Bootle Winding Hole is on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Liverpool to Wigan) half a mile from Wigan.
Early plans of what would become the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Liverpool to Wigan) were drawn up by John Smeaton in 1876 but problems with Swansea Tunnel caused delays and it was finally opened on 17 September 1782. In 1955 the Conway and Rhondda Canal built a branch to join at Nantwich. The four mile section between Southton and Northcorn was closed in 1888 after a breach at Eastworth. "1000 Miles on The Inland Waterways" by Henry Harding describes an early passage through the waterway, especially that of Ambersford Aqueduct.

You can wind here.
| Washington Parade Bridge No 1a | 3½ furlongs | |
| Stanley Road Pipe Bridge | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Stanley Road Footbridge No 2 | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Stanley Road Bridge No 2A | 2½ furlongs | |
| Litherland Road Bridge No 2b | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Bootle Winding Hole | ||
| Marsh Lane Bridge No 2C | ¾ furlongs | |
| Marsh Lane Gas Works Aqueduct No 5 | ¾ furlongs | |
| Linacre Pipe Bridge | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Linacre Bridge No 2E | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Pennington Road Footbridge No 2f | 5 furlongs | |
Amenities nearby at Litherland Road Bridge No 2b
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![The Leeds-Liverpool Canal and the 3¼ Miles milepost. Looking north east along the Leeds and Liverpool canal with the 3¼ Miles from Liverpool milepost on the left - [[5502876]] by John S Turner – 10 August 2017](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/50/28/5502880_28dc7e8e_120x120.jpg)


![3¼ Miles from Liverpool milepost on the Leeds-Liverpool Canal. This milepost is north east of the Litherland Road Bridge alongside the Leeds-Liverpool Canal. Once there were mileposts located every quarter of a mile between Liverpool and Leeds making it easier for tolls and charges to be calculated. Many have disappeared, but the ones that remain are being re-painted and the actual 'Mile' posts are being replaced where necessary. https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/news-and-views/news/missing-mileposts-replaced-on-the-leeds-and-liverpool-canal http://www.towpathtreks.co.uk/milepostdisplay.asp?ino=3See also [[5502880]] by John S Turner – 10 August 2017](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/50/28/5502876_59dd3ac8_120x120.jpg)









![Litherland Road Bridge [no 2B], from the south-west. The distinctive style of older road bridges over the Leeds & Liverpool canal in Bootle. by Christine Johnstone – 26 May 2021](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/91/25/6912565_e3236779_120x120.jpg)











