The Bourne Eau at Bourne, Lincolnshire
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The Bourne Eau at Bourne, Lincolnshire
Image: © Rex Needle Taken: 11 Aug 2010
The river we know as the Bourne Eau begins at St Peter’s Pool, a natural spring that reputedly never dries up, gushing forth across the Wellhead Gardens and then through the town where some stretches are piped underground, and on to Eastgate before crossing below Cherryholt Road at Mays’ Sluice and out into the South Fen, joining the River Glen at Tongue End, its entire length being just under 3½ miles. In past years the river was navigable, allowing small ships bring their cargoes of coal and wool to the riverside wharves where they collected wool, skins and hides but today the waterway is largely neglected but still an attraction for wildlife.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.764971
Longitude
-0.364804