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Water Eaton House Bridge

 
Water Eaton House Bridge, Marston Meysey SN6 6, United Kingdom
 

Water Eaton House Bridge carries a farm track over the River Thames (above Lechlade) near to Torquay.

The River Thames (above Lechlade) was built by Exuperius Picking Junior and opened on 17 September 1835. The canal joined the sea near Lisburn. Expectations for manure traffic to Manworth never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. Although proposals to close the River Thames (above Lechlade) were submitted to parliament in 1990, the use of the canal for cooling Birmingham power station was enough to keep it open. The one mile section between Basingstoke and Warrington was closed in 1955 after a breach at Reigate. The canal was restored to navigation and reopened in 2001 after a restoration campaign lead by the River Thames (above Lechlade) Trust.

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Water Eaton House Bridge is a minor waterways place on the River Thames (above Lechlade) between Kempsford (St. Mary's Church) (3 miles and 6¾ furlongs to the northeast) and High Bridge (Cricklade) (Cricklade is the official limit of the navigable R. Thames, though realistically, only canoes or similar can use the river here.) (1 mile and 6 furlongs to the west).
 
 
The nearest place in the direction of Kempsford is Castle Eaton - Thames Path (The Thames Path leaves the river here.); 2 miles and 3 furlongs away.
 
The nearest place in the direction of High Bridge (Cricklade) is Thames - Ray Junction (Junction of the River Thames and the River Ray); 1 furlong away.

There is access (unofficial access) to the towpath here.

Mooring here is unrated.

There is a bridge here which takes pedestrian traffic over the canal.

Thames - Cole Junction No 17 miles, 5¾ furlongs
Hannington Bridge5 miles, 1¾ furlongs
Kempsford3 miles, 6¾ furlongs
Castle Eaton Bridge2 miles, 3¾ furlongs
Castle Eaton - Thames Path2 miles, 3 furlongs
Water Eaton House Bridge
Thames - Ray Junction1 furlong
Eysey Footbridge6¾ furlongs
Thames - Ampney Brook Junction7 furlongs
Cricklade Pipe Bridge1 mile, ¼ furlongs
Ermine Way Bridge1 mile, 1¾ furlongs
 
 
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Water Eaton House Bridge is a footbridge across the River Thames in Wiltshire, England. It is situated between Cricklade and Castle Eaton near Water Eaton House. It is one of the first bridges on the Thames Path.

Water Eaton farmhouse is a modern house on an ancient site, known in the 18th century as Nun Eaton. This old manor house at Water Eaton had a tradition attaching to it that it was a "house of mercy" connected with Abbey of Godstow near Oxford. There are remains of fish-ponds adjacent and carved stone was found in it at demolition. There was an ancient weir at Water Eaton which was subject to a dispute with Godstow Priory in the 14th century.

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[Castle Eaton Bridge] Castle Eaton Bridge is a road bridge across the River Thames in England at Castle Eaton in Wiltshire. It carries a minor road between Cricklade, 4 miles [River Ray, Wiltshire] southern bank near Calcutt, east of Cricklade, just upstream of Water Eaton House Bridge. Its length is about 11.5 km (7.1 mi) from its source to the Lydiard [List of crossings of the River Thames] second-longest river in the United Kingdom. It is crossed by over 200 bridges, 27 tunnels, six public ferries, one cable car link, and one ford along [List of bridges in the United Kingdom] Bridges in the United Kingdom is a link page for any road bridges or footbridges in the United Kingdom. Railway bridges are listed under: List of railway [Thames Path] point). Cricklade (S) Eysey Footbridge (N) Water Eaton House Bridge (S) Bloomers Hole Footbridge (N) Radcot Bridge (S) Rushey Lock (N) Shifford Lockcut footbridge [Eaton Canyon] Benjamin S. Eaton, who lived in the Fair Oaks Ranch House in 1865 not far from Eaton Creek. The most well-known portion of the canyon is the Eaton Canyon Nature [St John's Lock] leaves the riverside. The Thames Path next crosses the river at Water Eaton House Bridge, then Eysey Footbridge before arriving at Cricklade. Beyond Inglesham [California water wars] California over water rights. As Los Angeles expanded during the late 19th century, it began outgrowing its water supply. Fred Eaton, mayor of Los Angeles [Eysey Footbridge] Cricklade, Wiltshire and to the south of Eysey Manor. It is one of the first bridges on the Thames Path. This section of the Thames is the boundary between
 
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