WATERWAYS
Extracts entirely from a Fenland District Council leaflet designed by Bob Ledger)
The "Middle Level" Nene - Ouse Navigation Link, which passes through Whittlesey, offers a picturesque and interesting insight into the region known as the Fens. The link travels from Stanground lock near the cathedral city of Peterborough, to a lock at the small village of Salters Lode, near to the Denver Sluice complex.The link is 28.5 miles long. At Denver the waterway links to the River Great Ouse along which it is possible to cruise to Ely, Bedford and Cambridge. At the Stanground end the link joins with the River Nene which in turn eventually links with the Grand Union Canal.
The waterway flows through a number of attractive Fenland towns and villages which offer both visual and historical interests. It is ideal for quiet boating holidays with its distinctive scenery and abundant wildlife.
(Extract from a Fenland District Council leaflet designed by Bob Ledger)
MAPS FOR NAVIGATORS
The Middle Level , The River Nene, The Upper Gt. Ouse, The River Cam and Lower Ouse.
Published by Imray, Laurie, Norrie & Wilson, Wych House, St.Ives, Cambs.
Tel: 01480 462114
NAVIGATIONAL NOTES
Navigation Authorities, Nene-Ouse-Link, Middle Level Commisioners, Dartford Road, March.
Tel:01354 653232
No license is required at present.
River Nene and Ouse, Environment Agency, Anglian Region, Orton Goldhay, Peterborough.
Tel 01733 371811
LOCKS
| Stanground Lock, Length 80 ft, Width 11 ft 6 ins. Mr. Rootham Tel: 01733 566413 |
| Ashline Lock, Length 90ft Width 11ft 6 ins. Unattended |
| Marmont Priory Lock, Length 92 ft, Width 12 ft, Mrs. Norton. Tel: 01945 773959 |
| Salters Lode Lock, Length 62 ft, Width 12 ft 6 ins, Possible 80 ft on a falling tide. Mr. Grodkiewicz. Tel 01366 382292 |
| Denver Sluice, Recorded advice, Tel: 01366 382340 |
Whittlesey's most famous son was Sir Harry George Wakelyn Smith, 1787-1860, a British general who servedin the Peninsula War, the war of 1812 and the Battle of Waterloo. In India he distinguished himself in the Sikh Wars, after which he was awarded a baronetcy for the victory at Aliwal in 1846.
Whittlesey's famous Butter Cross built circa 1680. 
This photograph was taken in the 19th Century, and is from the front cover of "Millennium Memories of Whittlesey" one of two books, each containing over 40 photos, recording life in Whittlesey in the past. These books, published on behalf of the Whittlesey Society are available from Whittlesey Museum)
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