2013

SK8432 : Old railway bridge in the woods

taken 11 years ago, near to Harston, Leicestershire, England

Old railway bridge in the woods
Old railway bridge in the woods
Carrying Sewstern Lane over the former Denton Branch of the Great Northern Railway. The lane carries the Viking Way long distance footpath at this point.
The Viking Way

The Way is so named because it crosses an area which was occupied by Norse invaders. From the banks of the River Humber it crosses the Lincolnshire Wolds to Caistor, then along the Bain valley to Horncastle from where the Spa Trail is followed along the trackbed of a former railway to Woodhall Spa and along the Witham Valley, crossing flat fenland to Lincoln. Turning along the limestone escarpment of Lincoln Cliff and over Lincoln Heath, the route of the prehistoric Sewstern Lane is traced to reach Woolsthorpe Locks on the Grantham Canal. Another section of Sewstern Lane and other old tracks are followed to Thistleton from where the Way takes field-paths and lanes past Greetham, Exton and Rutland Water. At Oakham it links with the Macmillan Way and the Hereward Way.
Paths are marked with a Viking helmet on a yellow disc.


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Geographical Context: Roads, Road transport Railways Woodland, Forest Bridge: Road Over Railway Long Distance Path: Viking Way other tags: Byway Open to All Traffic Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Viking Way Long Distance Footpath [5] · Old Railway Bridge in the Woods [2] Other Photos: · Old railway bridge in the woods Title Clusters: · Old railway bridge in the woods [2] ·
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SK8432, 31 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Alan Murray-Rust   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 21 August, 2013   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 12 September, 2013
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 8475 3240 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:52.9437N 0:44.5217W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 8475 3239
View Direction
North-northwest (about 337 degrees)
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