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WALK 1 COSGROVE WALK (north) Full of reminders of its industrial past, Cosgrove lies Start at the Navigation Inn 16. Head south along the road alongside the Grand Union Canal. The wharfs, pubs, for approximately. 400 metres until you reach a bridleway moorings and other fixtures of the waterways heading south-east to Cosgrove. When you reach the tradition are an integral part of the canal-side walks village, turn east on Bridge Road and cross over the in and around the village. Ornamental Bridge 9 . Follow the road a little further, then head north on a footpath alongside the Grand Union Canal to return to the road a short distance from the Navigation Inn. Walk: Approx. 1.6 miles, 30 mins, terrain = easy

WALK 2 Cosgrove WESTERN CIRCULAR Start at the junction of the Arm with the Grand Union Canal. Walk south-east along the towpath to the iron aqueduct. Follow the path over the aqueduct and then turn right, down to the cattle tunnel and Grand Union Canal Walk, Cosgrove under the canal. From here follow the south Cosgrove lies in the south-east of the county, bank of the Great Ouse to Mill. Cross the approximately 8 miles south-east of . bridge and follow the footpath north back to Cosgrove. At For information about public transport to Cosgrove please Cosgrove cross the canal using the lock walkway to return contact Traveline on 0870 608 2608. The Grand Union Canal, Cosgrove to your starting point. Walk: Approx. 1.8 miles, 35 mins, terrain = easy Car parking within Cosgrove is limited. When parking please take into consideration local access needs. Lockable WALK 3 cycle racks are provided at the Navigation Inn. WALK If you wish to report any problems with any of the routes Start at the New shown in this leaflet, please contact Rights of Way, Cosgrove Lodge Hotel 5 County Council, Riverside House, and follow the footpath Road, NN1 5NX. Tel: 01604 north-east, passing St. 654465. Vincent's Well 8 on your way towards the Priory 4 and the River Tove. Cross This information can be made available The Priory, Cosgrove over the river and then in other languages and formats upon turn north-west to request, such as large print, Braille, follow the footpath to The Barley Mow Public House, Cosgrove audio cassette and floppy disk. the Road. Turn west and head along the road to the Navigation Inn 16 . At the Inn follow the canal towpath south into Cosgrove, passing the Ornamental Bridge 9 . At the Barley Mow 15 , you can cross under the canal via the Horse Tunnel 9 and turn east along Main Street to return to the entrance to the hotel. VISIT NORTHAMPTONSHIRE Walk: 2.2 miles, 45 mins, terrain = easy/moderate www.rightsofwaynorthamptonshire.org.uk This leaflet was published by Northamptonshire County Council with assistance from the Countryside Agency, Council and Peter Storm. Copyright © NCC 2003. from the canal every winter (until 1900) and would remain frozen until it could be sold to local fishmongers COSGROVE and butchers the following summer.

St. Peter and Wharf St. Paul Church 1 A public wharf was established approximately 2 miles The parish church north of the village where the canal crossed the road to probably dates from the Castlethorpe. It was one of the busiest on the Grand early 13th century but Union with large quantities of coal, coke, bricks and has been heavily Staffordshire tile passing through the wharf. restored. The tower is over 70 feet tall and The Iron Aqueduct 11 contains six bells with The Grand Union Canal, Cosgrove The canal is carried across the Ouse valley on an aqueduct. one ‘Santa Maria’ dating The first stone aqueduct was built in 1805 but collapsed to the 15th century. not long after - it was replaced with the current Iron The Grand Union Canal Aqueduct in 1811. Cosgrove Hall The Grand Junction, later the Grand Union Canal was first authorised by an Act of Parliament in 1793, and was 2 6 and Estate the first direct continuous link between and Cosgrove Leisure Park Built in the early 18th . One of the largest inland caravan and leisure parks century on the site of an in . Open daily between March and earlier house, Cosgrove The Grand Union is still in use today with a number October, the 180 acres of parkland include St. Peter and St. Paul Church Hall was owned by the of marinas, boat yards and hire companies catering 12 lakes and 2 rivers. Attractions include Family. The Hall was formerly the headquarters of for those using its waters. The Grand Union Canal watersports, tennis, mini-golf, children's a company selling English reproduction furniture. The Hall Walk, a 147 mile long towpath walk from Little play areas, swimming pools, café and is not open to the public. Venice in London to Gas Street Basin in shop. Birmingham, was opened in 1993. Tel: 01908 563360 for more information. The Priory 4 Built in the 17th century by the Rigby family, The Priory Arm The Quarries 12 is now the UK headquarters of the Pericom Group. The canal thrived and in the early 1800s an extension Site of a medieval limestone quarry, the Originally known as the Manor House the name was was built. This new branch linked and Quarries is now a calcareous grassland - with a changed to The Priory in around 1810. Buckingham and was called the Buckingham Canal. The rich plant community of limestone-loving plants canal is no longer in use but a canal restoration project such as the spotted cat's ear and fragrant orchid. The site St. Vincent's Well 8 is taking place at the present time. Contact Buckingham also provides a welcome home for rare insects such as the St. Vincent's Well (enclosed by iron railings behind Canal Society or British Waterways for more ground beetle and for birds such as the skylark and the the old National School) in the High Street is information. barn owl. said to have a high iron content, which some believe give the water remedial qualities. Ornamental Bridge 9 The gothic style bridge over the Grand Roman Site 14 Union Canal was built in 1790s at the South-east of the Hall and church on insistence of a local landowner (the the south bank of the canal is the site Biggins family). It is one of only two of a Roman villa, bathhouse and ornamental bridges over the Grand temple excavated in the 1950s and Union Canal. 60s. Many finds including an urn of silver coins were found during The Ice House 7 construction of the canal. Around 1820, an ice house was built between Cosgrove Hall and the Buckingham Canal. It was largely The Ornamental Bridge, A local scene Cosgrove underground and with thick walls. Ice was cut B V

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