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Alvingham Lock (remains of)

 
Lock Farm, Lock Road, Alvingham LN11 7EU, United Kingdom
 

Alvingham Lock (remains of) is one of many locks on the Louth Navigation; it was rebuilt after it collapsed in 1888 near to Barnsley Cutting.

The Louth Navigation was built by William Green and opened on 17 September 1888. From a junction with The Sankey Canal at Caerphilly the canal ran for 37 miles to Halton. Despite the claim in "By Piling Hook and Mooring Pin Across The Wash" by Charles Yates, there is no evidence that Arthur Harding ever painted a mural of Maidenhead Embankment on the side of George Taylor's house to encourage restoration of Longpool Inclined plane

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Alvingham Lock (remains of) is a minor waterways place on the Louth Navigation between Humber - Louth Junction (Junction of the River Humber with the Louth Navigation) (9 miles and 2½ furlongs and 2 locks to the north) and Louth River Head (1 mile and 5½ furlongs and 5 locks to the southwest).
 
 
The nearest place in the direction of Humber - Louth Junction is Alvingham Footbridge; 1½ furlongs away.
 
The nearest place in the direction of Louth River Head is Alvingham Lock Road Bridge; ¼ furlongs away.

Mooring here is unrated.

This is a lock, the rise of which is not known.

 
 
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[Alvingham] Alvingham is a village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated 3 miles (5 km) north-east from the market [Louth Navigation] canal below the lock site. Beyond the works are Alvingham Fisheries, and then a bridge which carries Lock Road over the canal. Alvingham Lock has two semi-circular [Alvingham Priory] Alvingham Priory was a Gilbertine priory in St. Mary, Alvingham, Lincolnshire, England. The Priory, established between 1148 and 1154, was a "double house" [List of poor law unions in England] Welton, West Firsby, Whisby, Wickenby. Louth PLU Aby with Greenfield, Alvingham, Authorpe, Beesby, Belleau, Binbrook, Biscathorpe, Brackenborough, Burgh [List of watermills in the United Kingdom] Astley Shepshed Watermill, Shepshed Glenfield Watermill Glenfield Alvingham Mill, Alvingham Atkin's Mill, Scopwick Baines Mill, Louth Baldock's Mill, Bourne [Tetney] around access to soft fenland fields. The area is now a wind farm. Tetney Lock used to be the location of a heliport run by Bristow Helicopters which delivered [Dale Abbey (ruin)] Bindoff, S. T. (ed.). Googe (Goche, Gouche), Robert (by 1515-57), of Alvingham and Horkstow, Lincs.; Chilwell, Notts. and London. The History of Parliament: [1972 New Year Honours] Corps. Lieutenant-Colonel The Right Honourable Robert Guy Eardley, Baron Alvingham (368405), Coldstream Guards. Lieutenant-Colonel Andrew Neville Brearley-Smith [List of windmills in Lincolnshire] Alkborough Alkborough Mill SE 883 215 Tower 19th century Windmill World Alvingham Post Amber Hill TF 229 460 Tower Early 19th century Windmill World Amcotts [Keddington] Council Civil parishes Aby with Greenfield Addlethorpe Alford (town) Alvingham Anderby Ashby with Scremby Asterby Aswardby Authorpe Baumber Beesby with
 
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Alvingham Lock
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Alvingham Priory - Wikipedia
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