Arram Beck
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Arram Beck is a small stream running through high embankments and flowing eastwards from the village of Arram
to join the River Hull
. Depths are variable due to the tidal nature of the Hull. It provides habitat for a variety of fish species including perch, dace and roach, and chub have also been stocked here.
According to Frederick Reynard, a resident of Sunderlandwick
who gave evidence to a Royal Commission on Inland Waterways in 1906, the Beck, which is only about 660 yards (603.5 m) long, was occasionally used for navigation in the 19th century, but had ceased to be so by 1894.
As part of the Environment Agency
flood reduction works, Aike Beck
was diverted into it in the 1990s.
Arram
Arram is a small farming village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately north of the market town of Beverley and east of Leconfield.It forms part of the civil parish of Leconfield....
to join the River Hull
River Hull
The River Hull is a navigable river in the East Riding of Yorkshire in the north of England. It rises from a series of springs to the west of Driffield, and enters the Humber estuary at Kingston upon Hull. Following a period when the Archbishops of York charged tolls for its use, it became a free...
. Depths are variable due to the tidal nature of the Hull. It provides habitat for a variety of fish species including perch, dace and roach, and chub have also been stocked here.
History
Near to its junction with the River Hull, the Beck crosses over the Beverley and Barmston Drain, which runs to the west of, and parallel to, the Driffield Navigation and the river. It was authorised by the Beverley Barmston Drainage Act, which was passed by parliament in 1798. The tunnel carrying the drain under Arram Beck was one of eleven similar structures made necessary because the drain needed to cross existing waterways. The civil engineer for the project was William Chapman, who had submitted the original plans in 1796.According to Frederick Reynard, a resident of Sunderlandwick
Sunderlandwick
Sunderlandwick is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately south of Driffield and lies to the west of the A164 road.It forms part of the civil parish of Hutton Cranswick....
who gave evidence to a Royal Commission on Inland Waterways in 1906, the Beck, which is only about 660 yards (603.5 m) long, was occasionally used for navigation in the 19th century, but had ceased to be so by 1894.
As part of the Environment Agency
Environment Agency
The Environment Agency is a British non-departmental public body of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and an Assembly Government Sponsored Body of the Welsh Assembly Government that serves England and Wales.-Purpose:...
flood reduction works, Aike Beck
Aike Beck
Aike Beck or the Lockington Navigation is a stream in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, which was constructed as a navigation in the late 18th century, and ceased to function as such in the 1850s.-History:...
was diverted into it in the 1990s.
Points of interest
Situated on the River Hull- Next place upstream = Leven CanalLeven CanalThe Leven Canal canal runs for from the River Hull to the village of Leven, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It was built for Mrs Charlotta Bethell in 1805, and remained in use until 1935. It is now a Site of Special Scientific Interest.-Location:...
- Next place downstream = Beverley BeckBeverley BeckBeverley Beck is a short canal in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The beck runs from Grovehill Lock on the River Hull at Beverley west for about into the town of Beverley. Until 1802, the beck was tidal, but the Beverley and Barmston drain needed to pass under it, and the lock was...