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Swaffham Lode Field Bridge

 
White Fen, Swaffham Bulbeck Lode bridge, East Cambridgeshire CB25 0LQ, United Kingdom
Address is taken from a point 465 yards away.
 
Information about the place
Swaffham Lode Field Bridge is a minor waterways place on the River Cam (Swaffham Bulbeck Lode) between Slade Farm (1 mile to the southeast) and Cam - Swaffham Bulbeck Lode Junction (Junction of the River Cam with Swaffham Bulbeck Lode) (1 mile and 1 lock to the northwest).
 
 
The nearest place in the direction of Slade Farm is Swaffham Lode Footbridge; ¾ furlongs away.
 
The nearest place in the direction of Cam - Swaffham Bulbeck Lode Junction is Swaffham Lode Lock; 7¾ furlongs away.

There may be access to the towpath here.

Mooring here is unrated.

There is a bridge here which takes a track over the canal.

 
 
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External websites
 Conservators of the River Cam — associated with River Cam
The Cam Conservancy - the navigation authority for the River Cam in Cambridge
 
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Nearest water point

In the direction of Cam - Swaffham Bulbeck Lode Junction

Reach Lode Sluice3 miles, 3¼ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Cam - Swaffham Bulbeck Lode Junction, then on the River Cam (Main river - Large River) to Cam - Reach Lode Junction, then on the River Cam (Burwell Lode) to Reach Lode Sluice
Fish and Duck Marina6 miles, 2½ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Cam - Swaffham Bulbeck Lode Junction, then on the River Cam (Main river - Large River) to Fish and Duck Marina
Fish and Duck Marina Fuel Dock6 miles, 3¾ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Cam - Swaffham Bulbeck Lode Junction, then on the River Cam (Main river - Large River) to Pope's Corner, then on the River Great Ouse (Old West River - Small River) to Fish and Duck Marina Fuel Dock
Willow Walk Visitor Moorings10 miles, 1½ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Cam - Swaffham Bulbeck Lode Junction, then on the River Cam (Main river - Large River) to Pope's Corner, then on the River Great Ouse (Old West River - Large River) to Willow Walk Visitor Moorings
Jesus Green Lock No 19 miles, 1¼ furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Cam - Swaffham Bulbeck Lode Junction, then on the River Cam (Main river - Large River) to A14 Road Bridge (Cambridge), then on the River Cam (Main river - Small River) to Jesus Green Lock No 1
Prickwillow Visitor Moorings (EA)15 miles, 7¼ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Cam - Swaffham Bulbeck Lode Junction, then on the River Cam (Main river - Large River) to Pope's Corner, then on the River Great Ouse (Old West River - Large River) to Old West River - River Lark Junction, then on the River Great Ouse (River Lark) to Prickwillow Visitor Moorings (EA)
Westview Marina & Leisure Park18 miles, 5 furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Cam - Swaffham Bulbeck Lode Junction, then on the River Cam (Main river - Large River) to Pope's Corner, then on the River Great Ouse (Old West River - Small River) to Earith Junction, then on the River Great Ouse (Tidal Section) to Westview Marina & Leisure Park

Nearest place to turn

In the direction of Cam - Swaffham Bulbeck Lode Junction

Bottisham Lock Weir Exit2 miles, 2¾ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Cam - Swaffham Bulbeck Lode Junction, then on the River Cam (Main river - Large River) to Bottisham Lock Weir Exit
Wicken Lode Junction3 miles, 5¾ furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Cam - Swaffham Bulbeck Lode Junction, then on the River Cam (Main river - Large River) to Cam - Reach Lode Junction, then on the River Cam (Burwell Lode) to Wicken Lode Junction
Baits Bite Lock Weir Exit5 miles, 2½ furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Cam - Swaffham Bulbeck Lode Junction, then on the River Cam (Main river - Large River) to Baits Bite Lock Weir Exit
Fish and Duck Marina6 miles, 2½ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Cam - Swaffham Bulbeck Lode Junction, then on the River Cam (Main river - Large River) to Fish and Duck Marina
Pope's Corner6 miles, 3¼ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Cam - Swaffham Bulbeck Lode Junction, then on the River Cam (Main river - Large River) to Pope's Corner
Baits Bite Lock Weir Entrance5 miles, 3¼ furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Cam - Swaffham Bulbeck Lode Junction, then on the River Cam (Main river - Large River) to Baits Bite Lock Weir Entrance
Great Ouse - Braham Dock Junction8 miles, 2¾ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Cam - Swaffham Bulbeck Lode Junction, then on the River Cam (Main river - Large River) to Pope's Corner, then on the River Great Ouse (Old West River - Large River) to Great Ouse - Braham Dock Junction
Willow Walk Winding Hole10 miles, 1¾ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Cam - Swaffham Bulbeck Lode Junction, then on the River Cam (Main river - Large River) to Pope's Corner, then on the River Great Ouse (Old West River - Large River) to Willow Walk Winding Hole
Jesus Green Lock Weir Exit9 miles, 1 furlong and 3 locks away
Travel to Cam - Swaffham Bulbeck Lode Junction, then on the River Cam (Main river - Large River) to A14 Road Bridge (Cambridge), then on the River Cam (Main river - Small River) to Jesus Green Lock Weir Exit
Mill Pit10 miles, 1¼ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Cam - Swaffham Bulbeck Lode Junction, then on the River Cam (Main river - Large River) to A14 Road Bridge (Cambridge), then on the River Cam (Main river - Small River) to Mill Pit
Old West River - River Lark Junction13 miles, 6½ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Cam - Swaffham Bulbeck Lode Junction, then on the River Cam (Main river - Large River) to Pope's Corner, then on the River Great Ouse (Old West River - Large River) to Old West River - River Lark Junction
Holmes River Junction15 miles, 5¾ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Cam - Swaffham Bulbeck Lode Junction, then on the River Cam (Main river - Large River) to Pope's Corner, then on the River Great Ouse (Old West River - Large River) to Holmes River Junction
Prickwillow Winding Hole15 miles, 7¼ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Cam - Swaffham Bulbeck Lode Junction, then on the River Cam (Main river - Large River) to Pope's Corner, then on the River Great Ouse (Old West River - Large River) to Old West River - River Lark Junction, then on the River Great Ouse (River Lark) to Prickwillow Winding Hole
Brandon Creek Junction19 miles, 1¾ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Cam - Swaffham Bulbeck Lode Junction, then on the River Cam (Main river - Large River) to Pope's Corner, then on the River Great Ouse (Old West River - Large River) to Brandon Creek Junction
Westview Marina & Leisure Park18 miles, 5 furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Cam - Swaffham Bulbeck Lode Junction, then on the River Cam (Main river - Large River) to Pope's Corner, then on the River Great Ouse (Old West River - Small River) to Earith Junction, then on the River Great Ouse (Tidal Section) to Westview Marina & Leisure Park

Nearest boatyard pump-out

Direction of TV transmitter (From Wolfbane Cybernetic)
 
 
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[Downham West] West Downham within the parish, only a small hamlet which is called Salters Lode. The hamlet is strung out along the A1122 road that hugs the drains and the [List of places in Norfolk] Stonebridge, Stow Bedon, Stow Bridge, Stradsett, Stratton Strawless, Strumpshaw, Stubb's Green, Surlingham, Sustead, Sutton, Swaffham, Swainsthorpe, Swannington [List of rivers of England] Soham Lode (River Snail upstream) (R) River Cam (R) Burwell Lode (R) Wicken Lode (New River upstream) (R) Reach Lode (L) Swaffham Bulbeck Lode (R) Bottisham [Prickwillow] the roads (e.g. Old Bank) and the meandering edges of the neighbouring fields (visible on this satellite image). Astbury terms such old watercourses rodhams [Burwell, Cambridgeshire] Fens. Westward drainage is improved by Cambridgeshire lodes (waterways), including Burwell Lode, a growth factor in the village. A population of 6,309 [Internal drainage board] View of Cock up Bridge, Burwell Lode and Swaffham Internal Drainage Board channel, Wicken Fen, Cambridgeshire [Sutton-in-the-Isle] The railway line was later extended round the edge of the fen to Earith Bridge and on to St Ives, with this branch opening on 11 May 1878. The combined [Gamlingay railway station] of the Varsity Line, where industrial landscapes gave way to the rolling fields, tall trees and wide-open skies of Cambridgeshire. The station, slightly [List of monastic houses in England] Goodrich, Bishop of Ely 1538/9 The Nunnery of Saint Mary, Swaffham ____________________ Swaffham Nunnery; Swafam Nunnery Swavesey Priory Benedictine monks [List of electoral wards in England by constituency] Isleham, Linton, Milton, Soham North, Soham South, Stretham, Teversham, The Swaffhams, The Wilbrahams, Waterbeach, Willingham and Over. City of Chester: Blacon
 
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