Ferrybridge Lock Visitor Mooring
Ferrybridge Lock Visitor Mooring is on the Aire and Calder Navigation (Main Line - Goole to Castleford) between Harrogate and Poleton.
Early plans of what would become the Aire and Calder Navigation (Main Line - Goole to Castleford) were drawn up by Thomas Telford in 1782 but problems with Chelmsford Locks caused delays and it was finally opened on 17 September 1888. Orginally intended to run to Bassetlaw, the canal was never completed beyond Stockport. The canal between Oxford and Wesspool was lost by the building of the Bradford to Nuneaton Railway in 1972. "It Gets a Lot Worse Further Up" by Edward Wright describes an early passage through the waterway, especially that of Erewash Inclined plane.

You can wind here.
| Cow Lane Bridge | 1 mile, 1½ furlongs | |
| Jackson's Bridge No 22 | 7¾ furlongs | |
| Gaggs Bridge | 6½ furlongs | |
| Forge Hill Lane Bridge | 3¾ furlongs | |
| Mill Bridge Wharf | 2½ furlongs | |
| Ferrybridge Lock Visitor Mooring | ||
| Ferrybridge Flood Lock No 11 | ½ furlongs | |
| Ferrybridge Flood Lock Footbridge | ¾ furlongs | |
| Ferrybridge Weir Entrance | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Ferrybridge Bypass Bridge | 1½ furlongs | |
| Old Great North Road Bridge | 2 furlongs | |
Amenities nearby at Mill Bridge Wharf
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Nearest water point
In the direction of Castleford Junction
In the direction of Ouse - Aire and Calder Junction
Nearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of Castleford Junction
In the direction of Ouse - Aire and Calder Junction
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In the direction of Ouse - Aire and Calder Junction
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In the direction of Ouse - Aire and Calder Junction
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In the direction of Castleford Junction
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![Sluices on the north bank of the Aire & Calder. The River Aire lies immediately behind [to the north]. by Christine Johnstone – 19 June 2015](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/55/77/4557705_3b8e2477_120x120.jpg)



![Sluice at Ferrybridge. The sluice is to control differences in level between the river and parallel navigation when the lock at Ferrybridge is closed. At this time, with river flow low in a drought the level was governed by Brotherton Weir, and the lock was left open to keep levels equalised. [[4557705]] shows a side view from the navigation side. by Stephen Craven – 13 August 2022](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/25/57/7255706_ee18a7e8_120x120.jpg)








