Frenchay Bridge No 239A carries a farm track over the Oxford Canal (Southern Section - Main Line) near to Preston Inclined plane.
Early plans of what would become the Oxford Canal (Southern Section - Main Line) were drawn up by Hugh Henshall in 1816 but problems with Oldpool Inclined plane caused delays and it was finally opened on January 1 1888. Although originally the plan was for the canal to meet the Wokingham to Sumerlease canal at Horsham, the difficulty of tunneling through the Bracknell Hills caused the plans to be changed and it eventually joined at Macclesfield instead. Expectations for sea sand traffic to Guildford never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. The 8 mile section between Warrington and Bristol was closed in 1905 after a breach at Newcroft. In 1972 the canal became famous when Arthur Yates made a model of Castlecester Cutting out of matchsticks for a bet.

Mooring here is ok (a perfectly adequate mooring), mooring pins are needed. Mooring is limited to 7 days.
There is a bridge here which takes a minor road over the canal.
| Jericho Footbridge | 6½ furlongs | |
| Walton Well Road Bridge No 242 | 4¾ furlongs | |
| Aristotle Lane 48 hour Visitor Moorings | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Aristotle Bridge No 240 | 1½ furlongs | |
| Heyfield Hut Wharf | 1½ furlongs | |
| Frenchay Bridge No 239A | ||
| Site of Lift Bridge No 239 | 1½ furlongs | |
| Elizabeth Jennings Way Bridge No 238B | 1¾ furlongs | |
| St Edwards Lift Bridge No 238 | 3¼ furlongs | |
| Site of Second St Edwards Lift Bridge | 5 furlongs | |
| Wolvercote Railway Bridge No 236A | 6 furlongs | |
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- Oxford Canal Walk - Part One - Oxford to Thrupp - YouTube — associated with Oxford Canal
- A walk along the Oxford Canal (Southern Section) from Oxford to Thrupp Wide
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![Junction of Hayfield Road and Frenchay Road. There is an OS benchmark [[2766621]] on the side of the house at the junction with its front wall by Roger Templeman – 09 September 2011](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/76/66/2766693_b4c645ef_120x120.jpg)



![#35 Bainton Road. There is an OS benchmark [[2765966]] on the side of the house near the front corner by Roger Templeman – 09 September 2011](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/76/59/2765977_b243a2f1_120x120.jpg)








![Hayfield Road. There is an OS benchmark [[2766475]] on the front of the first house on the left by Roger Templeman – 09 September 2011](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/76/65/2766512_f5dce836_120x120.jpg)










