Old River Nene - Forty Foot River Junction
Junction of Old River Nene and Forty Foot River
Wells Bridge, Huntingdonshire PE26 2XJ, United Kingdom
Old River Nene - Forty Foot River Junction is a famous waterways junction.
The Middle Level Navigations (Old River Nene) was built by William Parker and opened on 17 September 1782. The canal joined the sea near Oldhampton. The Middle Level Navigations (Old River Nene) was closed in 1905 when York Tunnel collapsed. Restoration of Erewash Locks was funded by a donation from the Restore the Middle Level Navigations (Old River Nene) campaign
The Middle Level Navigations (Forty Foot River - navigable section) was built by John Rennie and opened on January 1 1876. The Middle Level Navigations (Forty Foot River - navigable section) was closed in 1905 when Thurrock Aqueduct collapsed. Despite the claim in "I Wouldn't Moor There if I Were You" by Arthur Harding, there is no evidence that Cecil Edwards ever painted a mural of Ambersworth Locks on the side of George Smith's house to encourage restoration of Barton Cutting
Old River Nene - Forty Foot River Junction
is a major waterways place
at the junction of
the Middle Level Navigations (Old River Nene)
with
the Middle Level Navigations (Forty Foot River - navigable section).
Old River Nene - Ramsey High Lode Junction (Junction of Old River Nene and Ramsey High Lode)
is on
the Middle Level Navigations (Old River Nene),
6½ furlongs
to the west.
Old River Nene - Whittlesey Dyke Junction (Junction of Whittlesey Dyke and Old River Nene)
is on
the Middle Level Navigations (Old River Nene),
6 miles and 5¾ furlongs
to the northeast.
Sixteen Foot Corner (Junction of Forty Foot and Sixteen Foot Rivers.)
is on
the Middle Level Navigations (Forty Foot River - navigable section),
7 miles and 6½ furlongs
to the east.
The nearest place in the direction of Old River Nene - Ramsey High Lode Junction is Bodsey Toll Road Bridge;
2½ furlongs
away.
The nearest place in the direction of Old River Nene - Whittlesey Dyke Junction is Well's Bridge;
¼ furlongs
away.
The nearest place in the direction of Sixteen Foot Corner is Rural Mooring (Ramsey Forty Foot Village);
3½ furlongs
away.
Mooring here is unrated.
| Middle Level Navigations (Old River Nene) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Green Hall Bridge | 1 mile, 5 furlongs | |
| Lodes End Lock | 6¾ furlongs | |
| Old River Nene - Ramsey High Lode Junction | 6½ furlongs | |
| Saunder's Bridge | 6¼ furlongs | |
| Bodsey Toll Road Bridge | 2½ furlongs | |
| Old River Nene - Forty Foot River Junction | ||
| Well's Bridge | ¼ furlongs | |
| Chase Road Bridge | 3 miles, 1½ furlongs | |
Benwick Visitor Moorings  | 3 miles, 7½ furlongs | |
| Benwick Footbridge | 3 miles, 7¾ furlongs | |
| Benwick Bridge | 4 miles, ½ furlongs | |
| Middle Level Navigations (Forty Foot River - navigable section) | ||
| Old River Nene - Forty Foot River Junction | ||
| Rural Mooring (Ramsey Forty Foot Village) | 3½ furlongs | |
| Forty Foot Bridge | 4 furlongs | |
| Ramsey Hollow Bridge | 2 miles, 1¾ furlongs | |
| Puddock Bridge | 3 miles, 1¾ furlongs | |
| Rural Mooring (Leonards Child's Bridge) | 5 miles, 1¾ furlongs | |
Amenities nearby at Rural Mooring (Ramsey Forty Foot Village)
Caravan Storage Centre
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Nearest water point
In the direction of Outwell - Lance Hunter Rowe Boat Basin
March Marina — 10 miles, 5½ furlongs away
On the Middle Level Navigations (Old River Nene) in the direction of Outwell - Lance Hunter Rowe Boat Basin
March Boater Services — 11 miles, 5 furlongs away
On the Middle Level Navigations (Old River Nene) in the direction of Outwell - Lance Hunter Rowe Boat Basin
Peterborough Embankment — 17 miles, 7 furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Old River Nene - Whittlesey Dyke Junction, then on the Middle Level Navigations (Whittlesey Dyke) to Whittlesey Bridge, then on the Middle Level Navigations (King's Dyke) to Stanground Sluice, then on the River Nene (Stanground Branch) to Peterborough Junction, then on the River Nene (main river) to Peterborough Embankment
Upwell Church Bridge Public Staithe (visitor mooring) — 19 miles, ¾ furlongs and 1 lock away
On the Middle Level Navigations (Old River Nene) in the direction of Outwell - Lance Hunter Rowe Boat BasinNearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of Outwell - Lance Hunter Rowe Boat Basin
March Boater Services — 11 miles, 5 furlongs away
On the Middle Level Navigations (Old River Nene) in the direction of Outwell - Lance Hunter Rowe Boat Basin
Upwell Church Bridge Public Staithe (visitor mooring) — 19 miles, ¾ furlongs and 1 lock away
On the Middle Level Navigations (Old River Nene) in the direction of Outwell - Lance Hunter Rowe Boat BasinNearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of Outwell - Lance Hunter Rowe Boat Basin
March Marina — 10 miles, 5½ furlongs away
On the Middle Level Navigations (Old River Nene) in the direction of Outwell - Lance Hunter Rowe Boat Basin
March Boater Services — 11 miles, 5 furlongs away
On the Middle Level Navigations (Old River Nene) in the direction of Outwell - Lance Hunter Rowe Boat Basin
Peterborough Embankment — 17 miles, 7 furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Old River Nene - Whittlesey Dyke Junction, then on the Middle Level Navigations (Whittlesey Dyke) to Whittlesey Bridge, then on the Middle Level Navigations (King's Dyke) to Stanground Sluice, then on the River Nene (Stanground Branch) to Peterborough Junction, then on the River Nene (main river) to Peterborough EmbankmentNearest place to turn
In the direction of Outwell - Lance Hunter Rowe Boat Basin
Old River Nene - Whittlesey Dyke Junction — 6 miles, 5¾ furlongs away
On the Middle Level Navigations (Old River Nene) in the direction of Outwell - Lance Hunter Rowe Boat Basin
Angle Corner — 10 miles away
Travel to Old River Nene - Whittlesey Dyke Junction, then on the Middle Level Navigations (Whittlesey Dyke) to Angle Corner
West End Winding Hole — 11 miles away
On the Middle Level Navigations (Old River Nene) in the direction of Outwell - Lance Hunter Rowe Boat Basin
Ashline Winding Hole — 12 miles, 3½ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Old River Nene - Whittlesey Dyke Junction, then on the Middle Level Navigations (Whittlesey Dyke) to Ashline Winding Hole
Whittlesey Winding Hole — 13 miles, ¾ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Old River Nene - Whittlesey Dyke Junction, then on the Middle Level Navigations (Whittlesey Dyke) to Whittlesey Bridge, then on the Middle Level Navigations (King's Dyke) to Whittlesey Winding Hole
Bevill's Leam Pumping Station (northeastern side) — 14 miles, 7¼ furlongs away
Travel to Old River Nene - Whittlesey Dyke Junction, then on the Middle Level Navigations (Whittlesey Dyke) to Angle Corner, then on the Middle Level Navigations (Bevill's Leam: Angle Corner to Pumping Station) to Bevill's Leam Pumping Station (northeastern side)
Stanground Branch - Morton's Leam Junction — 17 miles, 1 furlong and 2 locks away
Travel to Old River Nene - Whittlesey Dyke Junction, then on the Middle Level Navigations (Whittlesey Dyke) to Whittlesey Bridge, then on the Middle Level Navigations (King's Dyke) to Stanground Sluice, then on the River Nene (Stanground Branch) to Stanground Branch - Morton's Leam Junction
Peterborough Junction — 17 miles, 4¾ furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Old River Nene - Whittlesey Dyke Junction, then on the Middle Level Navigations (Whittlesey Dyke) to Whittlesey Bridge, then on the Middle Level Navigations (King's Dyke) to Stanground Sluice, then on the River Nene (Stanground Branch) to Peterborough Junction
Peterborough Rowing Club Junction — 19 miles, 2¼ furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Old River Nene - Whittlesey Dyke Junction, then on the Middle Level Navigations (Whittlesey Dyke) to Whittlesey Bridge, then on the Middle Level Navigations (King's Dyke) to Stanground Sluice, then on the River Nene (Stanground Branch) to Peterborough Junction, then on the River Nene (main river) to Peterborough Rowing Club Junction
In the direction of Old River Nene - Black Ham Drain - Bevill's Leam Junction
Bill Fen Marina — 1 mile, ¾ furlongs away
Travel to Old River Nene - Ramsey High Lode Junction, then on the Middle Level Navigations (Ramsey High Lode) to Bill Fen Marina
Ramsey — 1 mile, 7¼ furlongs away
Travel to Old River Nene - Ramsey High Lode Junction, then on the Middle Level Navigations (Ramsey High Lode) to Ramsey
Bevill's Leam Pumping Station (southwest side) — 6 miles, 5½ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Old River Nene - Black Ham Drain - Bevill's Leam Junction, then on the Middle Level Navigations (Bevill's Leam: Mere Mouth to Pumping Station) to Bevill's Leam Pumping Station (southwest side)
Holme — 7 miles, ¾ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Old River Nene - New Dyke Junction, then on the Middle Level Navigations (New Dyke) to Holme
Black Ham Pumping Station — 9 miles, 4¾ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Old River Nene - Black Ham Drain - Bevill's Leam Junction, then on the Middle Level Navigations (Black Ham Drain) to Black Ham Pumping Station
In the direction of Horseway Lock
Forty Foot River - Old Bedford River Junction — 10 miles and 2 locks away
Travel to Horseway Lock, then on the Middle Level Navigations (Forty Foot River - unnavigable section) to Forty Foot River - Old Bedford River Junction
Mepal Pumping Station — 13 miles and 2 locks away
Travel to Horseway Lock, then on the Middle Level Navigations (Forty Foot River - unnavigable section) to Forty Foot River - Old Bedford River Junction, then on the River Great Ouse (Counter Wash Drain) to Mepal Pumping Station
Mullicourt Aqueduct Winding Hole — 19 miles, 2¾ furlongs away
Travel to Sixteen Foot Corner, then on the Middle Level Navigations (Sixteen Foot River) to Three Holes, then on the Middle Level Navigations (Middle Level Main Drain) to Mullicourt Aqueduct Winding HoleNearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of Outwell - Lance Hunter Rowe Boat Basin
Peterborough Embankment — 17 miles, 7 furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Old River Nene - Whittlesey Dyke Junction, then on the Middle Level Navigations (Whittlesey Dyke) to Whittlesey Bridge, then on the Middle Level Navigations (King's Dyke) to Stanground Sluice, then on the River Nene (Stanground Branch) to Peterborough Junction, then on the River Nene (main river) to Peterborough EmbankmentNearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Outwell - Lance Hunter Rowe Boat Basin
March Marina — 10 miles, 5½ furlongs away
On the Middle Level Navigations (Old River Nene) in the direction of Outwell - Lance Hunter Rowe Boat BasinDirection of TV transmitter (From Wolfbane Cybernetic)
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[Forty Foot Drain]
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and invertebrates. The idea of a link between the South Forty-Foot Drain and the River Nene is not new, as the first plans for such a connection were
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the Old River Nene were raised and clay puddling was used to retain the water, and major improvements to the Forty Foot, Twenty Foot and Sixteen Foot rivers
[River Witham]
are suitable. The river provides access for boaters to the Witham Navigable Drains, to the north of Boston, and to the South Forty-Foot Drain to the south
[River Glen, Lincolnshire]
South Forty-Foot Drain, the River Glen, the River Welland and some upgraded drains near Peterborough. Phase One, the connection of the South Forty-Foot Drain
[Stamford Canal]
westwards to the Oakham Canal, northwards to the South Forty-Foot Drain and southwards to the River Nene in 1809 came to nothing, and it closed in 1863, soon
[Fens Waterways Link]
Forty-Foot Drain from Donington to a new road crossing under the A151 road, a new lock and a junction with the River Glen, a tributary of the River Welland
[Bourne Eau]
target: CITEREFWheeler1896 (help) Hinde 2006, pp. 165-166. "The Welland and Nene River Authority (Welland and Deepings Internal Drainage District) Order 1973"
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Located near Chatteris and Ramsey, the river runs 10 1⁄2 miles (16.9 km), from Wells Bridge, where it joins the old River Nene, to Welches Dam Sluice, where it ...