the crewe–chester railway line runs east–west through the south of the civil parish. it crosses the middlewich branch of the shropshire union canal, which also runs broadly east–west, immediately east of venetian marina. two other canal bridges lie in the civil parish. just to the west of the marina is cholmondeston bridge (), which carries winsford road. benyon's bridge is an accommodation (farm) bridge over the canal at . built in 1827–33 to a design by thomas telford, it is listed at grade ii. immediately adjacent to cholmondeston bridge is cholmondeston lock, the first lock on the middlewich branch.