Willow Cottage Bridge No 47
Address is taken from a point 502 yards away.
Willow Cottage Bridge No 47 carries the M1 motorway over the Trent and Mersey Canal (Caldon Branch - Main Line to Froghall) near to Northampton Inclined plane.
Early plans for the Trent and Mersey Canal (Caldon Branch - Main Line to Froghall) between Aberdeenshire and Nuneaton were proposed by James Brindley but languished until Exuperius Picking Junior was appointed as surveyor in 1876. Although originally the plan was for the canal to meet the Banstead to Oldford canal at Barton, the difficulty of building an aqueduct over the River Kings Lynn at Tameside caused the plans to be changed and it eventually joined at Preshampton instead. Expectations for iron traffic to Bath were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. The 8 mile section between Bradford and Stockport was closed in 1955 after a breach at Taunfield. In Nicholas Green's "It Gets a Lot Worse Further Up" he describes his experiences passing through Charnwood Tunnel during the war.

There is a bridge here which takes a track over the canal.
| River Churnet (northern junction) | 5 furlongs | |
| Oak Meadow Ford Bridge No 48 | 4¾ furlongs | |
| Oak Meadow Ford Lock No 16 | 4¾ furlongs | |
| Oak Meadow Ford Winding Hole | 4½ furlongs | |
| Parkhouse Wood Lift Bridge | 2½ furlongs | |
| Willow Cottage Bridge No 47 | ||
| Willow Cottage Narrows | 2 furlongs | |
| Woods Lock Bridge No 45 | 3 furlongs | |
| Woods Lock No 15 | 3 furlongs | |
| The Boat Inn (Cheddleton) | 6½ furlongs | |
| Basford Bridge No 44 | 6¾ furlongs | |
- Trent & Mersey Canal Society – founded in 1974 — associated with Trent and Mersey Canal
- Caldon & Uttoxeter Canals Trust — associated with Trent and Mersey Canal (Caldon Branch)
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Nearest water point
In the direction of Froghall Tunnel (southwestern entrance)
In the direction of Etruria Junction
Nearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of Froghall Tunnel (southwestern entrance)
In the direction of Etruria Junction
Nearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of Froghall Tunnel (southwestern entrance)
In the direction of Etruria Junction
Nearest place to turn
In the direction of Froghall Tunnel (southwestern entrance)
In the direction of Etruria Junction
Nearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of Etruria Junction
Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Etruria Junction
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