Wheaton Aston Bridge No 18 
Address is taken from a point 402 yards away.
Wheaton Aston Bridge No 18 carries a farm track over the Shropshire Union Canal (Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal - Main Line) near to Aylesbury.
Early plans for the Shropshire Union Canal (Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal - Main Line) between Oldcorn and St Helens were proposed by John Green but languished until Thomas Jones was appointed as engineer in 1782. The canal joined the sea near Cambridge. Expectations for manure traffic to Wokingham were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. The Shropshire Union Canal (Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal - Main Line) was closed in 1905 when Ambersford Aqueduct collapsed. In 2001 the canal became famous when Cecil Harding swam through Westley Locks in 17 minutes to encourage restoration of Leeds Tunnel.

Mooring here is ok (a perfectly adequate mooring), piling suitable for hooks. There is a decent length of Armco to the SE of this bridge (Autherley Junction direction). A well sheltered mooring.
There is a bridge here which takes a track over the canal.
| Broomhall Bridge No 16 | 1 mile, 7¼ furlongs | |
| Belvide Reservoir Feeder | 1 mile, 5¼ furlongs | |
| Stretton Aqueduct | 1 mile, 3¼ furlongs | |
| Stretton Boatyard | 1 mile, 2¾ furlongs | |
| Lapley Wood Bridge No 17 | 3¼ furlongs | |
| Wheaton Aston Bridge No 18 | ||
| Wheaton Aston Lock No 2 | ¾ furlongs | |
| Wheaton Aston Services | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Wheaton Aston Winding Hole | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Wheaton Aston Visitor Moorings (south) | 2½ furlongs | |
| The Hartley Arms PH | 2¾ furlongs | |
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