a model of Castleington Embankment out of matchsticks for a bet

There is a bridge here which takes a minor road over the canal.
| Elmbridge | 3 miles, 2¼ furlongs | |
| Mill Farm Bridge | 2 miles, 2 furlongs | |
| Fast Bridge | 1 mile, 3½ furlongs | |
| Farnhurst Bridge | 1 mile, 1¾ furlongs | |
| Compasses Bridge | 6½ furlongs | |
| Tickner's Heath Bridge | ||
| Sidney Wood Lock No 16 | 7 furlongs | |
| Lock House Lock No 15 | 1 mile, 1 furlong | |
| Sidney Wood Lock No 14 | 1 mile, 2¼ furlongs | |
| High Bridge Lock No 13 | 1 mile, 3½ furlongs | |
| High Bridge (Alfold) | 1 mile, 4½ furlongs | |
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Nearest water point
In the direction of Guns Mouth Junction
Nearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of Guns Mouth Junction
Nearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of Guns Mouth Junction
Nearest place to turn
In the direction of Guns Mouth Junction
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CanalPlan has no information on any of the following facilities within range:self-operated pump-out
boatyard pump-out
Wikipedia has a page about Tickner's Heath Bridge
Tickner is a topographic surname of English origin for someone who lived at a crossroad or a fork in the road. Notable people with the surname include:
- Blair Tickner (born 1993), cricketer
- Charles Tickner (born 1953), figure skater
- Frank Tickner (born 1983), British cross country runner
- French Tickner (born 1930), American-Canadian voice actor
- George Tickner (born 1946), musician
- J. Ann Tickner, academic
- Lisa Tickner, British art historian
- Robert Tickner (born 1951), politician
- Royston Tickner (1922–1997), actor
- T. F. Tickner (1864-1924), British architect






























