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Wigan Lock 16 Footbridge

 
Greenfield Avenue, Wigan WN2 2BS, United Kingdom
 
Information about the place
Wigan Lock 16 Footbridge is a minor waterways place on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Wigan to Leeds) between Wigan Junction (Junction of Leeds and Liverpool Main Line and Leigh Branch) (6¼ furlongs and 5 locks to the west) and Wigan Top Lock Junction (1 mile and 1¾ furlongs and 16 locks to the northeast).
 
It is part of Wigan Locks. It is part of Wigan.
 
The nearest place in the direction of Wigan Junction is Wigan Lock No 81 (Wigan Flight Lock No 17); ¾ furlongs away.
 
The nearest place in the direction of Wigan Top Lock Junction is Wigan Lock No 80 (Wigan Flight Lock No 16); a few yards away.

There may be access to the towpath here.

Mooring here is unrated.

There is a bridge here which takes pedestrian traffic over the canal.

 
 
Amenities

Amenities here

 Cashpoint

Amenities nearby at Wigan Lock No 80

 Jewson

Amenities nearby at Wigan Lock No 81

 Ince Station

Amenities in Wigan

 Aldi
 Costcutter
 Costcutter
 Morrisons - Ince - Makerfield Way
 Tesco - Wigan - Central Park Way
 Neetas Discounts
 United Norwest Co-operative Ltd
 Tesco Cafe Stores - Wigan - Central Park Way
 McDonalds
 Pizza Hut
 Anvil
 Berkeley
 Boulevard
 Fayre & Square
 Fifteens of Swinley
 Harry's Bar
 John Bull Chop House
 Little 15
 Raven
 Tap 'N' Barrel
 The Brocket Arms
 The Moon Under Water
 Wigan, Pizza Hot
 Wigan, The Red Robin
 B&M Bargains
 Grand Arcade Shopping Centre
 Home Bargains
 Primark
 W H Smith
 Dominos Pizza
 Fish & Chips
 Fish & Chips
 Fish & Chips
 Fish & Chips
 KFC
 Subway Sandwich Shop
 Subway Sandwich Shop
 Boots Chemist
 Barclays
 Barclays
 Cashpoint
 Cashpoint
 Cashpoint
 Cashpoint
 Cashpoint
 Cashpoint
 Cashpoint
 Cashpoint
 Cashpoint
 Cashpoint
 Co-operative Bank
 HSBC
 Lloyds Bank
 NatWest
 Nationwide
 Santander
 Yorkshire Bank
 BP
 Mr G Sheth
 Texaco
 Jewson
 Wickes
 Wigan Wallgate Station

Amenities at other places in Wigan

 
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Navigational Notes

Water conservation/anti vandal key is required for these locks

 
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Nearest facilities

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Nearest water point

In the direction of Leeds Bridge

Wigan Top Lock Services1 mile, 2 furlongs and 16 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds Bridge
White Bear Marina (Adlington)5 miles, 5¾ furlongs and 16 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds Bridge
Johnson's Hillock Visitor Moorings11 miles and 23 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds Bridge
Blackburn Lock Sanitary Station19 miles, 6¾ furlongs and 25 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds Bridge

In the direction of Wigan Junction

Wigan Bottom Lock No 871 mile, ½ furlongs and 6 locks away
Travel to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Liverpool to Wigan) to Wigan Bottom Lock No 87
Pottery Changeline Bridge1 mile, 1½ furlongs and 7 locks away
Travel to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Liverpool to Wigan) to Pottery Changeline Bridge
Plank Lane Visitor Moorings6 miles, 2½ furlongs and 7 locks away
Travel to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Leigh Branch) to Plank Lane Visitor Moorings
Dean Locks No 904 miles, 5½ furlongs and 9 locks away
Travel to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Liverpool to Wigan) to Dean Locks No 90
Bridgewater Marina12 miles, 7¼ furlongs and 7 locks away
Travel to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Leigh Branch) to Leigh Bridge No 11, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Stretford and Leigh Branch) to Bridgewater Marina
Worsley Visitor Moorings14 miles, 3 furlongs and 7 locks away
Travel to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Leigh Branch) to Leigh Bridge No 11, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Stretford and Leigh Branch) to Worsley Visitor Moorings
Burscough Bridge Wharf12 miles, ¼ furlongs and 11 locks away
Travel to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Liverpool to Wigan) to Burscough Bridge Wharf
Stretford Marina19 miles, 1 furlong and 7 locks away
Travel to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Leigh Branch) to Leigh Bridge No 11, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Stretford and Leigh Branch) to Stretford - Waters Meeting, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Stretford Marina
Scarisbrick Marina16 miles, ¼ furlongs and 11 locks away
Travel to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Liverpool to Wigan) to Scarisbrick Marina
St Mary's Marina14 miles, 1¾ furlongs and 18 locks away
Travel to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Liverpool to Wigan) to Lathom Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Rufford Branch) to St Mary's Marina
Spark Bridge Sanitary Station15 miles, 1½ furlongs and 18 locks away
Travel to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Liverpool to Wigan) to Lathom Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Rufford Branch) to Spark Bridge Sanitary Station

Nearest rubbish disposal

In the direction of Leeds Bridge

Withington Lane Bridge No 581 mile, 1½ furlongs and 15 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds Bridge
Johnson's Hillock Visitor Moorings11 miles and 23 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds Bridge
Blackburn Lock Sanitary Station19 miles, 6¾ furlongs and 25 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds Bridge

In the direction of Wigan Junction

Wigan Bottom Lock No 871 mile, ½ furlongs and 6 locks away
Travel to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Liverpool to Wigan) to Wigan Bottom Lock No 87
Plank Lane Pump Out6 miles, 2 furlongs and 7 locks away
Travel to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Leigh Branch) to Plank Lane Pump Out
Moss Bridge No 3510 miles, 2¼ furlongs and 11 locks away
Travel to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Liverpool to Wigan) to Moss Bridge No 35
Spark Bridge Sanitary Station15 miles, 1½ furlongs and 18 locks away
Travel to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Liverpool to Wigan) to Lathom Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Rufford Branch) to Spark Bridge Sanitary Station

Nearest chemical toilet disposal

In the direction of Leeds Bridge

Wigan Top Lock Services1 mile, 2 furlongs and 16 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds Bridge
Johnson's Hillock Visitor Moorings11 miles and 23 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds Bridge
Blackburn Lock Sanitary Station19 miles, 6¾ furlongs and 25 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds Bridge

In the direction of Wigan Junction

Burscough Bridge Wharf12 miles, ¼ furlongs and 11 locks away
Travel to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Liverpool to Wigan) to Burscough Bridge Wharf
St Mary's Marina14 miles, 1¾ furlongs and 18 locks away
Travel to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Liverpool to Wigan) to Lathom Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Rufford Branch) to St Mary's Marina
Spark Bridge Sanitary Station15 miles, 1½ furlongs and 18 locks away
Travel to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Liverpool to Wigan) to Lathom Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Rufford Branch) to Spark Bridge Sanitary Station

Nearest place to turn

In the direction of Leeds Bridge

Wigan Top Lock Junction1 mile, 1¾ furlongs and 16 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds Bridge
Red Rock Bridge Winding Hole3 miles, 3 furlongs and 16 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds Bridge

In the direction of Wigan Junction

Wigan Junction6¼ furlongs and 5 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Wigan Junction
Wigan Pier Junction1 mile, 1½ furlongs and 7 locks away
Travel to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Liverpool to Wigan) to Wigan Pier Junction
Ince Moss Winding Hole2 miles, 3¼ furlongs and 7 locks away
Travel to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Leigh Branch) to Ince Moss Winding Hole
Bamfurlong Winding Hole3 miles, 2½ furlongs and 7 locks away
Travel to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Leigh Branch) to Bamfurlong Winding Hole
Ell Meadow Winding Hole2 miles, 3¾ furlongs and 8 locks away
Travel to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Liverpool to Wigan) to Ell Meadow Winding Hole
Dover Lock No 2 Winding Hole4 miles, 3¾ furlongs and 7 locks away
Travel to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Leigh Branch) to Dover Lock No 2 Winding Hole
Crooke Underground Canal3 miles, 3 furlongs and 9 locks away
Travel to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Liverpool to Wigan) to Crooke Underground Canal
Gerrards Bridge Winding Hole5 miles, 6¼ furlongs and 7 locks away
Travel to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Leigh Branch) to Gerrards Bridge Winding Hole
Pennington Waterside and Marina6 miles, 2¾ furlongs and 7 locks away
Travel to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Leigh Branch) to Pennington Waterside and Marina
Plank Lane Winding Hole6 miles, 3¾ furlongs and 7 locks away
Travel to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Leigh Branch) to Plank Lane Winding Hole
Winding Hole below Dean Locks4 miles, 6 furlongs and 10 locks away
Travel to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Liverpool to Wigan) to Winding Hole below Dean Locks
Quayside Winding Hole8 miles and 7 locks away
Travel to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Leigh Branch) to Quayside Winding Hole
Bridgewater Bridge Winding Hole8 miles, 1¼ furlongs and 7 locks away
Travel to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Leigh Branch) to Leigh Bridge No 11, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Stretford and Leigh Branch) to Bridgewater Bridge Winding Hole
Appley Bridge Winding Hole6 miles, 1¼ furlongs and 10 locks away
Travel to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Liverpool to Wigan) to Appley Bridge Winding Hole
Marsland Green Winding Hole9 miles, 7½ furlongs and 7 locks away
Travel to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Leigh Branch) to Leigh Bridge No 11, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Stretford and Leigh Branch) to Marsland Green Winding Hole
Morley's Bridge Winding Hole10 miles, 2 furlongs and 7 locks away
Travel to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Leigh Branch) to Leigh Bridge No 11, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Stretford and Leigh Branch) to Morley's Bridge Winding Hole
Peel Hall Winding Hole10 miles, 6 furlongs and 7 locks away
Travel to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Leigh Branch) to Leigh Bridge No 11, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Stretford and Leigh Branch) to Peel Hall Winding Hole
Winding Hole between Vicar's Hall and Whitehead Hall Bridges11 miles, 5 furlongs and 7 locks away
Travel to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Leigh Branch) to Leigh Bridge No 11, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Stretford and Leigh Branch) to Winding Hole between Vicar's Hall and Whitehead Hall Bridges

Nearest self-operated pump-out

In the direction of Leeds Bridge

Ellerbeck Narrowboats Wharf6 miles, 4½ furlongs and 16 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds Bridge
Johnson's Hillock Visitor Moorings11 miles and 23 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds Bridge

In the direction of Wigan Junction

Plank Lane Pump Out6 miles, 2 furlongs and 7 locks away
Travel to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Leigh Branch) to Plank Lane Pump Out
Spark Bridge Sanitary Station15 miles, 1½ furlongs and 18 locks away
Travel to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Liverpool to Wigan) to Lathom Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Rufford Branch) to Spark Bridge Sanitary Station

Nearest boatyard pump-out

In the direction of Leeds Bridge

White Bear Marina (Adlington)5 miles, 5¾ furlongs and 16 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds Bridge

In the direction of Wigan Junction

Bridgewater Marina12 miles, 7¼ furlongs and 7 locks away
Travel to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Leigh Branch) to Leigh Bridge No 11, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Stretford and Leigh Branch) to Bridgewater Marina
Stretford Marina19 miles, 1 furlong and 7 locks away
Travel to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Leigh Branch) to Leigh Bridge No 11, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Stretford and Leigh Branch) to Stretford - Waters Meeting, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Stretford Marina
Scarisbrick Marina16 miles, ¼ furlongs and 11 locks away
Travel to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Liverpool to Wigan) to Scarisbrick Marina
St Mary's Marina14 miles, 1¾ furlongs and 18 locks away
Travel to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Liverpool to Wigan) to Lathom Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Rufford Branch) to St Mary's Marina
Fettlers Wharf Marina14 miles, 1¾ furlongs and 18 locks away
Travel to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Liverpool to Wigan) to Lathom Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Rufford Branch) to Fettlers Wharf Marina
Direction of TV transmitter (From Wolfbane Cybernetic)
 
 
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[Listed buildings in Wigan] Wigan is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. The town, together with the outlying townships of Pemberton, Scholes [Leeds and Liverpool Canal] considering that it ran too far to the north, missing key towns and the Wigan coalfield. A counter-proposal was produced by John Eyes and Richard Melling [Eel Pie Island] of water above the only lock on the Tideway and is accessible by boat or from the left (generally north) bank by footbridge. The island had a club that [Teddington] The lowermost lock on the Thames, Teddington Lock, which is just within Ham's boundary, is accessible via the Teddington Lock Footbridges. In 2001 the [Richmond, London] Teddington whatever the state of the tide. Above the lock and weir there is a small footbridge. Richmond is well endowed with green and open spaces accessible [List of rail accidents in the United Kingdom] boiler explosion of "Brunton's Mechanical Traveller" on a plateway had killed 16 people, mainly sightseers. Despite its age and high usage, train related accidents [Sacred Heart Church, Teddington] approximately midway between the junctions with Kingston Bridge and Teddington Lock Footbridge. From the late 18th century there were linen-bleaching works located [Kew Gardens station (London)] Archives, about 600 yards (550 m) to the north east. Kew Gardens Station Footbridge, also a Grade II-listed structure, is next to the station, on the southern [White Hart Lane] Bristol Rovers, which finished 9–0. On 22 November 2009, Tottenham defeated Wigan Athletic 9–1 in the Premier League. The club's biggest defeats at the venue [Twickenham Stadium] December 2016. "New York Giants vs Los Angeles Rams 10/23/16". NFL. National Football League. Retrieved 16 April 2016. Doyle, Tom (22 October 2017). "NFL London
 
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