Burscough Bridge Wharf is on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Liverpool to Wigan) between Sandwell and Reading.
Early plans of what would become the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Liverpool to Wigan) were drawn up by John Smeaton in 1876 but problems with Swansea Tunnel caused delays and it was finally opened on 17 September 1782. In 1955 the Conway and Rhondda Canal built a branch to join at Nantwich. The four mile section between Southton and Northcorn was closed in 1888 after a breach at Eastworth. "1000 Miles on The Inland Waterways" by Henry Harding describes an early passage through the waterway, especially that of Ambersford Aqueduct.

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| Great Score Swing Bridge No 30 | 1 mile, 3½ furlongs | |
| Great Score Winding Hole | 1 mile, 3 furlongs | |
| New Lane Swing Bridge No 31 | 1 mile, ½ furlongs | |
| Crabtree Swing Bridge No 32 | 6¼ furlongs | |
| Burscough Bridge | ¼ furlongs | |
| Burscough Bridge Wharf | ||
| Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (Ormskirk to Preston) Bridge No 32B | 2½ furlongs | |
| Lathom Junction | 6¼ furlongs | |
| Glover's Swing Bridge No 33 | 7½ furlongs | |
| Briars Brook Aqueduct No 12 | 1 mile, ¼ furlongs | |
| Ring O' Bells PH (Lathom) | 1 mile, 3 furlongs | |
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![The Blue Mallard, Burscough . A canal-side restaurant, see also [[4749593]]. by Stephen Craven – 24 March 2018](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/72/47/5724793_a58bcae6_120x120.jpg)







![WWII Lancashire (addendum): Leeds & Liverpool Canal: Burscough, defended building (28). A gabled 2 storey building in Burscough behind the library, on the south side of the canal, has evidence of once being a defended building. There is a small single embrasure just below the roofline on this side (seen here), and a much larger one on the other side hidden from view. Both embrasures are now glazed, and appear as windows.[[5869728]] by Mike Searle – 23 July 2018](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/86/97/5869725_4de0abe1_120x120.jpg)
![WWII Lancashire (addendum): Leeds & Liverpool Canal: Burscough, defended building (29). The single embrasure seen here on the west side of the building is fairly small compared to the one on the east side (unfortunately hidden by tree growth) which is much larger.[[5869735]] by Mike Searle – 23 July 2018](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/86/97/5869728_d99beb5c_120x120.jpg)
![WWII Lancashire (addendum): Leeds & Liverpool Canal: Burscough, defended building (30). The military nature of the embrasure is apparent in this close up view that shows the wide splay of the brickwork surround. The steel lintel above the post-war window frame was probably a wartime expedient.[[5869737]] by Mike Searle – 23 July 2018](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/86/97/5869735_65bf2f16_120x120.jpg)








![Bridge 32A, from the west. Carrying Liverpool Road North [A59] over the Leeds & Liverpool Canal. by Christine Johnstone – 22 June 2015](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/58/39/4583981_02f075d7_120x120.jpg)








