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	River (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
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	River Bain - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The River Bain is a river in Lincolnshire, England, and a tributary of the River Witham.
		In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, and after protracted negotiation, a group of venture capitalists canalized the Bain between Horncastle and the Witham.
		The river contains significant populations of Chub (Leuciscus cephalus), Roach, Rudd and Bream, as well as Brown Trout, Pike, Eel, and smaller species such as Miller's Thumb (Cottus gobio), Gudgeon and Stone Loach (Nœmacheilus barbatus).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/River_Bain (252 words)

	This is Essex \| Local Interest \| Witham (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Witham sits on the A12, one of the county's major trunk roads, and also has a main line rail link into London and extending into East Anglia.
		The area is drained by the River Blackwater, and its tributary, the River Brain.
		Witham was twinned with the German town of Waldbrol in 1986, which lies just to the east of Cologne.
	www.thisisessex.co.uk /essex/local_interest/towns__villages/witham (534 words)

	Fossdyke & Witham Navigations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		He said that the river was not only close to being lost forever as a navigation but its poor maintenance was threatening the nearby low lying land which it drained.
		Lincoln themselves were concerned that if they didn't restore the river themselves, they may lose their rights (along the city portion of the river) to a river commission.
		The river was not enjoying the success that the Foss Dyke was, its income was feeble in comparison.While the Foss Dyke's tolls were bringing in around £1,500 a year, the Witham Navigation could only manage around £300.
	www.canals.btinternet.co.uk /canals/fossdykewithamroot.htm (5711 words)

	HornCastle Canal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Being the first up from the River Witham it was the place where weights were gauged and tolls were charged.
		There were however, a number of boats still carrying (coal in particular) nearer the River Witham end of the route though even this was threatened at one point when the River Witham Drainage Commissioners put a Bill together which would have allowed them to lower the level of the River Witham.
		River and canal part for the last time here and it was at this point that the route terminated for a number years until the company raised more cash.
	www.btinternet.com /~canals/canals/horncastle.htm (5636 words)

	River Witham - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The River Witham is a river, almost entirely in Lincolnshire, in the east of England.
		It rises south of Grantham, passes Lincoln and at Boston, flows into The Haven, a tidal arm of The Wash.
		Fossdyke Navigation, a canalization of the lower River Till.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/River_Witham (115 words)

	Abbeys of the Witham Valley (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The Witham Valley is remarkable for the number of monasteries that once lay alongside it.
		The village of Bardney lies nine miles east of Lincoln on the east bank of the River Witham.
		The stark ruins of Barlings Abbey lie seven miles east of Lincoln on the west bank of the Barlings Eau, a tributary of the River Witham.
	www.lincsheritage.org /community_heritage/guides_information/witham_abbeys (242 words)

	May Gurney - Environment
		The tyres were used to strengthen a section of the River Witham bank in Lincolnshire as part of the £10m River Witham Phase 2/3 Contract for the EA.
		A 1600m length of embankment between the River Witham and Branston Island flood storage area needed to be widened and made stable.
		The traditional method of clay fill was not practical due to the close proximity of an overhead power line and a soke dyke (drainage ditch) running parallel with the flood embankment.
	www.maygurney.co.uk /corporate/enviro_case_witham.php (236 words)

	River Witham
		The River Witham is a river in the east of England.
		It rises south of Grantham, passes Lincoln and Boston, England and flows into The Wash.
		The text of this article is licensed under the GFDL.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ri/River_Witham.html (46 words)

	Fossdyke & Witham Navigations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The Fossdyke and Witham Navigation is navigable and popular, itbegins on the east bank of the tidal River Trent beside the town of Torksey, south of Gainsborough.
		The unnavigable River Witham has already travelled north for around 30 miles from the village of Coltsworth which is on the A1 some 6 miles south of Grantham.
		The river is in a shallow valley and most villages are set away from the river on slight inclines.
	www.canals.btinternet.co.uk /canals/fossdykewithamroute.htm (3784 words)

	Lincoln Boat Club Home Page
		The BRAYFORD POOL where we are based is in the centre of Lincoln, where the river Witham joins the Fosse Dyke navigation, and in the past was a major inland port for the barges that came up river from Boston, or down the Fosse from the river Trent.
		The Witham runs right through the centre of Lincoln, going through the 'Glory Hole' which is where the High Street crosses the river, with a medieval house built on the bridge (now a very nice coffee shop).
		The river takes its course for the next 10 miles to Bardney lock where again boaters can self operate the gates, and into Bardney village where there are BW moorings with a short walk into the village centre for petrol, pubs etc.
	www.geocities.com /lincolnboatclub (1059 words)

	Sleaford Canal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The River Witham Navigation was instructed to give a concession of 50% to boats using both waterways.
		Restoration of the route west of Cobbler's Lock was being severely hampered at this stage because the River Slea was suffering badly from lack of water flow due to heavy abstraction in Sleaford and leakages through its bed.
		This lock forms the head of jurisdiction as far as the River Witham commissioners are concerned and the route to this point has always remained open since long before the Sleaford Navigation opened until the present day.
	www.canals.btinternet.co.uk /canals/sleaford.htm (3743 words)

	My Holidays on Inland Waterways - Cruise XXIII (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Like the Witham, there is not much to describe about the scenery on this waterway, the country all around being flat and uninteresting.
		The Fossdyke, like the Witham, is much frequented by anglers and the week before our visit a large peg down competition was held when as many as 1,050 fishermen competed at one time.
		The waterways traversed on this tour were the River Nene, the River Witham and the Fossdyke Canal, altogether making up a distance of 140 miles from Northampton by water.
	easyweb.easynet.co.uk /jim.shead/MHIWc23.htm (729 words)

	Witham navigable Drains (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Maud Foster Drain ran from the River Witham (in Boston) to the small village of Cowbridge (a distance of 2½ miles).
		Unfortunately the River Witham was perpetually struggling for cash and the commissioners decided they simply could not afford to connect the drains at this time.
		North west of the town the river takes on the appearance of a typically dead straight drain, heading north west for about 4 miles to Little Steeping, with a minor road flanking it most of the way and a small number of other road bridges crossing over.
	www.btinternet.com /~canals/canals/withamnav.htm (3429 words)

	My Holidays on Inland Waterways - Cruise XXII (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The River Witham rises in Rutlandshire, and flows in all some 80 miles; the navigable portion from Boston near the Wash to Lincoln is 36 miles in length.
		The Witham Navigation, after several proprietorships, is now owned by the Great Northern Railway Company; the traffic, however, is comparatively little on this waterway, the reason being that the railway runs in such close proximity to the water course.
		It is characteristic to note in passing that wherever monasteries were situated, a river was always found adjacent, and there the monks indulged in their favourite pastime of fishing.
	easyweb.easynet.co.uk /jim.shead/MHIWc22.htm (1366 words)

	Witham Town Council Witham Home page
		Witham is a pleasant Georgian town with a history that dates back to the time of King Alfred located at the very heart of Essex midway between Colchester and Chelmsford.
		Witham's River Walk and Whetmead Nature Reserve are maintained by the Town Council and provide a pleasant green way through Witham.
		Cressing Temple, 3 miles north of Witham, was founded by the Knights Templar and is home to the two finest Templar barns in Europe.
	www.witham.gov.uk (1097 words)

	GENUKI: North Witham, LIN
		North Witham is both a village and parish on the River Witham south of Grantham, less than a mile off the A1 trunk road to the west.
		The river flows north at this point, toward neighboring Colsterworth parish.
		Witham is from the Celtic or pre-Celtic river name of uncertain origin, and the name appeared as Widme in the 1086 Domesday Book.
	www.genuki.org.uk /big/eng/LIN/NorthWitham (295 words)

	The Knights Templar at South Witham (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The preceptory also owned a mill in the village, this would have been a water mill on the river Witham, as there were no recorded windmills in Lincolnshire at the time.
		It was then taken from the church and placed face down across the river Witham to act as a footbridge.
		Artefacts from the archaelogical excavations at South Witham were put on display for one morning in the summer of 2001.
	www.thecyberfarm.com /templars/templarbritain/southwitham/swithamhome.htm (730 words)

	Walks Around Boston (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The Witham has provided Boston with opportunities to grow and to thrive and for various periods over the past 800 years, river trade, import and export, has led to great eras of prosperity.
		The Witham is unusual in that for much of its length footpaths run along both banks; many of the other Fens rivers are quite inaccessible.
		The footbridge over the river is not a particularly attractive bridge but it does offer superb views of the Witham towards the Grand Sluice and is yet another angle to view the magnificent tower of St.Botolph’s.
	www.bostonuk.com /visitors/walks-antonsgowt.htm (1197 words)

	glynwilliams
		Many of our local anglers are devoted river anglers who are still reeling from the demise of the River Witham and the River Trent, both of which the Worksop and District Anglers’ Association (WDAA) have a vested interest.
		Likewise the Witham and District Joint Anglers Federation (W and DJAF), to whom the WDAA are affiliated, could boast about staging the largest events in the country with some matches catering for over 1,000 anglers.
		Moving on, there is another contentious issue that has arisen as a direct result of the decline in our river fishing – the increase in anglers moving from the rivers to man made holes in the ground.
	www.anglerstimes.co.uk /glynwilliams01022003.htm (1220 words)

	Wildlife News: Last ditch attempt to save Lincolnshire's native crayfish (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		In June, 10,000 crayfish information leaflets will be sent to homes along the river Witham from South Witham, through Grantham to Long Bennington to inform local residents about this small, rare, lobster-like creature.
		The river Witham is the only remaining white-clawed crayfish site in Lincolnshire and its survival is under threat from an aggressive competitor – the American signal crayfish.
		It was introduced and farmed as a culinary delicacy and then escaped (or in some cases was deliberately released) into the wild.
	www.naturalworldtours.co.uk /articles2003/may/may3103e.htm (465 words)

	Woodhall Spa - Leisure - Local Cycling Routes
		Cross the River Witham on Kirkstead Bridge (3.1 km) and take the left turn at the bottom of the gradient into the hamlet of Martindales.
		Cross the A153 and turn left to cross the River Witham and head for the village of Tattershall.
		Before the River Witham was canalised it was much wider and meandered between reed beds.
	www.woodhallspa.org /leisure_localcycling.html (2097 words)

	Fossdyke & Witham Navigations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		A toll of 2½d had to be paid before the chain would be lifted to allow boats to pass.
		He reported back saying he had noted 4 more unused drains were navigable and could be used by boats without any major works needing to be done.
		Over the next decade or so the river continued - as it had done - to struggle to find money.
	www.btinternet.com /~canals/canals/fossdykewithamroot.htm (5711 words)

	IWA Individual Waterways - Fossdyke and Witham Navigations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The Fossdyke continues the line of the river Witham from Lincoln to the river Trent at Torksey.
		The Witham connects the Fossdyke from Lincoln to Boston and The Wash. There are 4 locks over the total 48.25 mile (77.65km) navigations.
		In 1766, the Grand Sluice at Boston was built to protect the Witham from tides.
	www.waterways.org.uk /ind_waterways/fossdyke (178 words)

	Environment Agency - River Witham to River Nene (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		River Witham to River Nene Link Development Study
		For details of the River Witham to River Nene Link Development Study project, click on the table, left.
		The aim of the project is to explore the feasibility of improving the Fens waterways for tourism by creating new navigation/tourism opportunities.
	www.environment-agency.gov.uk /subjects/recreation/345623/631029/346131/348128/349190/349311?version=1&lang=_e (289 words)

	Templar Sites - Witham, Lincolnshire (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		South Witham (previously Wytham) was the southernmost of the five Lincolnshire preceptories.
		"Beyond the great court, towards the River Witham, the preceptory had its own water mill and fish-ponds…The excavations have been filled in and the area ploughed over, so we have to rely on the plan", states George Tull.
		Today, at South Witham church, one can still see an old coffin stone with an ornate cross and the head of a bearded (?) man on it, perhaps, as some believe, a Templar memorial.
	www.ancientquest.com /templarsites/engl-ea/lincs/013-index-witham.html (274 words)

	COLONIA LINDENSIVM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The majority of Roman activity was centered on a 200 foot (60 metre) hilltop at the end of a limestone ridge overlooking a pool in the River Witham from the north.
		It is suggested that this was due primarily to the large area taken up by the administrative and public areas of the town such as temples, fora and basilica, in addition to the large, sumptuous town-houses of the local nobility and land-owning classes.
		With the degeneration of the road system in the fourth century, and the increasing dependence on the River Witham to conduct commercial trade, the population was concentrated along both banks of the river.
	www.roman-britain.org /places/lindum.htm (2999 words)

	Defra, UK - Plant Health - POTATO BROWN ROT: 2003 Monitoring Programme
		As a result of the positive finding in the River Trent, further samples were taken from the stretch of this river south of the point where it feeds into the Fossdyke Navigation.
		The organism was not detected in samples taken from the ditches and drains associated with the Fossdyke Navigation and River Witham
		The extended River Trent survey referred to above will help to determine the extent of contamination and therefore the extent of new designations, but please contact your local PHSI in the meantime if you are concerned that your business may be affected.
	www.defra.gov.uk /planth/pbr1.htm (468 words)

	River Witham: Waterscape.com
		Flowing for 36 miles through quiet, flat Lincolnshire countryside, the River Witham has been navigated since Roman times and links historic Lincoln and Boston.
		With very few locks and only isolated settlements, this is a river for those who want to get away from it all.
		Adventurous boaters can explore the Sleaford Navigation (Kyme Eau), which is under restoration; the short delphs which lead off the main line of the river; and the mysterious, intricate network of the Witham Navigable Drains.
	www.waterscape.com /River_Witham (261 words)

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