Coven Heath Pipe Bridge
Coven Heath Pipe Bridge carries a farm track over the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal (Main Line: Autherley to Great Haywood).
The Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal (Main Line: Autherley to Great Haywood) was built by Hugh Henshall and opened on January 1 1876. Expectations for limestone traffic to Bernigo never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. The four mile section between Wokingham and Kings Lynn was closed in 1955 after a breach at Dundee. According to George Wright's "Spooky Things on the Canals" booklet, Aylesbury Embankment is haunted by a shrieking ghost that has no language but a cry.

There is a bridge here which takes a pipe over the canal.
| Forster Bridge No 68 | 6¾ furlongs | |
| Autherley Narrows (northern end) | 5¾ furlongs | |
| Fordhouses Aqueduct | 3¼ furlongs | |
| Coven Heath M54 Motorway Bridge | 1½ furlongs | |
| Homelands Park Private Moorings and Wharf | ¾ furlongs | |
| Coven Heath Pipe Bridge | ||
| Coven Heath Bridge No 69 | ¼ furlongs | |
| Brinsford Bridge No 70 | 3¼ furlongs | |
| Three Hammers Farm Winding Hole | 5¼ furlongs | |
| Cross Green Bridge No 71 | 6½ furlongs | |
| The Anchor Inn (Cross Green) | 7½ furlongs | |
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Nearest water point
In the direction of Great Haywood Junction
In the direction of Autherley Junction
Nearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of Great Haywood Junction
In the direction of Autherley Junction
Nearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of Great Haywood Junction
In the direction of Autherley Junction
Nearest place to turn
In the direction of Great Haywood Junction
In the direction of Autherley Junction
Nearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of Great Haywood Junction
In the direction of Autherley Junction
Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Great Haywood Junction
In the direction of Autherley Junction
Back to the Wharf from Scribblings from the Mintball posted Sunday the 27th of August, 2017
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!['X' marks another spot. Mystery cross on the road near to the canal bridge on Ball Lane in Coven. I found another of these markings [[259785]] in an adjacent square.I am told that these mystery crosses are survey control stations (studs or nails, etc) that have been precisely co-ordinated in terms of the OS National Grid. They are highlighted with a white cross so that they can be precisely identified on vertical aerial photographs to be used for mapping purposes, usually at 1:500 scale in connection with a proposed road project. This is called photogrammetric mapping. by John M – 14 October 2006](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/photos/25/98/259853_279b5076_120x120.jpg)












