East Fen Lock (disused) – Gazetteer

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East Fen Lock (disused) is a minor waterways place on the Witham Navigable Drains (Junction Drain) between Cowbridge Drain - Junction Drain Junction (Junction of Junction Drain and Cowbridge Drain. Closed, no access) (½ furlongs to the east) and Cowbridge Lock Junction (Junction of Cowbridge Lock, Stonebridge Drain, Junction Drain (closed) and the Maud Foster Drain) (2 furlongs to the west).

Mooring here is unrated.

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

	Cowbridge Drain - Junction Drain Junction	½ furlongs
	East Fen Lock (disused)
	Cowbridge Lock Junction	2 furlongs

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Nearest water point

In the direction of Cowbridge Lock Junction

Langrick Bridge General Store and Marina — 4 miles, 2¾ furlongs and 3 locks away

Travel to Cowbridge Lock Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Cowbridge Lock) to Frith Bank Drain - West Fen Drain Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Frith Bank Drain) to Anton's Gowt Junction, then on the River Witham (Lincoln to Boston) to Langrick Bridge General Store and Marina

Boston Lock Visitor Moorings — 4 miles, 3 furlongs and 3 locks away

Travel to Cowbridge Lock Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Cowbridge Lock) to Frith Bank Drain - West Fen Drain Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Frith Bank Drain) to Anton's Gowt Junction, then on the River Witham (Lincoln to Boston) to Boston Lock Visitor Moorings

Nearest rubbish disposal

In the direction of Cowbridge Lock Junction

Boston Lock Visitor Moorings — 4 miles, 3 furlongs and 3 locks away

Travel to Cowbridge Lock Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Cowbridge Lock) to Frith Bank Drain - West Fen Drain Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Frith Bank Drain) to Anton's Gowt Junction, then on the River Witham (Lincoln to Boston) to Boston Lock Visitor Moorings

Boston Grand Sluice Lock No 3 — 4 miles, 5½ furlongs and 3 locks away

Travel to Cowbridge Lock Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Cowbridge Lock) to Frith Bank Drain - West Fen Drain Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Frith Bank Drain) to Anton's Gowt Junction, then on the River Witham (Lincoln to Boston) to Boston Grand Sluice Lock No 3

Nearest chemical toilet disposal

In the direction of Cowbridge Lock Junction

Boston Grand Sluice Lock No 3 — 4 miles, 5½ furlongs and 3 locks away

Travel to Cowbridge Lock Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Cowbridge Lock) to Frith Bank Drain - West Fen Drain Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Frith Bank Drain) to Anton's Gowt Junction, then on the River Witham (Lincoln to Boston) to Boston Grand Sluice Lock No 3

Nearest place to turn

In the direction of Cowbridge Lock Junction

Anton's Gowt Junction — 2 miles, 2½ furlongs and 3 locks away

Travel to Cowbridge Lock Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Cowbridge Lock) to Frith Bank Drain - West Fen Drain Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Frith Bank Drain) to Anton's Gowt Junction

Langrick Bridge General Store and Marina — 4 miles, 2¾ furlongs and 3 locks away

Travel to Cowbridge Lock Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Cowbridge Lock) to Frith Bank Drain - West Fen Drain Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Frith Bank Drain) to Anton's Gowt Junction, then on the River Witham (Lincoln to Boston) to Langrick Bridge General Store and Marina

Boston Lock Visitor Moorings — 4 miles, 3 furlongs and 3 locks away

Travel to Cowbridge Lock Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Cowbridge Lock) to Frith Bank Drain - West Fen Drain Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Frith Bank Drain) to Anton's Gowt Junction, then on the River Witham (Lincoln to Boston) to Boston Lock Visitor Moorings

Boston Motor Yatch Club — 4 miles, 4¼ furlongs and 3 locks away

Travel to Cowbridge Lock Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Cowbridge Lock) to Frith Bank Drain - West Fen Drain Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Frith Bank Drain) to Anton's Gowt Junction, then on the River Witham (Lincoln to Boston) to Boston Motor Yatch Club

Boston Gateway Marina — 4 miles, 4¾ furlongs and 3 locks away

Travel to Cowbridge Lock Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Cowbridge Lock) to Frith Bank Drain - West Fen Drain Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Frith Bank Drain) to Anton's Gowt Junction, then on the River Witham (Lincoln to Boston) to Boston Gateway Marina

Bettinson's Bridge Winding Hole — 8 miles, 1¼ furlongs and 2 locks away

Travel to Cowbridge Lock Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Cowbridge Lock) to Frith Bank Drain - West Fen Drain Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Frith Bank Drain) to Newham Drain - Frith Bank Drain Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Newham Drain) to Newham Drain - Howbridge Drain - West Fen Drain Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Howbridge Drain) to Bettinson's Bridge Winding Hole

Chapel Hill Junction — 9 miles, 6½ furlongs and 3 locks away

Travel to Cowbridge Lock Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Cowbridge Lock) to Frith Bank Drain - West Fen Drain Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Frith Bank Drain) to Anton's Gowt Junction, then on the River Witham (Lincoln to Boston) to Chapel Hill Junction

Orchard Caravan and Camping Park Moorings — 10 miles, ¾ furlongs and 3 locks away

Travel to Cowbridge Lock Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Cowbridge Lock) to Frith Bank Drain - West Fen Drain Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Frith Bank Drain) to Anton's Gowt Junction, then on the River Witham (Lincoln to Boston) to Orchard Caravan and Camping Park Moorings

Dogdyke Visitor Moorings — 10 miles, 5¾ furlongs and 3 locks away

Travel to Cowbridge Lock Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Cowbridge Lock) to Frith Bank Drain - West Fen Drain Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Frith Bank Drain) to Anton's Gowt Junction, then on the River Witham (Lincoln to Boston) to Dogdyke Visitor Moorings

Belle Isle Marina — 10 miles, 6¼ furlongs and 3 locks away

Travel to Cowbridge Lock Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Cowbridge Lock) to Frith Bank Drain - West Fen Drain Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Frith Bank Drain) to Anton's Gowt Junction, then on the River Witham (Lincoln to Boston) to Belle Isle Marina

Tattershall Bridge Visitor Moorings — 11 miles, 5½ furlongs and 3 locks away

Travel to Cowbridge Lock Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Cowbridge Lock) to Frith Bank Drain - West Fen Drain Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Frith Bank Drain) to Anton's Gowt Junction, then on the River Witham (Lincoln to Boston) to Tattershall Bridge Visitor Moorings

Horncastle Canal Junction — 12 miles, 2½ furlongs and 3 locks away

Travel to Cowbridge Lock Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Cowbridge Lock) to Frith Bank Drain - West Fen Drain Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Frith Bank Drain) to Anton's Gowt Junction, then on the River Witham (Lincoln to Boston) to Horncastle Canal Junction

Winding Hole below Clay Bank Road Bridge — 12 miles, 6 furlongs and 4 locks away

Travel to Cowbridge Lock Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Cowbridge Lock) to Frith Bank Drain - West Fen Drain Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Frith Bank Drain) to Anton's Gowt Junction, then on the River Witham (Lincoln to Boston) to Chapel Hill Junction, then on the River Witham (Sleaford Navigation(Kyme Eau)-navigable section) to Winding Hole below Clay Bank Road Bridge

Kirkstead Bridge Visitor Moorings — 16 miles, 1 furlong and 3 locks away

Travel to Cowbridge Lock Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Cowbridge Lock) to Frith Bank Drain - West Fen Drain Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Frith Bank Drain) to Anton's Gowt Junction, then on the River Witham (Lincoln to Boston) to Kirkstead Bridge Visitor Moorings

Cobblers Lock Winding Hole — 16 miles, 6½ furlongs and 4 locks away

Travel to Cowbridge Lock Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Cowbridge Lock) to Frith Bank Drain - West Fen Drain Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Frith Bank Drain) to Anton's Gowt Junction, then on the River Witham (Lincoln to Boston) to Chapel Hill Junction, then on the River Witham (Sleaford Navigation(Kyme Eau)-navigable section) to Cobblers Lock Winding Hole

Stixwould — 18 miles, 2 furlongs and 3 locks away

Travel to Cowbridge Lock Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Cowbridge Lock) to Frith Bank Drain - West Fen Drain Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Frith Bank Drain) to Anton's Gowt Junction, then on the River Witham (Lincoln to Boston) to Stixwould

Southrey Visitor Moorings — 19 miles, 6¾ furlongs and 3 locks away

Travel to Cowbridge Lock Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Cowbridge Lock) to Frith Bank Drain - West Fen Drain Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Frith Bank Drain) to Anton's Gowt Junction, then on the River Witham (Lincoln to Boston) to Southrey Visitor Moorings

Dunstan Fen Visitor Moorings — 19 miles, 7¼ furlongs and 3 locks away

Travel to Cowbridge Lock Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Cowbridge Lock) to Frith Bank Drain - West Fen Drain Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Frith Bank Drain) to Anton's Gowt Junction, then on the River Witham (Lincoln to Boston) to Dunstan Fen Visitor Moorings

Donington High Bridge Winding Hole — 18 miles, 2½ furlongs and 5 locks away

Travel to Cowbridge Lock Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Cowbridge Lock) to Frith Bank Drain - West Fen Drain Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Frith Bank Drain) to Anton's Gowt Junction, then on the River Witham (Lincoln to Boston) to Boston Grand Sluice Lock No 3, then on the River Witham (Boston to the Wash) to River Witham - Black Sluice Navigation Junction, then on the River Witham (Black Sluice Navigation) to Donington High Bridge Winding Hole

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[Witham Navigable Drains] Internal Drainage Board. The Witham Fourth District comprises the East Fen and West Fen, to the north of Boston, which together cover an area of 97 square [Wicken Fen] Wicken Fen is one of only four wild fens which still survive in the enormous Great Fen Basin area of East Anglia, where 99.9% of the former fens have now [Village lock-up] Up, Fen Drayton (Grade II) (1127231)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 March 2020. Two cells. Historic England. "Clock Tower Lock Up [Louth Navigation] well preserved, and is of a similar construction to Ticklepenny Lock, as is Salter Fen Lock, although it differs in having a large opening which acts as [River Cam] two locks in and north east of Cambridge: Jesus Lockmap 7 and Baits Bite Lock.map 3 The stretch north (downstream) of Jesus Lock is sometimes called the [South Forty-Foot Drain] to the entrance lock being removed. It is currently being upgraded to navigable status by the Environment Agency, as part of the Fens Waterways Link, [Holland Fen] Drain at Cooks Lock and from there to Boston Haven through Black Sluice. The Haute Huntre was drained and enclosed in 1767. Holland Fen was an ecclesiastical [Cuyahoga Valley National Park] Bridge—east along with Chippewa Creek Drive; 41°19′07″N 81°35′17″W / 41.318618°N 81.587957°W / 41.318618; -81.587957 (Station Road Bridge) Red Lock—east [Fens Waterways Link] Strachan opens new Boston lock". Boston ECHO. Retrieved 23 December 2010. Lincolnshire Waterways Partnership, Newsletter, March 2008 "Fens Waterways Link Supporting [Cambridgeshire Lodes] to take fen lighters, but smaller boats used it for most of the 19th century. In 1875, the Drainage Commissioners spent £294 on a flash lock, which had

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