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MILE 46
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Stanton St Bernard, Wiltshire : KAC46.00=KAC47.00 |
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KandAC mile 46
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KandAC mile 46 - OS 1inch map, early 19th century.
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... a contour canal wanders gracefully along the side of its valley,
parallel the hillfoots ...
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The Kennet and Avon Canal from mile 46 to 47 is part of the Fifteen
Mile Pound which roughly follows a contour line on the side of Pewsey
Vale. The towpath is on the south side.
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Milepost 46, collapsed.
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Barge Inn, Woodborough
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Alton Barnes White Horse, Alton
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All along this stretch of canal you catch glimpses of the Alton Barnes
White Horse to the north.
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The hill right of the horse is Walker's Hill; a young lady walking
here one summer near Adam's Grave, a barrow, heard an army of horsemen
which stopped as she passed the tumulus.
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Alton Barnes Airfield, Alton
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Eastwards of Stanton Bridge, Kennet and Avon Canal.
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Stanton Bridge, Stanton St Bernard
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Boat passing westwards under Stanton Bridge.
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Boat on the Kennet and Avon Canal westwards of Stanton Bridge.
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Butterbur, Petasites hybridus, on the towpath.
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The canal westwards from near Stanton Bridge; blackthorn, Prunus
spinosa, in flower.
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Celandine, Ranunculus ficaria? on the towpath, nearly in the water.
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Dandelions, Taraxacum officinale, and a bee, in the bank of the
towpath.
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Another pillbox; this is the largest type, made to house a 2 pounder
anti-tank gun (?).
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England's Bridge, Stanton St Bernard
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KandAC culvert 46.72
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An ugly piece of brickwork in the canal bank looks as if it is an
overflow, feeding into one of the brooks from Stanton St Bernard.
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KandAC culvert 47.00
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Parish boundary Woodborough - Stanton St Bernard: SU10076162
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Kennet and Avon Scrapbook 2000
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