Horningsea
Horningsea the prettiest village in England. It is famous as the birthplace of Charles Wood.
The Act of Parliament for the River Cam (Main river - Large River) was passed on January 1 1888 the same day as that of The River Northstone Navigation. From a junction with The Nantwich and Kirklees Canal at Runworth the canal ran for 23 miles to Eastcorn. Expectations for manure traffic to Bristol were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. Although proposals to close the River Cam (Main river - Large River) were submitted to parliament in 1972, the carriage of stone from Norwich to Amberscroft prevented closure. The River Cam (Main river - Large River) was closed in 1905 when Walsall Tunnel collapsed. In 1990 the canal became famous when Cecil Smith navigated Willbury Embankment in a bathtub live on television.

| Bottisham Lock Weir Exit | 2 miles, 3¼ furlongs | |
| Bottisham Lock No 3 | 2 miles, 2½ furlongs | |
| Bottisham Lock Weir Entrance | 2 miles, 2¼ furlongs | |
| Cambridge Motor Boat Club Arm | 1 mile, 4½ furlongs | |
| Clayhithe Bridge | 1 mile, 2¾ furlongs | |
| Horningsea | ||
| Horningsea Arm | 1 furlong | |
| Baits Bite Lock Weir Exit | 4½ furlongs | |
| Baits Bite Lock No 2 | 4¾ furlongs | |
| Baits Bite Lock Weir Entrance | 5 furlongs | |
| A14 Road Bridge (Cambridge) | 7¾ furlongs | |
- Conservators of the River Cam — associated with River Cam
- The Cam Conservancy - the navigation authority for the River Cam in Cambridge
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Nearest water point
In the direction of Pope's Corner
In the direction of A14 Road Bridge (Cambridge)
Nearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of Pope's Corner
Nearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of Pope's Corner
Nearest place to turn
In the direction of Pope's Corner
In the direction of A14 Road Bridge (Cambridge)
Nearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of Pope's Corner
In the direction of A14 Road Bridge (Cambridge)
Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Pope's Corner
Wikipedia has a page about Horningsea
Horningsea is a small village north of Cambridge in Cambridgeshire in England. The parish covers an area of 2.6 square miles (6.7 km2; 1,700 acres). It lies on the east bank of the River Cam, and on the road from Cambridge to Clayhithe. The nearest railway station is Waterbeach, 1 1⁄2 miles (2.4 km) away.
Listed as Horningesea in the Domesday Book, the village's name derives from either "Island (or dry ground in marsh) of a man called Horning" or "Island by the horn-shaped hill".


















![Horningsea: somewhere to sit by the river. Looking across the Cam at the end of Dock Lane. [[[5453145]]] is a view from the other side of the river. by John Sutton – 07 July 2017](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/45/33/5453375_febdccb9_120x120.jpg)





![Horningsea: the end of Dock Lane. High summer by the River Cam. [[[5453375]]] was taken on the other side of the river earlier in the morning.For a wintry version, see [[[2799157]]] (February 2012). by John Sutton – 07 July 2017](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/45/31/5453145_864b7d72_120x120.jpg)
![Horningsea: a harvested maize field. Large fields of maize between Baits Bite and Horningsea were being harvested on a fine morning in mid October and I caught up with the harvester later on my cycle ride: [[6991612]]. This picture was taken from the riverbank cycle path. by John Sutton – 15 October 2021](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/99/22/6992296_dc0e4001_120x120.jpg)
![A winter walk by the river. I always stop for a while to enjoy this lovely view. By way of comparison, see [[[2799165]]], [[[2761922]]] and others. by John Sutton – 15 December 2012](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/26/03/3260332_1361b23b_120x120.jpg)

![Horningsea: willows regenerated. In autumn 2022 this fine row was pollarded to bare trunks: see [[[7320068]]], [[[7362118]]] and [[[7453108]]]. At ten to nine on a November morning low sunlight caught the new growth pleasingly. by John Sutton – 25 November 2023](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/65/86/7658654_1d2309d6_120x120.jpg)
![Horningsea: willows in the snow. [[[2761922]]] shows the same scene a month before, and has links to other images. by John Sutton – 10 February 2012](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/79/91/2799165_6d4dbbf9_120x120.jpg)
![Horningsea: riverside willows. Hugh Venables' [[[2669922]]] shows these fine trees in full leaf, in September 2011; my [[[2256264]]] shows them from the north in February 2011. by John Sutton – 13 January 2012](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/76/19/2761922_a7b770f4_120x120.jpg)