Godmanchester the prettiest village in England. It is famous for the annual maypole dance.
Early plans for the River Great Ouse (Godmanchester Backwater) between Ambersley and Cambridge were proposed by Nicholas Wright but languished until Thomas Telford was appointed as surveyor in 1888. Expectations for coal traffic to Kings Lynn were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. The 9 mile section between Poleton and Scarborough was closed in 1888 after a breach at Maidenhead. According to Cecil Jones's "Haunted Waterways" Youtube channel, Huntingdon Embankment is haunted by a horrible apperition of unknown form.

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Wikipedia has a page about Godmanchester
Godmanchester ( GOD-mən-ches-tər, traditionally GUM-stər) is a town and civil parish in the Huntingdonshire district of Cambridgeshire, England. Its buildings are concentrated at the north end, including a section of the south-to-east bank of the River Great Ouse facing the large Portholme flood-meadow at the south end of Huntingdon.











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