Burwell Lode
| Burwell Lode | ||
 The Cockup Bridge crosses Burwell Lode near Wicken Fens |
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| location | East Cambridgeshire , Cambridgeshire | |
| River system | Great Ouse | |
| Drain over | Reach Lode → River Cam → Great Ouse → The Wash → North Sea | |
| origin | northwest of Burwell by the confluence of two canals 52 ° 17 ′ 8 ″ N , 0 ° 19 ′ 23 ″ E |
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| muzzle | south of Wicken Fens and northwest of Burwell Fens in the Reach Lode Coordinates: 52 ° 18 ′ 0 ″ N , 0 ° 16 ′ 6 ″ E 52 ° 18 ′ 0 ″ N , 0 ° 16 ′ 6 ″ E
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| Navigable | with boats | |
Burwell 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 . It connects the town of Burwell over the Reach Lode with the River Cam .
course
The approximately 5.2 kilometers (3.25 miles) long Burwell Lode branches off south of the Wicken Fens from Reach Lode , via which it is connected to the River Cam . First it flows about 1 km to the northeast before it bends to the southeast in the southeast of the Wicken Fens. From then on, the Burwell Lode flows more or less straight to the northwest until it reaches the town of Burwell . In the west of Burwell it branches into two smaller channels which flow north and south. The southern channel leads to the south of Burwell while the northern channel flows northwards and finally flows north of Burwell into the New River .
history
The Burwell Lode probably dates from Roman times in its original form, but was first mentioned in a document in 1604. The current course of the Burwell Lode was created around 1650, whereby remnants of the old course have been preserved as the so-called Old Lode. The southern channel at Burwell was mainly used by barges coming from the coast , while the northern channel was used by river barges . There were also some warehouses for shipped goods along the north channel. Remains of piers can still be found on both canals.
Initially, the rose Burwell Fen drainage Commissioners charges for the use of Burwell Lodes and he was mostly for transporting coal, stone and beet sugar , but was also of the Burwell Brick Co. used. In the late 1820s, the canal became the property of the South Level Commissioners . From the 1850s, the use of the canal increased sharply, as it was used by TT Ball's chemical works to transport the goods produced. The company became Colchester and Ball's Manure Works in the 1890s and owned numerous boats at the beginning of the 20th century that drove over Burwell Lode as well as its own boat building company. After 1948 there were only boats transporting beet sugar across Burwell Lode.
Burwell Lode is still passable today.
swell
- Cambridgeshire Lodes. www.canalroutes.net, accessed on August 21, 2016 (English).
- Cambridgeshire Lodes. www.waterways.org.uk, accessed on August 21, 2016 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Cambridgeshire Lodes. www.canalroutes.net, accessed on August 21, 2016 (English).
