Hobhole Drain: Table of distances			Miles	Locks	Navigable (N)	Grid ref	OS Map No
Hobhole New Pumping Station	No junction with the River Witham		0.0	0	D	TF365399	131
Nunn's Bridge			1.0	0	D	TF367415	131
Fishtoft Road Bridge			1.8	0	D	TF368427	131
Freiston Bridge			2.5	0	D	TF367440	131
Haltoft End Bridge	A52 road bridge		3.1	0	D	TF365450	131
Cowbridge Drain Junction	Junction with Cowbridge Drain		3.6	0	D	TF364457	131
Boston Long Hedges Bridge			4.6	0	D	TF367474	131
Bennington Road Bridge			6.5	0	D	TF373504	122
Old Leake Bridge			8.3	0	D	TF376532	122
Lade Bank Pumping Station	Lade Bank Lock disused		9.5	0	D	TF379546	122
Fodder Dyke Junction			11.0	0	D	TF383569	122
Bell Water Drain Junction	Junction with Bell Water Drain		11.8	0	D	TF385580	122
Un-named Drain Junction			12.5	0	D	TF387591	122
Un-named Drain Junction			13.1	0	D	TF389602	122
Hobhole Drain Head of Navigation			13.8	0	D	TF391614	122

NOTE: N and U in the Navigable column above indicates that the node is navigable or unnavigable. If a D appears here it means that navigation is difficult or restricted to smaller craft.

Howbridge Drain

Waterway Group: This waterway is part of the Witham Navigable Drains

Howbridge Drain: Table of distances			Miles	Locks	Navigable (N)	Grid ref	OS Map No
West Fen Drain and Newham Drain Junction	Junctions with West Fen Drain and Newham Drain		0.0	0	D	TF281525	122
Bunker's Hill Bridge			1.1	0	D	TF264538	122
Hough Bridge			2.4	0	D	TF248545	122

NOTE: N and U in the Navigable column above indicates that the node is navigable or unnavigable. If a D appears here it means that navigation is difficult or restricted to smaller craft.

 

Junction Drain

Waterway Group: This waterway is part of the Witham Navigable Drains

Junction Drain: Table of distances			Miles	Locks	Navigable (N)	Grid ref	OS Map No
Cowbridge Lock Junction	Junctions with Maud Foster Drain and Stonebridge Drain		0.0	0	D	TF328471	131
East Fen Lock	Junctions with Frith Bank Drain, West Fen Drain and Cowbridge Drain		.3	0	D	TF332470	131

NOTE: N and U in the Navigable column above indicates that the node is navigable or unnavigable. If a D appears here it means that navigation is difficult or restricted to smaller craft.

 

Lush's Drain

Waterway Group: This waterway is part of the Witham Navigable Drains

Lush's Drain: Table of distances			Miles	Locks	Navigable (N)	Grid ref	OS Map No
Lush's Bridge Junction	Junction with West Fen Drain		0.0	0	D	TF325486	131
Lush's Drain Head of Navigation			1.5	0	D	TF333505	122

NOTE: N and U in the Navigable column above indicates that the node is navigable or unnavigable. If a D appears here it means that navigation is difficult or restricted to smaller craft.

 

Medlam Drain

Waterway Group: This waterway is part of the Witham Navigable Drains

Related Books

• The Canals of Eastern England by John Boyes & Ronald Russell , ISBN 0 7153 7415 X :368 pages, Published by David & Charles 1 1977 Order now from .

Medlam Drain: Table of distances			Miles	Locks	Navigable (N)	Grid ref	OS Map No
West Fen Drain Junction	Junction with West Fen Drain		0.0	0	D	TF321504	122
Hakerley Bridge			1.5	0	D	TF322529	122
Medlam Bridge			4.4	0	D	TF320569	122
Glebe Farm Junction	Junction with New Bolingbroke Drain		5.3	0	D	TF315584	122
Revesby Bridge	No junction with West Fen Catchwater Drain		6.8	0	D	TF306602	122

NOTE: N and U in the Navigable column above indicates that the node is navigable or unnavigable. If a D appears here it means that navigation is difficult or restricted to smaller craft.

 

Maud Foster Drain

Waterway Group: This waterway is part of the Witham Navigable Drains

Related Books

• The Canals of Eastern England by John Boyes & Ronald Russell , ISBN 0 7153 7415 X :368 pages, Published by David & Charles 1 1977 Order now from .

Related Cruising Logs

• 26th June 1996

Other Related Pages

• Cruising Times

Maud Foster Drain: Table of distances			Miles	Locks	Navigable (N)	Grid ref	OS Map No
Cowbridge Lock Junction	Junctions with Junction Drain and Stonebridge Drain		0.0	0	D	TF328471	131
Rawsons Bridge			.4	0	D	TF328464	131
A16 Road Bridge			1.6	0	D	TF331445	131
Sluice Doors	No junction with the River Witham		2.6	0	D	TF335430	131

NOTE: N and U in the Navigable column above indicates that the node is navigable or unnavigable. If a D appears here it means that navigation is difficult or restricted to smaller craft.

 

New Bolingbroke Drain

Waterway Group: This waterway is part of the Witham Navigable Drains

Related Books

• The Canals of Eastern England by John Boyes & Ronald Russell , ISBN 0 7153 7415 X :368 pages, Published by David & Charles 1 1977 Order now from .

New Bolingbroke Drain: Table of distances			Miles	Locks	Navigable (N)	Grid ref	OS Map No
Glebe Farm Junction	Junction with Medlam Drain		0.0	0	D	TF315584	122
New Bolingbroke Basin			.5	0	D	TF308582	122

NOTE: N and U in the Navigable column above indicates that the node is navigable or unnavigable. If a D appears here it means that navigation is difficult or restricted to smaller craft.

 

Newham Drain

Waterway Group: This waterway is part of the Witham Navigable Drains

Related Books

• The Canals of Eastern England by John Boyes & Ronald Russell , ISBN 0 7153 7415 X :368 pages, Published by David & Charles 1 1977 Order now from .

Newham Drain: Table of distances			Miles	Locks	Navigable (N)	Grid ref	OS Map No
Anton's Gowt Junction	Junctions with Frith Bank Drain and River Witham Navigation		0.0	0	D	TF300474	131
Castle Dyke Junction	Junction with Castle Dyke		.4	0	D	TF299480	131
Canister Hall Bridge	B1184 road bridge		1.8	0	D	TF292500	997
West Fen and Howbridge Drains Junction	Junctions with West Fen Drain and Howbridge Drain		3.5	0	D	TF281526	122
Mill's Bridge			5.3	0	N	TF277554	122
Tumby Woodside Bridge	Head of navigation		6.5	0	N	TF279574	122

NOTE: N and U in the Navigable column above indicates that the node is navigable or unnavigable. If a D appears here it means that navigation is difficult or restricted to smaller craft.

 

Stonebridge Drain

Waterway Group: This waterway is part of the Witham Navigable Drains

Related Books

• The Canals of Eastern England by John Boyes & Ronald Russell , ISBN 0 7153 7415 X :368 pages, Published by David & Charles 1 1977 Order now from .

Stonebridge Drain: Table of distances			Miles	Locks	Navigable (N)	Grid ref	OS Map No
West Fen and Frith Bank Drains Junction	Junctions with Junction Drain and Maud Foster Drain		0.0	0	N	TF328471	131
Aqueduct over Cowbridge Drain			.1	0	N	TF329474	131
Stone Bridge Farm			.9	0	N	TF333485	131
Sibsey Road Bridge	B1184 road bridge		2.4	0	N	TF342507	122
East and West Fen Catchwater Drains Junction	Junctions with West Fen Catchwater Drain and East Fen Catchwater Drain		4.3	0	N	TF344536	122

NOTE: N and U in the Navigable column above indicates that the node is navigable or unnavigable. If a D appears here it means that navigation is difficult or restricted to smaller craft.

 

West Fen Catchwater Drain

Waterway Group: This waterway is part of the Witham Navigable Drains

Related Books

• The Canals of Eastern England by John Boyes & Ronald Russell , ISBN 0 7153 7415 X :368 pages, Published by David & Charles 1 1977 Order now from .

West Fen Catchwater Drain: Table of distances			Miles	Locks	Navigable (N)	Grid ref	OS Map No
Stonebridge and East Fen Catchwater Drains Junction	Junctions with East Fen Catchwater Drain and Stonebridge Drain		0.0	0	D	TF344536	122
Stickney Road bridge			2.3	0	D
Hagnaby Old Lock (disused)			4.0	0	D
Revesby Bridge	No junction with Medlam Drain		6.4	0	D

NOTE: N and U in the Navigable column above indicates that the node is navigable or unnavigable. If a D appears here it means that navigation is difficult or restricted to smaller craft.

 

West Fen Drain

Waterway Group: This waterway is part of the Witham Navigable Drains

Related Books

• The Canals of Eastern England by John Boyes & Ronald Russell , ISBN 0 7153 7415 X :368 pages, Published by David & Charles 1 1977 Order now from .

West Fen Drain: Table of distances			Miles	Locks	Navigable (N)	Grid ref	OS Map No
Cowbridge Lock	Junctions with Frith Bank Drain, Cowbridge Drain and Junction Drain		0.0	1	D	TF328471	131
Junction with short drain to aqueduct			.3	1	D	TF327475	131
Lush's Drain Junction	Junction with Lush's Drain		.9	1	D	TF325486	131
Medlam Drain Junction, Frithville	Junction with Medlam Drain		2.0	1	D	TF321504	122
Howbridge Drain Junction	Junctions with Howbridge Drain and Newham Drain		5.9	1	D	TF281526	122

NOTE: N and U in the Navigable column above indicates that the node is navigable or unnavigable. If a D appears here it means that navigation is difficult or restricted to smaller craft.

 

 

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