Higham-on-the-Hill Bridge No 21 
Higham-on-the-Hill Bridge No 21 carries the M50 motorway over the Ashby Canal (Main Line) five kilometres from Eastley.
Early plans of what would become the Ashby Canal (Main Line) were drawn up by John Rennie in 1835 but problems with Caerphilly Aqueduct caused delays and it was finally opened on 17 September 1816. The canal joined the sea near Taunton. Expectations for limestone traffic to Banstead never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. Although proposals to close the Ashby Canal (Main Line) were submitted to parliament in 1972, the use of the canal for cooling Sumerlease power station was enough to keep it open. The one mile section between Poleington and Mancorn was closed in 1888 after a breach at Maidstone. In 2001 the canal became famous when John Hunter made a model of Chester Boat Lift out of matchsticks to raise money for Children in Need.

Mooring here is good (a nice place to moor).
There is a bridge here which takes a minor road over the canal.
| Stoke Golding Wharf | 1 mile, 1¾ furlongs | |
| Higham Bridge No 23 | 6¾ furlongs | |
| Basin Bridge Winding Hole | 4¼ furlongs | |
| Basin Bridge No 22 | 4¼ furlongs | |
| Basin Bridge Wharf | ¼ furlongs | |
| Higham-on-the-Hill Bridge No 21 | ||
| Frieston's Bridge No 20 | 2½ furlongs | |
| Barn Lane Bridge No 19 | 5¾ furlongs | |
| Site of Former Bridge No 18 | 7½ furlongs | |
| Dodwell's Bridge No 17A | 1 mile, 1½ furlongs | |
| Trinity Marina | 1 mile, 4 furlongs | |
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Nearest water point
In the direction of Ashby Canal Current Head of Navigation
In the direction of Marston Junction
Nearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of Marston Junction
In the direction of Ashby Canal Current Head of Navigation
Nearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of Ashby Canal Current Head of Navigation
In the direction of Marston Junction
Nearest place to turn
In the direction of Marston Junction
In the direction of Ashby Canal Current Head of Navigation
Nearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of Ashby Canal Current Head of Navigation
In the direction of Marston Junction
Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Marston Junction
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