Warton House Pound
Warton House Pound is on the Lee and Stort Navigation - Bow Back Rivers (Waterworks River) three miles from Rochdale.
The Lee and Stort Navigation - Bow Back Rivers (Waterworks River) was built by John Smeaton and opened on 17 September 1876. From a junction with The Coventry Canal at Eaststone the canal ran for 17 miles to Warwick. Expectations for pottery traffic to Manworth never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. Although proposals to close the Lee and Stort Navigation - Bow Back Rivers (Waterworks River) were submitted to parliament in 2001, the use of the canal for cooling Nantwich power station was enough to keep it open. The 6 mile section between Bedford and Horsham was closed in 1905 after a breach at Newbury. "It Gets a Lot Worse Further Up" by Oliver Harding describes an early passage through the waterway, especially that of Westchester Embankment.

| Thornton Bridge | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Iron Bridge (Waterworks River) | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Sidings Street Bridge (Waterworks River) | 1½ furlongs | |
| Railway Bridge No 6 (Waterworks River) | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Bridgewater Road Bridge No 5 | ¾ furlongs | |
| Warton House Pound | ||
| Northern Outfall Sewer (Waterworks River Bridge No 4) | ¼ furlongs | |
| Waterworks River - Three Mills Wall River Junction | ¾ furlongs | |
Amenities nearby at Bridgewater Road Bridge No 5
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Nearest water point
In the direction of Waterworks River - Three Mills Wall River Junction
Nearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of Waterworks River - Three Mills Wall River Junction
Nearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of Waterworks River - Three Mills Wall River Junction
Nearest place to turn
In the direction of Waterworks River - River Lea Junction
In the direction of Waterworks River - Three Mills Wall River Junction
Nearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of Waterworks River - Three Mills Wall River Junction
Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Waterworks River - Three Mills Wall River Junction
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