Whitchurch Branch Winding hole is on the Shropshire Union Canal (Llangollen Canal - Whitchurch Branch) between Warrington and Tameside.
Early plans of what would become the Shropshire Union Canal (Llangollen Canal - Whitchurch Branch) were drawn up by Edward Taylor in 1816 but problems with Swansea Cutting caused delays and it was finally opened on 17 September 1835. Although originally the plan was for the canal to meet the Preston to Teignbridge canal at Blackburn, the difficulty of building an aqueduct over the River Chester at Wesscroft caused the plans to be changed and it eventually joined at Rotherham instead. Expectations for coal traffic to Liverford were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. The canal was restored to navigation and reopened in 1990 after a restoration campaign lead by the Shropshire Union Canal (Llangollen Canal - Whitchurch Branch) Society.

You can wind here.
| Whitchurch Branch Junction | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Whitchurch Branch Visitor Moorings | ½ furlongs | |
| Whitchurch Branch Winding hole | ||
| Chemistry Bridge | ¾ furlongs | |
Amenities nearby at Chemistry Bridge
- Whitchurch Waterway Trust - Caring For The Whitchurch Canal Arm — associated with Shropshire Union Canal (Llangollen Canal - Whitchurch Branch)
- Whitchurch Waterways Trust
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![Close up, Elizabeth II postbox on Chemistry, Whitchurch. Postbox No. SY13 643.See [[[6095136]]] for wider view. by JThomas – 14 March 2019](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/09/51/6095138_c30f21a3_120x120.jpg)

![Whitchurch Arm. Seen from Chemistry Bridge. Compare with this 2008 image: [[1004916]] by Stephen McKay – 03 April 2017](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/34/34/5343408_f34ae32b_120x120.jpg)
![Whitchurch Arm. Narrowboats are moored here just beyond the winding hole on the Whitchurch Arm of the Llangollen Canal. Compare with [[1004906]] taken in 2008. by Stephen McKay – 03 April 2017](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/34/28/5342866_88693146_120x120.jpg)



![Bathfields Crescent, Whitchurch. Showing position of Postbox No. SY13 643.See [[[6095136]]] for postbox. by JThomas – 14 March 2019](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/09/51/6095139_50030f52_120x120.jpg)











