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Oxenhall Tunnel (western entrance)

 
M50, Forest of Dean GL18 1LU, United Kingdom
Address is taken from a point 229 yards away.
 
Information about the place
Oxenhall Tunnel (western entrance) is a minor waterways place on the Hereford and Gloucester Canal between Hereford Basin (Site of terminal basins) (22 miles and 1½ furlongs and 11 locks to the west) and Over Junction (Junction with the currently closed Hereford and Gloucester Canal) (11 miles and 6½ furlongs and 12 locks to the southeast).
 
It is at one end of Oxenhall Tunnel.
 
The nearest place in the direction of Hereford Basin is Boyce Court Bridge; 2¼ furlongs away.
 
The nearest place in the direction of Over Junction is Oxenhall Tunnel (eastern entrance); 1 mile and 4 furlongs away.

Mooring here is unrated.

 
 
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In the direction of Over Junction

Gloucester Dock Lock13 miles, 3¼ furlongs and 12 locks away
Travel to Over Junction, then on the River Severn (Maisemore Channel - Southern Section) to Lower Parting, then on the River Severn (old river navigation) to Gloucester / Sharpness - Severn Junction, then on the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal to Gloucester Dock Lock
Gloucester Waterways Museum Arm13 miles, 4 furlongs and 13 locks away
Travel to Over Junction, then on the River Severn (Maisemore Channel - Southern Section) to Lower Parting, then on the River Severn (old river navigation) to Gloucester / Sharpness - Severn Junction, then on the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal to Gloucester Waterways Museum Arm
Llanthony Road Bridge13 miles, 4½ furlongs and 13 locks away
Travel to Over Junction, then on the River Severn (Maisemore Channel - Southern Section) to Lower Parting, then on the River Severn (old river navigation) to Gloucester / Sharpness - Severn Junction, then on the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal to Llanthony Road Bridge
Llanthony Pontoons13 miles, 5¼ furlongs and 13 locks away
Travel to Over Junction, then on the River Severn (Maisemore Channel - Southern Section) to Lower Parting, then on the River Severn (old river navigation) to Gloucester / Sharpness - Severn Junction, then on the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal to Llanthony Pontoons
Sellars Bridge17 miles, 3¼ furlongs and 13 locks away
Travel to Over Junction, then on the River Severn (Maisemore Channel - Southern Section) to Lower Parting, then on the River Severn (old river navigation) to Gloucester / Sharpness - Severn Junction, then on the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal to Sellars Bridge

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In the direction of Over Junction

Over Winding Hole11 miles, 3 furlongs and 11 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Over Junction
Gloucester / Sharpness - Severn Junction13 miles, 3 furlongs and 12 locks away
Travel to Over Junction, then on the River Severn (Maisemore Channel - Southern Section) to Lower Parting, then on the River Severn (old river navigation) to Gloucester / Sharpness - Severn Junction
Upper Parting Junction13 miles, 1¼ furlongs and 13 locks away
Travel to Over Junction, then on the River Severn (Maisemore Channel - Northern Section) to Upper Parting Junction Travel to Over Junction, then on the River Severn (Maisemore Channel - Southern Section) to Lower Parting, then on the River Severn (old river navigation) to Gloucester / Sharpness - Severn Junction, then on the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal to Waterways Office (South Wales and Severn Waterways) - Canal & River Trust
Gloucester Docks13 miles, 3¾ furlongs and 13 locks away
Travel to Over Junction, then on the River Severn (Maisemore Channel - Southern Section) to Lower Parting, then on the River Severn (old river navigation) to Gloucester / Sharpness - Severn Junction, then on the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal to Gloucester Docks
Monk Meadow Dock13 miles, 7½ furlongs and 13 locks away
Travel to Over Junction, then on the River Severn (Maisemore Channel - Southern Section) to Lower Parting, then on the River Severn (old river navigation) to Gloucester / Sharpness - Severn Junction, then on the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal to Monk Meadow Dock
Quedgeley Oil Depot17 miles, 1¾ furlongs and 13 locks away
Travel to Over Junction, then on the River Severn (Maisemore Channel - Southern Section) to Lower Parting, then on the River Severn (old river navigation) to Gloucester / Sharpness - Severn Junction, then on the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal to Quedgeley Oil Depot

In the direction of Hereford Basin

Crews' Pitch Wharf13 miles, 5 furlongs and 8 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Hereford Basin

Nearest self-operated pump-out

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boatyard pump-out
Direction of TV transmitter (From Wolfbane Cybernetic)
 
 
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[Herefordshire and Gloucestershire Canal] 1792, and recommended a diversion to Newent. This route required a tunnel at Oxenhall, and another act of parliament was obtained in 1793 to sanction the [Dymock] through the 2,192 yard Oxenhall Tunnel. Dymock railway station was on this line which closed in 1959, but the canal (including the tunnel), is now being restored [Josiah Clowes] 192-yard (2,004 m) tunnel at Oxenhall. The tunnel was recommended by Henshall and Whitworth, and Clowes used gin wheels from the Sapperton tunnel to assist the [Newent railway station] 474. "Newent station on OS 25 inch map Gloucestershire XVII.10 (Newent; Oxenhall)". National Library of Scotland. 1903. Retrieved 6 July 2020. The Railway
 
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Herefordshire and Gloucestershire Canal - Wikipedia
The Herefordshire and Gloucestershire Canal is a canal in the west of England, which ran from ... This route required a tunnel at Oxenhall, and another act of parliament was obtained in 1793 to sanction the new route. ... The lock is bigger than that at Maisemore, and access to the entrance lock at Over is easier because ...
Gloucester to Hereford Canal - Dymock Tunnel Search
Sep 20, 2019 ... It is reckoned to be collapsed but I'm sure I could see either the remains of the entrance or the tunnel lining. Judge for yourself. Nice walk from ...
Oxenhall | British History Online
OXENHALL, a small parish of scattered farmsteads, lies on the north-west ... between Gloucester and Ledbury in 1798, traversed the parish, with a tunnel, 2 km ... east, around the entrance of the lane leading towards the centre of the parish.
Report - - Oxenhall Canal Tunnel, Gloucestershire. April 2011 ...
The tunnel is 2192 yards long and was part of the Herefordshire and ... the Great Western and West Midland Railway companies with a view to using it ... Maybe it was time to put some more air in the boat and head back towards the entrance?
Campus curiosities 17: Tunnels | Times Higher Education (THE)
Nov 11, 2005 ... The crenellated eastern entrance, with its Portland stone arch, was demolished in 1957 when the road was widened. The western entrance is a ...
Report - - Oxenhall Canal Tunnel, Gloucestershire - March 2015 ...
Oxenhall is a small village in Gloucestershire near to the town of Newent and is ... The Herefordshire and GloucestershireCanal is a canal in the west of ... Entry to portal is not easy and involved hauling the inflatable kayaks ...