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| MILE 49 | Bishops Cannings and Allcannings, Wiltshire : KAC49.00=KAC50.00 | |
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KandAC mile 49 | |
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KandAC mile 49 - OS 1inch map, early 19th century. | |
... chalk downland, fields of corn, willows, thorn hedges, rushes, moorhens and the blue flash of a kingfisher ... |
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| The Kennet and Avon Canal from mile 49 to 50 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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Another pillbox, on the shoulder of The Knoll. | |
| Parish boundary Allcannings - Bishops Cannings: SU05616249 | ||
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Horton Fields Swing Bridge, Bishops Cannings | |
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More reflections on water. | |
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Pretty Graminae?? | |
| The hill to the east of the canal is called The Knoll, height 161m=523ft. | ||
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KandAC culvert 49.41 | |
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Willow catkins. | |
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Ploughland on The Knoll beside the canal. | |
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Canal eastwards of Horton Chain Bridge | |
A typical stretch of the canal, eastwards of Horton Chain Bridge seen from the Pewsey Road. |
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Canal Cottage, Bishops Cannings | |
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Horton Chain Bridge, Bishops Cannings | |
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Canal westwards of Horton Chain Bridge. | |
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There seem to be no mileposts left on this part of the canal; this might be the post of milepost 49 I. | |
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Signs of a cosy wood stove on a canal boat. | |
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Kennet and Avon Scrapbook 2000 |
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