Aston Junction

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Aston Junction. The Digbeth Branch Canal begins, top right)
Aston Junction. The Digbeth Branch Canal begins, top right)

Aston Junction (grid reference SP076881) is the name of the junction where the Digbeth Branch Canal terminates and meets the Birmingham and Fazeley Canal near to Aston, Birmingham, England.

Aston Junction is notable in having two bridges serving the same lock; an iron Horseley bridge at the top and a brick bridge at the bottom.

[edit] Sources

  • Canal Companion - Birmingham Canal Navigations, J. M. Pearson & Associates, 1989, ISBN 0-907864-49-X

Coordinates: 52°29′25″N 1°53′19″W / 52.4903, -1.8886

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