North Forty Foot Bank
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The North Forty Foot Bank is a settlement which runs about six miles alongside the North Forty Foot Drain
, about five to nine miles north west of Boston
Lincolnshire
, England
. It begins just below the parish of Chapel Hill
and runs along the drain to Toft Tunnel, just north of Hubberts Bridge
. Despite its length, it only consists of the area on the north side of the drain, which was built in 1720 by Earl Fitzwilliam.
The North Forty Foot Bank forms the boundary between Harts Grounds
and Pelhams Lands
.
A row of 29 brick and slate cottages were built between the North Forty Foot Bank and the hamlet of Brothertoft
by Major John Cartwright
to accommodate the workers of his red brick woad
mill in the late 18th century. This place was then called Isatica which is latin
for woad. After Cartwright left Brothertoft for London, the hamlet of Isatica fell into ruin and disappeared.
Formerly extra-parochial, the North Forty Foot Bank was created a civil parish in 1858, but in 1906 became part of the civil parish of Holland Fen with Brothertoft
.
Settlements within North Forty Foot Bank include:
Hedgehog Bridge which lies about 5 miles (8 km) north west of Boston, Lincolnshire
, on the North Forty Foot Bank.
It was named after a bridge across the North Forty Foot Drain, which had a metal frame with spikes resembling a hedgehog.
Hedgehog Bridge School was built in 1880 by the North-East Holland Fen School Board for 95 children. It opened on 4th April 1881, became a Council School in 1903, and a County School about 1947. It finally closed in December 1969, and was demolished in 2010.
Toft Tunnel lies at the junction of the North Forty Foot Bank and the B1192 Langrick
Road. It consists today mainly of farms.
Forty Foot Drain
In the drainage schemes of The Fens of Eastern England, some of the principal drainage channels are each known as The Forty Foot or Forty Foot Drain, the name being qualified when there is a need to distinguish between them...
, about five to nine miles north west of Boston
Boston, Lincolnshire
Boston is a town and small port in Lincolnshire, on the east coast of England. It is the largest town of the wider Borough of Boston local government district and had a total population of 55,750 at the 2001 census...
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
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It begins just below the parish of Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill may refer to:*Chapel Hill, North Carolina, a town in the United States, or**the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, a major university within the town*Chapel Hill, Alabama...
and runs along the drain to Toft Tunnel, just north of Hubberts Bridge
Hubberts Bridge
Hubberts Bridge is a village in Lincolnshire, England, about three miles west of Boston and within the civil parish of Frampton.The village name comes from the bridge crossing the South Forty-Foot Drain...
. Despite its length, it only consists of the area on the north side of the drain, which was built in 1720 by Earl Fitzwilliam.
The North Forty Foot Bank forms the boundary between Harts Grounds
Harts Ground
Harts Ground or Harts Grounds is a hamlet in Holland Fen with Brothertoft parish, about north west of Boston, Lincolnshire.Harts Ground was formerly an extra-parochial area, prone to flooding prior to the drainage of Holland Fen in 1767. It was briefly a civil parish, from 1858 to 1935 when It was...
and Pelhams Lands
Pelhams Land
Pelhams Lands or Pelhams Land today forms part of the parish of Holland Fen with Brothertoft and is located about north west of the town of Boston, Lincolnshire....
.
A row of 29 brick and slate cottages were built between the North Forty Foot Bank and the hamlet of Brothertoft
Brothertoft
Brothertoft is a village in Lincolnshire, England, about north-west of the town of Boston. It is part of the civil parish of Holland Fen with Brothertoft.-History:...
by Major John Cartwright
John Cartwright (political reformer)
John Cartwright was an English naval officer, Nottinghamshire militia major and prominent campaigner for parliamentary reform. He subsequently became known as the Father of Reform...
to accommodate the workers of his red brick woad
Woad
Isatis tinctoria, with Woad as the common name, is a flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae. It is commonly called dyer's woad, and sometimes incorrectly listed as Isatis indigotica . It is occasionally known as Asp of Jerusalem...
mill in the late 18th century. This place was then called Isatica which is latin
Latin
Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
for woad. After Cartwright left Brothertoft for London, the hamlet of Isatica fell into ruin and disappeared.
Formerly extra-parochial, the North Forty Foot Bank was created a civil parish in 1858, but in 1906 became part of the civil parish of Holland Fen with Brothertoft
Holland Fen with Brothertoft
Holland Fen with Brothertoft is a civil parish in Lincolnshire, England, consisting, as the name indicates, of Holland Fen and Brothertoft, but also includes the areas known as Pelhams Land and Harts Ground....
.
Settlements within North Forty Foot Bank include:
Hedgehog Bridge which lies about 5 miles (8 km) north west of Boston, Lincolnshire
Boston, Lincolnshire
Boston is a town and small port in Lincolnshire, on the east coast of England. It is the largest town of the wider Borough of Boston local government district and had a total population of 55,750 at the 2001 census...
, on the North Forty Foot Bank.
It was named after a bridge across the North Forty Foot Drain, which had a metal frame with spikes resembling a hedgehog.
Hedgehog Bridge School was built in 1880 by the North-East Holland Fen School Board for 95 children. It opened on 4th April 1881, became a Council School in 1903, and a County School about 1947. It finally closed in December 1969, and was demolished in 2010.
Toft Tunnel lies at the junction of the North Forty Foot Bank and the B1192 Langrick
Langrick
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Road. It consists today mainly of farms.