Bottisham Lode
| Bottisham Lode | ||
 Pumping station and flood gates at the confluence of Bottisham Lodes with River Cam |
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| location | East Cambridgeshire , Cambridgeshire | |
| River system | Great Ouse | |
| Drain over | River Cam → Great Ouse → The Wash → North Sea | |
| origin | west of Lode through the confluence of the Quy Waters 52 ° 14 ′ 25 ″ N , 0 ° 14 ′ 24 ″ E |
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| muzzle | Northeast of Waterbeach in the River Cam Coordinates: 52 ° 16 ′ 11 " N , 0 ° 12 ′ 43" E 52 ° 16 ′ 11 " N , 0 ° 12 ′ 43" E
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| Navigable | with small boats | |
Bottisham Lode is the name of an artificially created and boat-navigable canal in the English county of Cambridgeshire , which is counted among the Cambridgeshire Lodes . Contrary to what the name suggests, it does not flow from the village of Bottisham , but from Lode into the River Cam .
course
The approximately 4 km long Bottisham Lode is created west of Lode through the confluence of the Quy Waters . First it flows a few hundred meters straight to the north before it bends north of Lode to the northwest. From there the Bottisham Lode flows more or less straight to the northwest until it joins the River Cam northeast of Waterbeach . The Bottsham Lode takes on several drainage channels along its course. The eponymous village of Bottisham is about two miles from Lode.
history
The origin of the Bottisham Lode probably goes back to Roman times. The Romans likely took advantage of an existing watercourse and straightened it to connect the village of Lode to the River Cam. In 1767 the canal came into the possession of Swaffham & Bottisham Drainage Commissioners , who were empowered to build locks and collect fees for the use of Bottisham Lodes. Only remnants of the established lock have survived and the remains of a basin can be found near Lode.
Despite its rather shallow depth, Bottisham Lode was used with barges until around 1900 and then with smaller boats. Most of it was used to transport agricultural products. The boat traffic on Bottisham Lode was never officially stopped, but it seems questionable whether it is still navigable today.
swell
- Cambridgeshire Lodes. www.canalroutes.net, accessed on August 17, 2016 (English).
- Cambridgeshire Lodes. www.waterways.org.uk, accessed on August 17, 2016 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Cambridgeshire Lodes. www.canalroutes.net, accessed on August 17, 2016 (English).
