Cowbit
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Cowbit is a village and civil parish in the South Holland
district of Lincolnshire
, England. It lies 3 miles (4.8 km) South of Spalding
and 5 miles (8 km) North of Crowland
.
Cowbit falls within the drainage area of the Welland and Deepings Internal Drainage Board
.
Cowbit Grade I listed Anglican parish church is dedicated to St Mary. The church was built on a small scale in the 14th century by Prior de Moulton of Spalding. A chancel
and Perpendicular tower were added by Bishop Russell of Lincoln in 1487. Restoration was carried out in 1882. A Wesleyan chapel was built in 1842, and rebuilt in 1861. To the south, on the road to the hamlet of Peak Hill
, is a stone named after St Guthlac, being a boundary marker for the earlier lands of Crowland Abbey.
The village has a Grade II listed early 19th century Mill, a Church of England
primary school, a public house, public play area, village hall, and a garage with shop.
On 16 October 2011, work was completed on a new bypass for the A1073, which previously ran through the village. This new route has been re-designated to form part of the A16.
Cowbit previously had a railway station
on Spalding to March line; the line is no longer in use.
, separated from Cowbit by an earth bank that carries an unclassified road. Previously Welland overflow regularly flooded the Wash, the water freezing-over during winter allowing for ice skating and skating championships. A relief channel (Coronation Channel) for the Welland at Spalding has made Cowbit Wash obsolete as a flood plain.
South Holland, Lincolnshire
South Holland is a local government district of Lincolnshire. The district council is based in Spalding.It was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, as a merger of the Spalding urban district with East Elloe Rural District and Spalding Rural District...
district of Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
, England. It lies 3 miles (4.8 km) South of Spalding
Spalding, Lincolnshire
Spalding is a market town with a population of 30,000 on the River Welland in the South Holland district of Lincolnshire, England. Little London is a hamlet directly south of Spalding on the B1172 road....
and 5 miles (8 km) North of Crowland
Crowland
Crowland or Croyland is a small town in south Lincolnshire, England, positioned between Peterborough and Spalding, with two sites of historical interest.-Geography:...
.
Cowbit falls within the drainage area of the Welland and Deepings Internal Drainage Board
Internal Drainage Board
An internal drainage board is a type of operating authority which is established in areas of special drainage need in England and Wales with permissive powers to undertake work to secure clean water drainage and water level management within drainage districts...
.
Cowbit Grade I listed Anglican parish church is dedicated to St Mary. The church was built on a small scale in the 14th century by Prior de Moulton of Spalding. A chancel
Chancel
In church architecture, the chancel is the space around the altar in the sanctuary at the liturgical east end of a traditional Christian church building...
and Perpendicular tower were added by Bishop Russell of Lincoln in 1487. Restoration was carried out in 1882. A Wesleyan chapel was built in 1842, and rebuilt in 1861. To the south, on the road to the hamlet of Peak Hill
Peak Hill, Lincolnshire
Peak Hill is a hamlet in the English county of Lincolnshire.Peak Hill lies south of Cowbit on the eastern bank of the New River and is on the former A1073 road. In October 2011, the road was rerouted to the east of the hamlet and redesignated as part of the A16. The nearest town in Spalding to...
, is a stone named after St Guthlac, being a boundary marker for the earlier lands of Crowland Abbey.
The village has a Grade II listed early 19th century Mill, a Church of England
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
primary school, a public house, public play area, village hall, and a garage with shop.
On 16 October 2011, work was completed on a new bypass for the A1073, which previously ran through the village. This new route has been re-designated to form part of the A16.
Cowbit previously had a railway station
Cowbit railway station
Cowbit railway station was a station in Cowbit, Lincolnshire. It was located on the route between and .-History:The station was opened by the Great Northern Railway on 2 September 1867. It was closed by British Railways on 11 September 1961....
on Spalding to March line; the line is no longer in use.
Cowbit Wash
Cowbit Wash lies to the east of the village, extends 20 miles (32.2 km) from north to south, and is nearly a mile broad. Mainly arable land, it is a flood plain for the navigable River WellandRiver Welland
The River Welland is a river in the east of England, some long. It rises in the Hothorpe Hills, at Sibbertoft in Northamptonshire, then flows generally northeast to Market Harborough, Stamford and Spalding, to reach The Wash near Fosdyke. For much of its length it forms the county boundary between...
, separated from Cowbit by an earth bank that carries an unclassified road. Previously Welland overflow regularly flooded the Wash, the water freezing-over during winter allowing for ice skating and skating championships. A relief channel (Coronation Channel) for the Welland at Spalding has made Cowbit Wash obsolete as a flood plain.
External links
- "Cowbit", genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 19 July 2011