Forty Foot Drain, the Glossary
The Forty Foot or Forty Foot Drain is a name given to several of the principal channels in the drainage schemes of the Fens of Eastern England, the name being qualified when there is a need to distinguish between them.[1]
Table of Contents
24 relations: Black Sluice, Boston, Lincolnshire, Bourne, Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire, Chatteris, Cornelius Vermuyden, Guthram Gowt, Huntingdonshire, List of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1846, North Forty Foot Bank, Old Bedford River, Ordnance Survey, Ramsey, Cambridgeshire, River, River Glen, Lincolnshire, River Nene, River Witham, South Forty-Foot Drain, St Botolph's Church, Boston, The Fens, The Haven, Boston, Viz., Welches Dam, Wiggenhall St Germans.
- 1653 establishments in England
- Canals in Cambridgeshire
- Canals in Lincolnshire
- Canals opened in 1653
- Drainage canals in England
- Rivers of Cambridgeshire
- Rivers of Lincolnshire
Black Sluice
The Black Sluice is the name given to the structure that controls the flow of the South Forty-Foot Drain into The Haven, at Boston, Lincolnshire, England. Forty Foot Drain and Black Sluice are Canals in Lincolnshire and Fenland District.
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Boston, Lincolnshire
Boston is a market town and inland port in the borough of the same name in the county of Lincolnshire, England.
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Bourne, Lincolnshire
Bourne is a market town and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England.
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Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire (abbreviated Cambs.) is a ceremonial county in the East of England and East Anglia.
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Chatteris
Chatteris is a market town and civil parish in the Fenland district of Cambridgeshire, England, situated in the Fens between Huntingdon, March and Ely. Forty Foot Drain and Chatteris are Fenland District.
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Cornelius Vermuyden
Sir Cornelius Vermuyden (1595 – 11 October 1677) was a Dutch engineer who introduced Dutch land reclamation methods to England.
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Guthram Gowt
Guthram Gowt is a small settlement in the South Holland district of Lincolnshire, England.
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Huntingdonshire
Huntingdonshire (abbreviated Hunts) is a local government district in Cambridgeshire, England, which was historically a county in its own right.
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List of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1846
This is a complete list of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for the year 1846.
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The North Forty Foot Bank is an area in the civil parish of Holland Fen with Brothertoft, in the Boston district, in the county of Lincolnshire, England.
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Old Bedford River
The Old Bedford River is an artificial, partial diversion of the waters of the River Great Ouse in the Fens of Cambridgeshire, England. Forty Foot Drain and Old Bedford River are Canals in Cambridgeshire, Drainage canals in England and rivers of Cambridgeshire.
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Ordnance Survey
The Ordnance Survey (OS) is the national mapping agency for Great Britain.
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Ramsey, Cambridgeshire
Ramsey is a market town and civil parish in the Huntingdonshire district of Cambridgeshire, England.
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River
A river is a natural flowing freshwater stream, flowing on land or inside caves towards another body of water at a lower elevation, such as an ocean, lake, or another river.
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River Glen, Lincolnshire
The River Glen is a river in Lincolnshire, England with a short stretch passing through Rutland near Essendine. Forty Foot Drain and river Glen, Lincolnshire are rivers of Lincolnshire.
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River Nene
The River Nene (or: see below) is a river that flows through the east of England. Forty Foot Drain and river Nene are rivers of Cambridgeshire and rivers of Lincolnshire.
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River Witham
The River Witham is a river almost entirely in the county of Lincolnshire in the east of England. Forty Foot Drain and river Witham are rivers of Lincolnshire.
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The South Forty-Foot Drain, also known as the Black Sluice Navigation, is the main channel for the land-drainage of the Black Sluice Level in the Lincolnshire Fens. Forty Foot Drain and South Forty-Foot Drain are Canals in Lincolnshire and Drainage canals in England.
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St Botolph's Church, Boston
St Botolph's Church is the Anglican parish church of Boston, Lincolnshire, England.
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The Fens
The Fens or Fenlands in eastern England are a naturally marshy region supporting a rich ecology and numerous species. Forty Foot Drain and The Fens are Fenland District.
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The Haven, Boston
The Haven is the tidal river of the port of Boston, Lincolnshire in England. Forty Foot Drain and the Haven, Boston are rivers of Lincolnshire.
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Viz.
The abbreviation viz. (or viz without a full stop) is short for the Latin italic, which itself is a contraction of the Latin phrase videre licet, meaning "it is permitted to see".
Welches Dam
Welches Dam is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Manea, in the Fenland district, in the county of Cambridgeshire, England. Forty Foot Drain and Welches Dam are Fenland District.
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Wiggenhall St Germans
Wiggenhall St Germans is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk in the East of England.
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See also
1653 establishments in England
- Barebone's Parliament
- Chetham's Library
- Firmin & Sons
- Forty Foot Drain
- Hannington Hall
- The Protectorate
- Wey and Godalming Navigations
Canals in Cambridgeshire
- Forty Foot Drain
- Hobson's Conduit
- Middle Level Navigations
- New Bedford River
- Old Bedford River
- Wisbech Canal
Canals in Lincolnshire
- Black Sluice
- Bourne–Morton Canal
- Caistor Canal
- Fens Waterways Link
- Forty Foot Drain
- Foss Dyke
- Grantham Canal
- Horncastle Canal
- Louth Navigation
- Sleaford Navigation
- South Forty-Foot Drain
- South Holland IDB
- Stainforth and Keadby Canal
- Stamford Canal
- Thorne and Hatfield Moors Peat Canals
- Witham First District IDB
- Witham Navigable Drains
Canals opened in 1653
- Forty Foot Drain
- Wey and Godalming Navigations
Drainage canals in England
- Beverley and Barmston Drain
- Bussex Rhine
- Cut-off Channel
- Forty Foot Drain
- Gilbert Heathcote's tunnel
- Holderness Drain
- King's Sedgemoor Drain
- Middle Level Navigations
- New Bedford River
- Old Bedford River
- River Huntspill
- South Forty-Foot Drain
- Sowy River
- Swinefleet Warping Drain
- Witham Navigable Drains
Rivers of Cambridgeshire
- Bourn Brook, Cambridgeshire
- Fens Waterways Link
- Fens and Anglian system
- Forty Foot Drain
- New Bedford River
- Old Bedford River
- River Cam
- River Granta
- River Great Ouse
- River Kennett
- River Kym
- River Lark
- River Nene
- River Stour, Suffolk
- River Welland
Rivers of Lincolnshire
- Barlings Eau
- Bourne Eau
- Catchwater Drain (Stixwould)
- Fens Waterways Link
- Fens and Anglian system
- Forty Foot Drain
- Gilbert Heathcote's tunnel
- Great Eau
- Humber
- Long Eau
- New River (Fens)
- Pauper's Drain
- River Ancholme
- River Bain
- River Brant
- River Eau
- River Freshney
- River Glen, Lincolnshire
- River Gwash
- River Lymn
- River Nene
- River Rase
- River Slea
- River Till, Lincolnshire
- River Torne (England)
- River Trent
- River Waring
- River Welland
- River Witham
- Stamford Canal
- The Haven, Boston
- Welton Beck
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forty_Foot_Drain
Also known as 40 Foot Drain, Forty-foot Drain, Vermuyden's Drain.