Cowbridge Drain Aqueduct Footbridge
Boston Golf Club, Horncastle Road, East Lindsey PE22 7EL, United Kingdom
Address is taken from a point 436 yards away.
Address is taken from a point 436 yards away.

Cowbridge Drain Aqueduct Footbridge
is a minor waterways place
on the Witham Navigable Drains (Stonebridge Drain) between
Stonebridge Drain - East and West Fen Catchwater Drains Junction (Junction of Stonebridge Drain and East and West Fen Catchwater Drains) (4 miles and 1 furlong
to the northeast) and
Cowbridge Lock Junction (Junction of Cowbridge Lock, Stonebridge Drain, Junction Drain (closed) and the Maud Foster Drain) (1¼ furlongs
to the southwest).
The nearest place in the direction of Stonebridge Drain - East and West Fen Catchwater Drains Junction is Cowbridge Drain Aqueduct (Aqueduct over Cowbridge Drain );
a few yards
away.
There may be access to the towpath here.
Mooring here is unrated.
There is a bridge here which takes pedestrian traffic over the canal.
| Sibsey Road Bridge | 2 miles, 2¼ furlongs | |
| Stone Bridge Farm Bridge | 6¼ furlongs | |
| Boston Golf Club Bridge | ¼ furlongs | |
| Cowbridge Drain Aqueduct Pipe Bridge | ¼ furlongs | |
| Cowbridge Drain Aqueduct | a few yards | |
| Cowbridge Drain Aqueduct Footbridge | ||
| Cowbridge Lock Junction | 1¼ furlongs | |
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Nearest water point
In the direction of Cowbridge Lock Junction
Langrick Bridge General Store and Marina — 4 miles, 2¼ furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Cowbridge Lock Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Cowbridge Lock) to Frith Bank Drain - West Fen Drain Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Frith Bank Drain) to Anton's Gowt Junction, then on the River Witham (Lincoln to Boston) to Langrick Bridge General Store and Marina
Boston Lock Visitor Moorings — 4 miles, 2½ furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Cowbridge Lock Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Cowbridge Lock) to Frith Bank Drain - West Fen Drain Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Frith Bank Drain) to Anton's Gowt Junction, then on the River Witham (Lincoln to Boston) to Boston Lock Visitor MooringsNearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of Cowbridge Lock Junction
Boston Lock Visitor Moorings — 4 miles, 2½ furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Cowbridge Lock Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Cowbridge Lock) to Frith Bank Drain - West Fen Drain Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Frith Bank Drain) to Anton's Gowt Junction, then on the River Witham (Lincoln to Boston) to Boston Lock Visitor Moorings
Boston Grand Sluice Lock No 3 — 4 miles, 5 furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Cowbridge Lock Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Cowbridge Lock) to Frith Bank Drain - West Fen Drain Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Frith Bank Drain) to Anton's Gowt Junction, then on the River Witham (Lincoln to Boston) to Boston Grand Sluice Lock No 3Nearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of Cowbridge Lock Junction
Boston Grand Sluice Lock No 3 — 4 miles, 5 furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Cowbridge Lock Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Cowbridge Lock) to Frith Bank Drain - West Fen Drain Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Frith Bank Drain) to Anton's Gowt Junction, then on the River Witham (Lincoln to Boston) to Boston Grand Sluice Lock No 3Nearest place to turn
In the direction of Cowbridge Lock Junction
Anton's Gowt Junction — 2 miles, 1¾ furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Cowbridge Lock Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Cowbridge Lock) to Frith Bank Drain - West Fen Drain Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Frith Bank Drain) to Anton's Gowt Junction
Langrick Bridge General Store and Marina — 4 miles, 2¼ furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Cowbridge Lock Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Cowbridge Lock) to Frith Bank Drain - West Fen Drain Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Frith Bank Drain) to Anton's Gowt Junction, then on the River Witham (Lincoln to Boston) to Langrick Bridge General Store and Marina
Boston Lock Visitor Moorings — 4 miles, 2½ furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Cowbridge Lock Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Cowbridge Lock) to Frith Bank Drain - West Fen Drain Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Frith Bank Drain) to Anton's Gowt Junction, then on the River Witham (Lincoln to Boston) to Boston Lock Visitor Moorings
Boston Motor Yatch Club — 4 miles, 3½ furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Cowbridge Lock Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Cowbridge Lock) to Frith Bank Drain - West Fen Drain Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Frith Bank Drain) to Anton's Gowt Junction, then on the River Witham (Lincoln to Boston) to Boston Motor Yatch Club
Boston Gateway Marina — 4 miles, 4 furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Cowbridge Lock Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Cowbridge Lock) to Frith Bank Drain - West Fen Drain Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Frith Bank Drain) to Anton's Gowt Junction, then on the River Witham (Lincoln to Boston) to Boston Gateway Marina
Bettinson's Bridge Winding Hole — 8 miles, ½ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Cowbridge Lock Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Cowbridge Lock) to Frith Bank Drain - West Fen Drain Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Frith Bank Drain) to Newham Drain - Frith Bank Drain Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Newham Drain) to Newham Drain - Howbridge Drain - West Fen Drain Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Howbridge Drain) to Bettinson's Bridge Winding Hole
Chapel Hill Junction — 9 miles, 5¾ furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Cowbridge Lock Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Cowbridge Lock) to Frith Bank Drain - West Fen Drain Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Frith Bank Drain) to Anton's Gowt Junction, then on the River Witham (Lincoln to Boston) to Chapel Hill Junction
Orchard Caravan and Camping Park Moorings — 10 miles, ¼ furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Cowbridge Lock Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Cowbridge Lock) to Frith Bank Drain - West Fen Drain Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Frith Bank Drain) to Anton's Gowt Junction, then on the River Witham (Lincoln to Boston) to Orchard Caravan and Camping Park Moorings
Dogdyke Visitor Moorings — 10 miles, 5¼ furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Cowbridge Lock Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Cowbridge Lock) to Frith Bank Drain - West Fen Drain Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Frith Bank Drain) to Anton's Gowt Junction, then on the River Witham (Lincoln to Boston) to Dogdyke Visitor Moorings
Belle Isle Marina — 10 miles, 5¾ furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Cowbridge Lock Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Cowbridge Lock) to Frith Bank Drain - West Fen Drain Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Frith Bank Drain) to Anton's Gowt Junction, then on the River Witham (Lincoln to Boston) to Belle Isle Marina
Tattershall Bridge Visitor Moorings — 11 miles, 5 furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Cowbridge Lock Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Cowbridge Lock) to Frith Bank Drain - West Fen Drain Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Frith Bank Drain) to Anton's Gowt Junction, then on the River Witham (Lincoln to Boston) to Tattershall Bridge Visitor Moorings
Horncastle Canal Junction — 12 miles, 1¾ furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Cowbridge Lock Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Cowbridge Lock) to Frith Bank Drain - West Fen Drain Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Frith Bank Drain) to Anton's Gowt Junction, then on the River Witham (Lincoln to Boston) to Horncastle Canal Junction
Winding Hole below Clay Bank Road Bridge — 12 miles, 5¼ furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Cowbridge Lock Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Cowbridge Lock) to Frith Bank Drain - West Fen Drain Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Frith Bank Drain) to Anton's Gowt Junction, then on the River Witham (Lincoln to Boston) to Chapel Hill Junction, then on the River Witham (Sleaford Navigation(Kyme Eau)-navigable section) to Winding Hole below Clay Bank Road Bridge
Kirkstead Bridge Visitor Moorings — 16 miles, ½ furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Cowbridge Lock Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Cowbridge Lock) to Frith Bank Drain - West Fen Drain Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Frith Bank Drain) to Anton's Gowt Junction, then on the River Witham (Lincoln to Boston) to Kirkstead Bridge Visitor Moorings
Cobblers Lock Winding Hole — 16 miles, 5¾ furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Cowbridge Lock Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Cowbridge Lock) to Frith Bank Drain - West Fen Drain Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Frith Bank Drain) to Anton's Gowt Junction, then on the River Witham (Lincoln to Boston) to Chapel Hill Junction, then on the River Witham (Sleaford Navigation(Kyme Eau)-navigable section) to Cobblers Lock Winding Hole
Stixwould — 18 miles, 1¼ furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Cowbridge Lock Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Cowbridge Lock) to Frith Bank Drain - West Fen Drain Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Frith Bank Drain) to Anton's Gowt Junction, then on the River Witham (Lincoln to Boston) to Stixwould
Southrey Visitor Moorings — 19 miles, 6¼ furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Cowbridge Lock Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Cowbridge Lock) to Frith Bank Drain - West Fen Drain Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Frith Bank Drain) to Anton's Gowt Junction, then on the River Witham (Lincoln to Boston) to Southrey Visitor Moorings
Dunstan Fen Visitor Moorings — 19 miles, 6¾ furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Cowbridge Lock Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Cowbridge Lock) to Frith Bank Drain - West Fen Drain Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Frith Bank Drain) to Anton's Gowt Junction, then on the River Witham (Lincoln to Boston) to Dunstan Fen Visitor Moorings
Donington High Bridge Winding Hole — 18 miles, 2 furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Cowbridge Lock Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Cowbridge Lock) to Frith Bank Drain - West Fen Drain Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Frith Bank Drain) to Anton's Gowt Junction, then on the River Witham (Lincoln to Boston) to Boston Grand Sluice Lock No 3, then on the River Witham (Boston to the Wash) to River Witham - Black Sluice Navigation Junction, then on the River Witham (Black Sluice Navigation) to Donington High Bridge Winding HoleNo information
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![Cowbridge, Boston: aerial 2023 (4). Aqueduct (below centre): https://heritage-explorer.lincolnshire.gov.uk/Monument/MLI88909 See https://rbt.org.uk/john-rennie/projects/east-fen-west-fen-and-wildmore-fen-drainage/,https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witham_Navigable_Drains. Cowbridge (foot bridge): https://heritage-explorer.lincolnshire.gov.uk/Monument/MLI10033 and [[674590]].Richardson's Bridge (road bridge) top right. by Chris – 02 April 2023](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/45/83/7458312_551f6575_120x120.jpg)


![Cowbridge, Boston: aerial 2023 (5). Aqueduct (centre): https://heritage-explorer.lincolnshire.gov.uk/Monument/MLI88909 See https://rbt.org.uk/john-rennie/projects/east-fen-west-fen-and-wildmore-fen-drainage/,https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witham_Navigable_Drains. Cowbridge (foot bridge): https://heritage-explorer.lincolnshire.gov.uk/Monument/MLI10033 and [[674590]].The East & West Fens, a 93 square mile tract lying between Boston & the Wolds to the north, were the major area of fen to be drained in England. Successive piecemeal attempts had been made to drain the area, notably by Sir Anthony Thomas and other Adventurers in the 1630s, when by 1634 the work was adjudged complete, the ground being regarded as ‘fit for arable or meadow or pasture’. For seven years the land was used profitably but then in 1642, just before the battle of Edgehill, the dispossessed fenmen, being on opposite sides to the Adventurers, took up arms and destroyed the sluices, and laid waste the lands, taking possession of the land, which reverted to wetland.At the beginning of the 19th century the decision was made to drain the land. John Rennie was commissioned to report on the draining the Wildmore Fen, but also of draining the East, West and Wildmore Fens as a whole. The East and West Fens had outfalls to the River Witham above Boston at Anton’s Gowt, through the Maud Foster Sluice in Boston, and to the Steeping River above Wainfleet. Rennie’s typically thorough solution was to construct catchwaters round the wold margins of each fen, bringing the upland waters together into an enlarged Maud Foster Drain to a new Maud Foster Sluice, opened in 1807. Provision was made for the lowland waters of the West Fen to be conveyed beneath the catchwater (via the aqueduct) at Cowbridge and into the East Fen. Here they were discharged into a completely new channel, the 13 mile long Hobhole Drain, which with various artificial tributaries now drained into the East Fen, taking the lowland waters to a completely new outfall, Hobhole Sluice, on the Witham estuary four miles below Boston. For both Hobhole and Maud Foster sluices, under construction from 1804, Rennie used portable steam engines to de-water the foundations. by Chris – 02 April 2023](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/45/83/7458313_5c0e7061_120x120.jpg)
![Cowbridge, Fishtoft: aerial 2023 (1). Aqueduct (centre): https://heritage-explorer.lincolnshire.gov.uk/Monument/MLI88909See https://rbt.org.uk/john-rennie/projects/east-fen-west-fen-and-wildmore-fen-drainage/,https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witham_Navigable_Drains. Cowbridge (foot bridge): https://heritage-explorer.lincolnshire.gov.uk/Monument/MLI10033 and [[674590]].Richardson's Bridge (road bridge) top right. by Simon Tomson – 02 April 2023](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/45/83/7458304_29649921_120x120.jpg)



![Cowbridge, Boston: aerial 2023 (3). Aqueduct (centre): https://heritage-explorer.lincolnshire.gov.uk/Monument/MLI88909 See https://rbt.org.uk/john-rennie/projects/east-fen-west-fen-and-wildmore-fen-drainage/,https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witham_Navigable_Drains. Cowbridge (foot bridge): https://heritage-explorer.lincolnshire.gov.uk/Monument/MLI10033 and [[674590]].Richardson's Bridge (road bridge) top right. by Chris – 02 April 2023](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/45/83/7458310_bb3197e9_120x120.jpg)



![Cowbridge, Fishtoft: aerial 2023 (2). Aqueduct (centre): https://heritage-explorer.lincolnshire.gov.uk/Monument/MLI88909 See https://rbt.org.uk/john-rennie/projects/east-fen-west-fen-and-wildmore-fen-drainage/,https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witham_Navigable_Drains. Cowbridge (foot bridge): https://heritage-explorer.lincolnshire.gov.uk/Monument/MLI10033 and [[674590]].Richardson's Bridge (road bridge) top left. by Simon Tomson – 02 April 2023](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/45/83/7458306_25da9f58_120x120.jpg)




![Cowbridge and aqueduct, Boston: aerial 2025 (1). Aqueduct (below centre right): https://heritage-explorer.lincolnshire.gov.uk/Monument/MLI88909 See https://rbt.org.uk/john-rennie/projects/east-fen-west-fen-and-wildmore-fen-drainage/,https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witham_Navigable_Drains. Cowbridge (foot bridge): https://heritage-explorer.lincolnshire.gov.uk/Monument/MLI10033 and [[674590]]. by Simon Tomson – 06 September 2025](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/08/17/72/8177289_fd962d6b_120x120.jpg)











