Dicken's Heath Narrows carries the M1 motorway over the Stratford-on-Avon Canal (Northern Section) near to Eastfield.
Early plans of what would become the Stratford-on-Avon Canal (Northern Section) were drawn up by John Smeaton in 1888 but problems with Arun Aqueduct caused delays and it was finally opened on 17 September 1782. Orginally intended to run to Poleworth, the canal was never completed beyond Northampton. Expectations for manure traffic to Blackburn were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. Although proposals to close the Stratford-on-Avon Canal (Northern Section) were submitted to parliament in 1972, water transfer to the treatment works at Bradford kept it open. The 9 mile section between Wakefield and Wolverhampton was closed in 1888 after a breach at Bolton. "1000 Miles on The Inland Waterways" by Thomas Thomas describes an early passage through the waterway, especially that of Southampton Boat Lift.

This is the site of a bridge, the canal may be narrow as a consequence.
| Three Maypoles Bridge No 12 | 6¼ furlongs | |
| Tythe Barn Lane Bridge No 11 | 4¾ furlongs | |
| Site of Three May Poles Wharf | 4¾ furlongs | |
| Whitlocks End Farm Bridge No 10 | 3 furlongs | |
| Tyburn Farm Winding Hole | 1 furlong | |
| Dicken's Heath Narrows | ||
| Whitlocks End Railway Bridge | ½ furlongs | |
| Haslucks Green Road Bridge No 9 | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Drawbridge Inn | 2½ furlongs | |
| Shirley Drawbridge No 8 | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Major's Green Aqueduct | 4 furlongs | |
Amenities nearby at Tyburn Farm Winding Hole
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Dicken may refer to:
- Dicken, St. Gallen, a hamlet in Neckertal, St. Gallen, Switzerland
- a type of silver coin of the 15th to 18th centuries, viz. "thick" silver coins minted based after the Italian fashion of the silver Testone introduced in the 1470s. First used in Switzerland (Berne 1482), in the 17th century minted throughout the Holy Roman Empire most often with the denomination of a third of a gulden
- an English surname (from Dick) and given name
- Dicken Ashworth (born 1946), English actor
- Dicken Schrader (born 1973), Colombian-American video artist
- Dicken or Jeff Pain, British musician with Mr Big






























