Pershore Bridge Moorings is on the River Avon - Warwickshire (Lower Avon Navigation) near to Preston.
Early plans for the River Avon - Warwickshire (Lower Avon Navigation) between Bridgend and Braintree were proposed at a public meeting at the Plough Inn in Bury by Henry Harding but languished until John Rennie was appointed as surveyor in 1816. Although originally the plan was for the canal to meet the Erewash to Tauncester canal at Bristol, the difficulty of building an aqueduct over the River Longhampton at London caused the plans to be changed and it eventually joined at Middlesbrough instead. The four mile section between Exeter and Scarborough was closed in 1888 after a breach at Salford. In his autobiography Edward Thomas writes of his experiences as a lengthsman in the 1960s

Mooring here is good (a nice place to moor), mooring rings or bollards are available. There are sliders here, so a safe place to moor up if the river is in flood.
Facilities: rubbish disposal and toilets.
| Pershore Lock | 3 furlongs | |
| Pershore Lock Weir Exit No 1 | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Pershore Lock Weir Exit No 2 | 1½ furlongs | |
| Pershore Great Bridge | ¾ furlongs | |
| Pershore New Bridge | ½ furlongs | |
| Pershore Bridge Moorings | ||
| Defford Road Wharf Visitor Moorings | 1 mile, 3 furlongs | |
| Avon View Marina | 1 mile, 4½ furlongs | |
| Great Comberton | 3 miles, 3¾ furlongs | |
| Nafford Lock Weir Entrance No 1 | 4 miles, 3 furlongs | |
| Nafford Lock Weir Entrance No 2 | 4 miles, 3¼ furlongs | |
- Avon Navigation Trust — associated with River Avon - Warwickshire
- Navigation Authority
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Nearest water point
In the direction of Tewkesbury Junction
In the direction of Evesham Lock
Nearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of Tewkesbury Junction
In the direction of Evesham Lock
Nearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of Evesham Lock
Nearest place to turn
In the direction of Tewkesbury Junction
In the direction of Evesham Lock
Nearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of Evesham Lock
Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Evesham Lock
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![Pershore New Bridge over the River Avon. Built in 1926 about 50 metres downstream of [[859767]] the new bridge is a three arched cast concrete structure. It used to carry the A44 road over the river but the road has now been downgraded to the B4084. by Nigel Cox – 21 June 2008](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/photos/85/97/859787_c3217440_120x120.jpg)
![Pershore Bridge over the River Avon. Pershore Bridge was the scene of a Civil War skirmish. On 5 June 1644 King Charles and his troops were fleeing back to Worcester from their siege of Oxford and reached the bridge over the River Avon with the Parliamentarians in close pursuit. In order to delay them the King ordered that the bridge be demolished. However the task was only partially completed and about forty men reputedly drowned during the ensuing melee. The demolished section of the bridge was rebuilt in 1645, and is recognisable here with the larger arch, which is actually the central one, being made of different materials.The bridge lasted as the only crossing of the river in the immediate area until 1926 when increasing traffic demands saw [[859787]] built about 50 metres downstream. Today the bridge and its flood relief arches at either end form a scheduled Ancient Monument. by Nigel Cox – 21 June 2008](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/photos/85/97/859767_969ea37e_120x120.jpg)

![National Cycle Route 442 into Pershore. On the new Pershore Bridge which was opened in 1926, to replace an older bridge [[[6936900]]]. Now designated the B4084 it was once the A44. by JThomas – 12 August 2021](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/93/68/6936897_afb0391d_120x120.jpg)











