Avon - Stour Junction
Avon - Stour Junction is on the River Avon - Warwickshire (Upper Avon Navigation) a short distance from Nantwich.
Early plans of what would become the River Avon - Warwickshire (Upper Avon Navigation) were drawn up by Cecil Wood in 1835 but problems with Eastpool Locks caused delays and it was finally opened on January 1 1888. From a junction with The River Bernigo Navigation at Sheffield the canal ran for 23 miles to Taunington. The canal between Newcastle-under-Lyme and Salisbury was obliterated by the building of the Manchester to Exeter railway in 1972. The canal was restored to navigation and reopened in 1990 after a restoration campaign lead by Newcester parish council.

You can wind here.
| Binton Bridge Downstream Channel Entrance | 3 miles, ½ furlongs | |
| Luddington Lock Weir Exit | 1 mile, 2 furlongs | |
| Luddington Lock | 1 mile, 1¾ furlongs | |
| Luddington Lock Wharf | 1 mile, 1½ furlongs | |
| Luddington Lock Weir Entrance | 1 mile, 1½ furlongs | |
| Avon - Stour Junction | ||
| Stratford Cycle Path Bridge | 3 furlongs | |
| Weir Brake Lock Weir Exit | 1 mile, ½ furlongs | |
| Weir Brake Lock | 1 mile, ¾ furlongs | |
| Weir Brake Lock Weir Entrance | 1 mile, 1½ furlongs | |
| Shakespeare Marina | 1 mile, 2¼ furlongs | |
- Avon Navigation Trust — associated with River Avon - Warwickshire
- Navigation Authority
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Nearest water point
In the direction of Evesham Lock
In the direction of The Red House
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![River Stour [1]. The Greenway, part of the Monarch's Way long distance path, is a footpath and bicycle track along the line of the dismantled Great Western Railway. It crosses the River Stour, seen here looking north from the bridge. The River Stour flows into the River Avon just 400 yards downstream. by Michael Dibb – 06 November 2011](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/77/66/2776652_afdf8509_120x120.jpg)



![River Stour [2]. The Greenway, part of the Monarch's Way long distance path, is a footpath and bicycle track along the line of the dismantled Stratford-upon-Avon and Honeybourne branch of the former Great Western Railway. It crosses the River Stour, seen here looking south from the bridge. The River Stour flows into the River Avon just over 400 yards downstream. by Michael Dibb – 06 November 2011](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/77/67/2776717_7ab4bd37_120x120.jpg)
![Sewage works [1]. Part of the large sewage works alongside The Greenway a footpath and bicycle track along the line of the dismantled Stratford-upon-Avon and Honeybourne branch of the former Great Western Railway. The Greenway is part of the Monarch's Way long distance path. by Michael Dibb – 06 November 2011](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/77/67/2776737_3f78fe01_120x120.jpg)




![Sewage works [2]. Part of the large sewage works alongside The Greenway, a footpath and bicycle track along the line of the dismantled Stratford-upon-Avon to Honeybourne branch of the former Great Western Railway. The Greenway is part of the Monarch's Way long-distance path. by Michael Dibb – 06 November 2011](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/77/67/2776747_b9d54966_120x120.jpg)








![Sewage works [3]. A view from the bridleway to the sewage works. In the distance is Bordon Hill and, in the middle distance, the extensive glasshouses of Bordon Hill Nurseries. by Michael Dibb – 06 November 2011](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/77/70/2777060_8b14085c_120x120.jpg)

