Henley Bridge
Henley Bridge carries the road from Basildon to Charnwood over the River Thames (below Oxford) just past the junction with Sir Edward Jones's Canal.
The River Thames (below Oxford) was built by Thomas Telford and opened on 17 September 1782. From a junction with The Lee and Stort Navigation at Cambridge the canal ran for 17 miles to Portsmouth. Expectations for coal traffic to Rochester were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. Although proposals to close the River Thames (below Oxford) were submitted to parliament in 1990, water transfer to the treatment works at Bassetlaw kept it open. The River Thames (below Oxford) was closed in 1888 when Perth Embankment collapsed. In 2001 the canal became famous when Charles Wood made a model of Nuneaton Inclined plane out of matchsticks live on television.

There is a bridge here which takes a major road over the canal.
| The Henley Rowing Club | 3¼ furlongs | |
| Henley River and Rowing Museum | 3 furlongs | |
| Hobbs Boatyard | 1 furlong | |
| Singers Wharf | ¼ furlongs | |
| The Angel PH (Henley) | a few yards | |
| Henley Bridge | ||
| Henley Royal Regatta Course (southern end) | 1½ furlongs | |
| Fawley Meadows | 1 mile | |
| Henley Royal Regatta Course (northern end) | 1 mile, 3½ furlongs | |
| Temple Island | 1 mile, 4 furlongs | |
| Remenham Farm Moorings | 1 mile, 6½ furlongs | |
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Nearest water point
In the direction of Teddington Lock Weir Exit
In the direction of Osney Bridge
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Nearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of Teddington Lock Weir Exit
In the direction of Osney Bridge
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In the direction of Osney Bridge
Wikipedia has a page about Henley Bridge
Henley Bridge is a road bridge built in 1786 at Henley-on-Thames over the River Thames, between Oxfordshire and Berkshire. The bridge has five elliptical stone arches, and links Hart Street in Henley with White Hill (designated the A4130) leading up a steep hill to Remenham Hill. It crosses the Thames on the reach between Hambleden Lock and Marsh Lock, carrying the Thames Path across the river. It is a Grade I listed building.











![North parapet of Henley Bridge. The tower of St Mary's Church in the background. There is an OS benchmark [[4720062]] on the base of the parapet below the 2nd balustrade from the near end of the parapet. by Roger Templeman – 28 October 2015](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/72/00/4720086_c62bcad1_120x120.jpg)





![South parapet of Henley Bridge over River Thames. There is an OS benchmark [[4720037]] at the base of the parapet pier at the middle of the image by Roger Templeman – 28 October 2015](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/72/00/4720045_80ccf530_120x120.jpg)












