Ancholme Valley
The Ancholme Valley is a broad, shallow valley in northern Lincolnshire through which flows the River Ancholme.
Once the valley was marshland, barren and impassable, through which the waters of the Ancholme wandered languidly towards the Humber. From the 17th century however the river was canalised to provide a navigable waterway, and the valley was drained; work which took two hundred years.[1] In the process a green, fertile landscape emerged from the waters, which became today's farmland.
The river is rich in fish and the valley is rich in birdlife, which draws anglers and birdwatchers after them. Though the river has been made to fit the purposes of man, its gentle stream is full of nature, and one would not see the valley as a man-made landscape. The river is crossed by a series of pedestrian bridges, most notably a stone and timber suspension bridge at Horkstow, designed by Sir John Rennie and built in 1844.[2]
The Ancholme Valley Way has been established by the local authority as a footpath and cycle path intended to run from Brigg down to South Ferriby.
References
- ↑ Countryfile days out – the Ancholme Valley, Lincolnshire
- ↑ The Ancholme Valley Way - Visit North Lincolnshire
