Stretton Arm Winding Hole
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Stretton Wharf, Fosse Way, Stretton under Fosse CV23 0PR, United Kingdom

Stretton Arm Winding Hole
is a major waterways place
at the end of the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Stretton Arm); past
Stretton Arm Junction (2¾ furlongs
to the southwest).
The nearest place in the direction of Stretton Arm Junction is Stretton Wharf;
¾ furlongs
away.
Mooring here is unrated.
You can wind here.
| Stretton Arm Junction | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Stretton Arm Railway Bridge | 2½ furlongs | |
| Smeaton Lane Bridge | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Stretton Wharf | ¾ furlongs | |
| Stretton Arm Winding Hole | ||
Amenities nearby at Stretton Wharf
- Oxford Canal Walk - Part One - Oxford to Thrupp - YouTube — associated with Oxford Canal
- A walk along the Oxford Canal (Southern Section) from Oxford to Thrupp Wide
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Nearest water point
In the direction of Stretton Arm Junction
Stretton Stop — 3 furlongs away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Stretton Stop
Ansty Water Point — 3 miles, 7½ furlongs away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Ansty Water Point
Newbold Wharf — 4 miles, 4½ furlongs away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Newbold Wharf
Rugby Visitor Moorings — 6 miles, ¼ furlongs away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Rugby Visitor Moorings
Hawkesbury Water Point (stop lock) — 7 miles, 4½ furlongs away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Hawkesbury Water Point (stop lock)
Hillmorton Water Point — 8 miles, 3¾ furlongs away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Hillmorton Water Point
Hawkesbury Services — 7 miles, 5½ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Hawkesbury Junction, then on the Coventry Canal (Main Line - Coventry to Hawkesbury) to Hawkesbury Services
Hawkesbury Water Point (Engine House) — 7 miles, 6 furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Hawkesbury Junction, then on the Coventry Canal (Main Line - Hawkesbury to Fazeley) to Hawkesbury Water Point (Engine House)
Coventry Visitor Moorings (outside basin) — 13 miles, ½ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Hawkesbury Junction, then on the Coventry Canal (Main Line - Coventry to Hawkesbury) to Coventry Visitor Moorings (outside basin)
Coventry Basin Services — 13 miles, 1 furlong and 1 lock away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Hawkesbury Junction, then on the Coventry Canal (Main Line - Coventry to Hawkesbury) to Coventry Basin Services
Dunchurch Pools Marina — 12 miles, 5¾ furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Dunchurch Pools Marina
Springwood Haven Marina — 15 miles, 1 furlong and 1 lock away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Hawkesbury Junction, then on the Coventry Canal (Main Line - Hawkesbury to Fazeley) to Springwood Haven Marina
Limekiln Bridge No 15 — 15 miles, 4¼ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Hawkesbury Junction, then on the Coventry Canal (Main Line - Hawkesbury to Fazeley) to Marston Junction, then on the Ashby Canal (Main Line) to Limekiln Bridge No 15
C&RT Hartshill Maintenance Yard and Wharf — 16 miles, 3¾ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Hawkesbury Junction, then on the Coventry Canal (Main Line - Hawkesbury to Fazeley) to C&RT Hartshill Maintenance Yard and Wharf
Trinity Marina — 16 miles, 4¼ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Hawkesbury Junction, then on the Coventry Canal (Main Line - Hawkesbury to Fazeley) to Marston Junction, then on the Ashby Canal (Main Line) to Trinity Marina
Braunston Services — 15 miles, 6¾ furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Braunston Services
Braunston Road Bridge No 91 — 16 miles, ½ furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Braunston Turn, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Braunston to Norton) to Braunston Road Bridge No 91
Braunston Stop — 16 miles, 1¾ furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Braunston Turn, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Braunston to Norton) to Braunston Stop
Atherstone Top Lock Winding Hole — 18 miles, 4 furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Hawkesbury Junction, then on the Coventry Canal (Main Line - Hawkesbury to Fazeley) to Atherstone Top Lock Winding Hole
Atherstone Lock No 5 — 18 miles, 6¾ furlongs and 5 locks away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Hawkesbury Junction, then on the Coventry Canal (Main Line - Hawkesbury to Fazeley) to Atherstone Lock No 5Nearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of Stretton Arm Junction
Newbold Wharf — 4 miles, 4½ furlongs away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Newbold Wharf
Hawkesbury Services — 7 miles, 5½ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Hawkesbury Junction, then on the Coventry Canal (Main Line - Coventry to Hawkesbury) to Hawkesbury Services
Hillmorton Bridge No 71 — 8 miles, 5¼ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Hillmorton Bridge No 71
Dunchurch Pools Marina — 12 miles, 5¾ furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Dunchurch Pools Marina
Trinity Marina — 16 miles, 4¼ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Hawkesbury Junction, then on the Coventry Canal (Main Line - Hawkesbury to Fazeley) to Marston Junction, then on the Ashby Canal (Main Line) to Trinity Marina
Mancetter Marina — 17 miles, 1 furlong and 1 lock away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Hawkesbury Junction, then on the Coventry Canal (Main Line - Hawkesbury to Fazeley) to Mancetter Marina
Braunston Services — 15 miles, 6¾ furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Braunston Services
Braunston Stop — 16 miles, 1¾ furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Braunston Turn, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Braunston to Norton) to Braunston Stop
Atherstone Top Lock Winding Hole — 18 miles, 4 furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Hawkesbury Junction, then on the Coventry Canal (Main Line - Hawkesbury to Fazeley) to Atherstone Top Lock Winding Hole
Stoke Golding Wharf — 19 miles, 2 furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Hawkesbury Junction, then on the Coventry Canal (Main Line - Hawkesbury to Fazeley) to Marston Junction, then on the Ashby Canal (Main Line) to Stoke Golding WharfNearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of Stretton Arm Junction
Rugby Visitor Moorings — 6 miles, ¼ furlongs away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Rugby Visitor Moorings
Clifton Wharf — 7 miles, ½ furlongs away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Clifton Wharf
Hawkesbury Services — 7 miles, 5½ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Hawkesbury Junction, then on the Coventry Canal (Main Line - Coventry to Hawkesbury) to Hawkesbury Services
Hillmorton Bridge No 71 — 8 miles, 5¼ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Hillmorton Bridge No 71
Coventry Basin Services — 13 miles, 1 furlong and 1 lock away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Hawkesbury Junction, then on the Coventry Canal (Main Line - Coventry to Hawkesbury) to Coventry Basin Services
Dunchurch Pools Marina — 12 miles, 5¾ furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Dunchurch Pools Marina
Springwood Haven Marina — 15 miles, 1 furlong and 1 lock away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Hawkesbury Junction, then on the Coventry Canal (Main Line - Hawkesbury to Fazeley) to Springwood Haven Marina
Trinity Marina — 16 miles, 4¼ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Hawkesbury Junction, then on the Coventry Canal (Main Line - Hawkesbury to Fazeley) to Marston Junction, then on the Ashby Canal (Main Line) to Trinity Marina
Braunston Services — 15 miles, 6¾ furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Braunston Services
Braunston Road Bridge No 91 — 16 miles, ½ furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Braunston Turn, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Braunston to Norton) to Braunston Road Bridge No 91
Atherstone Top Lock Winding Hole — 18 miles, 4 furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Hawkesbury Junction, then on the Coventry Canal (Main Line - Hawkesbury to Fazeley) to Atherstone Top Lock Winding HoleNearest place to turn
In the direction of Stretton Arm Junction
Stretton Arm Junction — 2¾ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Stretton Arm Junction
Brinklow Arm Junction (disused) — 7 furlongs away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Brinklow Arm Junction (disused)
Fennis Field Arm — 2 miles, 5¼ furlongs away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Fennis Field Arm
Lime Farm Marina — 3 miles, 4¾ furlongs away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Lime Farm Marina
Northern End of Former Newbold Loop — 4 miles away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Northern End of Former Newbold Loop
Rugby Wharf Arm Junction — 5 miles, 4½ furlongs away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Rugby Wharf Arm Junction
Rugby Wharf Winding Hole — 5 miles, 6 furlongs away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Rugby Wharf Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Rugby Wharf Arm) to Rugby Wharf Winding Hole
Brownsover Arm Junction (disused) — 5 miles, 7½ furlongs away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Brownsover Arm Junction (disused)
Wyken Arm Junction — 6 miles, 1¼ furlongs away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Wyken Arm Junction
Wyken Arm Terminal Basin — 6 miles, 3¼ furlongs away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Wyken Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Wyken Arm) to Wyken Arm Terminal Basin
Clifton Arm Junction — 6 miles, 7¾ furlongs away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Clifton Arm Junction
Hillmorton Locks Winding Hole — 8 miles, 4¼ furlongs away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Hillmorton Locks Winding Hole
Hawkesbury Junction — 7 miles, 5¼ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Hawkesbury Junction
Bedworth Winding Hole — 8 miles, 4¼ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Hawkesbury Junction, then on the Coventry Canal (Main Line - Hawkesbury to Fazeley) to Bedworth Winding Hole
Hillmorton Boat Services — 8 miles, 5 furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Hillmorton Boat Services
Foleshill Winding Hole — 9 miles, 7¼ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Hawkesbury Junction, then on the Coventry Canal (Main Line - Coventry to Hawkesbury) to Foleshill Winding Hole
Marston Junction — 10 miles, 3¾ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Hawkesbury Junction, then on the Coventry Canal (Main Line - Hawkesbury to Fazeley) to Marston Junction
Stoke Heath Basin — 11 miles, 1¼ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Hawkesbury Junction, then on the Coventry Canal (Main Line - Coventry to Hawkesbury) to Stoke Heath Basin
Junction with Griff Arm (disused) — 11 miles, 4½ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Hawkesbury Junction, then on the Coventry Canal (Main Line - Hawkesbury to Fazeley) to Junction with Griff Arm (disused)
Wharf Farm Winding Hole — 9 miles, 7½ furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Wharf Farm Winding HoleNearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of Stretton Arm Junction
Coventry Basin Services — 13 miles, 1 furlong and 1 lock away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Hawkesbury Junction, then on the Coventry Canal (Main Line - Coventry to Hawkesbury) to Coventry Basin Services
Dunchurch Pools Marina — 12 miles, 5¾ furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Dunchurch Pools Marina
Trinity Marina — 16 miles, 4¼ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Hawkesbury Junction, then on the Coventry Canal (Main Line - Hawkesbury to Fazeley) to Marston Junction, then on the Ashby Canal (Main Line) to Trinity Marina
Braunston Marina (western entrance) — 16 miles, 2 furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Braunston Turn, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Braunston to Norton) to Braunston Marina (western entrance)Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Stretton Arm Junction
Stretton Stop — 3 furlongs away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Stretton Stop
Falls Bridge Wharf — 3 miles, 7½ furlongs away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Falls Bridge Wharf
Clifton Wharf — 7 miles, ½ furlongs away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Clifton Wharf
Boot Wharf — 12 miles, 4¾ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Hawkesbury Junction, then on the Coventry Canal (Main Line - Hawkesbury to Fazeley) to Boot Wharf
Barby Moorings — 11 miles, ½ furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Barby Moorings
Dunchurch Pools Marina — 12 miles, 5¾ furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Dunchurch Pools Marina
Springwood Haven Marina — 15 miles, 1 furlong and 1 lock away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Hawkesbury Junction, then on the Coventry Canal (Main Line - Hawkesbury to Fazeley) to Springwood Haven Marina
Trinity Marina — 16 miles, 4¼ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Hawkesbury Junction, then on the Coventry Canal (Main Line - Hawkesbury to Fazeley) to Marston Junction, then on the Ashby Canal (Main Line) to Trinity Marina
Mancetter Marina — 17 miles, 1 furlong and 1 lock away
Travel to Stretton Arm Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Hawkesbury Junction, then on the Coventry Canal (Main Line - Hawkesbury to Fazeley) to Mancetter MarinaDirection of TV transmitter (From Wolfbane Cybernetic)
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Canal engineer James Brindley built the Oxford Canal in his typical winding ... pub and tunnel before you reach the end of the navigation and a winding hole to allow ... north at Norton Junction, onto the Leicester Arm of the Grand Union Canal.
May 20, 2016 ... Anglesey Branch (Wyrley & Ess'n Canal) Winding Hole, Burntwood Bridge ... Winding Hole, Bradley Arm ... Bridge 28, Stretton Arm Bridge.
May 13, 2016 ... Anglesey Branch (Wyrley & Ess'n Canal) Winding Hole, Burntwood Bridge ... Winding Hole, Bradley Arm ... Bridge 28, Stretton Arm Bridge.
Grand Union Canal 5. Northampton Arm (GU Canal) ... Stretton Stop Stores. Stretton Arm Junction ... Winding Hole, Opposite Rugby Arm. Winding Hole, Bridge ...
There is no certain explanation for this winding line, because Brindley had not ... The Stretton Arm, opposite the boatyard, was one such part of the old canal ...
Jun 15, 2018 ... Brinklow arm winding? ... I can't find any websites any more that identify winding holes, so it might be polite to ask ... That's the Stretton Arm.










![B4428 at Stretton Under Fosse. From the junction with the B4455. Some of this scene also appears at [[4173588]], in a different season, so that the brick house, clearly visible here, has almost disappeared behind leaves in summer. by Derek Harper – 07 April 2015](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/59/11/4591105_025ebf21_120x120.jpg)
















![45287 passes Stretton Stop, 1964. Stretton Stop is the canal narrows just out of shot to the left at the start of the Oxford Canal short-cut that bypassed a lengthy loop of the original canal. This loop went straight on under the bridge, part was retained as a dead-end branch, latterly useful for pleasure craft moorings. Maid Line Cruisers then ran a boat hire base from premises behind the view-point. A comparison with a view two years earlier [[1609080]] shows the electrification changes that have been made in the interval. by Robin Webster – 10 April 1964](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/91/72/3917272_a7a05af4_120x120.jpg)

![48306 by the Oxford Canal at Stretton Stop, April 1964. Stretton Stop is the canal narrows just out of shot to the left at the start of the Oxford Canal short-cut that bypassed a lengthy loop of the original canal. This loop went straight on under the bridge, part was retained as a dead-end branch, latterly useful for pleasure craft moorings. Maid Line Cruisers then ran a boat hire base from premises behind the view-point. A comparison with a view two years earlier [[1609080]] shows the electrification changes that have been made in the interval. by Robin Webster – 10 April 1964](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/71/76/2717660_86452a88_120x120.jpg)
