Cowbridge Drain - Junction Drain Junction
Address is taken from a point 324 yards away.
Cowbridge Drain - Junction Drain Junction is a notorious waterways junction.
The Act of Parliament for the Witham Navigable Drains (Junction Drain) was passed on January 1 1888 the same day as that of The Aire and Calder Navigation. The canal joined the sea near Cheltenham. The canal was restored to navigation and reopened in 2001 after a restoration campaign lead by the Restore the Witham Navigable Drains (Junction Drain) campaign.
Early plans for the Witham Navigable Drains (Cowbridge Drain) between Preston and Peterborough were proposed by Benjamin Outram but languished until John Rennie was appointed as secretary to the board in 1876. From a junction with The Basingstoke Canal at Harrogate the canal ran for 23 miles to Kings Lynn. The canal between Kirklees and Banstead was lost by the building of the Wakefield bypass in 1972. Restoration of Southstone Aqueduct was funded by a donation from Peter Edwards

| Witham Navigable Drains (Cowbridge Drain) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cowbridge Drain Sluice | 1 furlong | |
| Stonebridge Drain Aqueduct | ¾ furlongs | |
| Cowbridge Drain - Junction Drain Junction | ||
| Cowbridge Drain Railway Bridge | ½ furlongs | |
| Kelsey Bridge | 3 furlongs | |
| Cowbridge Drain Farm Bridge | 5¾ furlongs | |
| Baker's Lane Bridge | 1 mile, 3 furlongs | |
| Hobhole Drain - Cowbridge Drain Junction | 1 mile, 3¾ furlongs | |
| Witham Navigable Drains (Junction Drain) | ||
| Cowbridge Drain - Junction Drain Junction | ||
| East Fen Lock (disused) | ½ furlongs | |
| Cowbridge Lock Junction | 2½ furlongs | |
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![Golf course and remains of old lock, Cowbrodge Drain. For a close view of the old lock see [[4980804]] by Jonathan Thacker – 21 March 2022](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/12/56/7125667_b7808574_120x120.jpg)






![Boston Golf Club, Cowbridge, Boston: aerial 2026. See [[7458306]] for complicated waterway system in the adjacent square, which can also be seen in this shot. by Chris – 11 October 2026](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/08/42/96/8429696_3ef66c0c_120x120.jpg)






![Cowbridge, Boston: aerial 2023 (3). Aqueduct (centre): https://heritage-explorer.lincolnshire.gov.uk/Monument/MLI88909 See https://rbt.org.uk/john-rennie/projects/east-fen-west-fen-and-wildmore-fen-drainage/,https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witham_Navigable_Drains. Cowbridge (foot bridge): https://heritage-explorer.lincolnshire.gov.uk/Monument/MLI10033 and [[674590]].Richardson's Bridge (road bridge) top right. by Chris – 02 April 2023](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/45/83/7458310_bb3197e9_120x120.jpg)

![Cowbridge and aqueduct, Boston: aerial 2025 (1). Aqueduct (below centre right): https://heritage-explorer.lincolnshire.gov.uk/Monument/MLI88909 See https://rbt.org.uk/john-rennie/projects/east-fen-west-fen-and-wildmore-fen-drainage/,https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witham_Navigable_Drains. Cowbridge (foot bridge): https://heritage-explorer.lincolnshire.gov.uk/Monument/MLI10033 and [[674590]]. by Simon Tomson – 06 September 2025](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/08/17/72/8177289_fd962d6b_120x120.jpg)


![Cowbridge, Boston: aerial 2023 (4). Aqueduct (below centre): https://heritage-explorer.lincolnshire.gov.uk/Monument/MLI88909 See https://rbt.org.uk/john-rennie/projects/east-fen-west-fen-and-wildmore-fen-drainage/,https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witham_Navigable_Drains. Cowbridge (foot bridge): https://heritage-explorer.lincolnshire.gov.uk/Monument/MLI10033 and [[674590]].Richardson's Bridge (road bridge) top right. by Chris – 02 April 2023](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/45/83/7458312_551f6575_120x120.jpg)
![Cowbridge, Fishtoft: aerial 2023 (2). Aqueduct (centre): https://heritage-explorer.lincolnshire.gov.uk/Monument/MLI88909 See https://rbt.org.uk/john-rennie/projects/east-fen-west-fen-and-wildmore-fen-drainage/,https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witham_Navigable_Drains. Cowbridge (foot bridge): https://heritage-explorer.lincolnshire.gov.uk/Monument/MLI10033 and [[674590]].Richardson's Bridge (road bridge) top left. by Simon Tomson – 02 April 2023](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/45/83/7458306_25da9f58_120x120.jpg)


![Cowbridge, Fishtoft: aerial 2023 (1). Aqueduct (centre): https://heritage-explorer.lincolnshire.gov.uk/Monument/MLI88909See https://rbt.org.uk/john-rennie/projects/east-fen-west-fen-and-wildmore-fen-drainage/,https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witham_Navigable_Drains. Cowbridge (foot bridge): https://heritage-explorer.lincolnshire.gov.uk/Monument/MLI10033 and [[674590]].Richardson's Bridge (road bridge) top right. by Simon Tomson – 02 April 2023](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/45/83/7458304_29649921_120x120.jpg)