River Welland
The
River Welland is a
river in the east of
England, 56 km (35 m) long, and it has been a main waterway across the part of
The Fens called "South Holland" for thousands of years. It
rises near
Market Harborough in
Leicestershire, then flows eastwards to
Spalding, Cowbit,
Crowland, Deeping St. James, Market Deeping, then
Stamford and Ketton and into
The Wash at Fosdyke Bridge.
The river flows through rich, fertile arable land, also bulb fields of narcissus and daffodil.
Tributaries of the River Welland:
- Eye Brook
- Pinchbeck Counter Drain
- River Bourne
- River Chater
- River Glen
- River Gwash
- River Ketton
- Surfleet Counter Drain
See also