Swift Ditch
| Swift Ditch | ||
 The Swift Ditch leaving the Thames |
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| location | England | |
| River system | Thames | |
| source | at Abingdon from the Thames 51 ° 39 ′ 50 ″ N , 1 ° 15 ′ 28 ″ W |
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| muzzle | at Abingdon in the Thames Coordinates: 51 ° 39 ′ 29 " N , 1 ° 16 ′ 40" W 51 ° 39 ′ 29 " N , 1 ° 16 ′ 40" W
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The Swift Ditch is a tributary of the River Thames in England , which used to be the main shipping lane for the river. Together with the river it forms Andersey Island near Abingdon .
As early as 955 to 963, the Abingdon Priory monks built a canal to the abbey from the direction of Swift Ditch. There is also evidence that the current course of the river already existed in 1060. However, the Swift Ditch remained the faster route and a lock was built under the supervision of the Oxford-Burcot Commission in 1624. In 1788, various Abingdon citizens requested that the shipping route be relocated to its current location, and Abingdon Lock was built. Within 10 years the Wilts & Berks Canal was also connected to today's main arm.
bridges
The Swift Ditch is crossed by three bridges. The first Culham Bridge was built at the same time as Abingdon Bridge . The Culham Bridge has been replaced by a modern bridge. A wooden footbridge leads the Thames path .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Fred. S. Thacker: The Thames Highway. Volume II: Locks and Weirs. 1920. (Reissued 1968 by David & Charles, ISBN 0-7153-4233-9 ) OCLC 55209571