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Witham and Ancholme Junction Canal
1828
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Good toll receipts on the Witham Navigation in the 1820s created a climate favourable for an extension of the Witham to the Ancholme. John Rennie made a survey and proposed two routes but the scheme never matured.
For more details, see 'The Canals of Eastern England' by Charles Hadfield.