20-752: River Colne is the name of several rivers in England River Colne, Essex , passing through Halstead, Colchester and Wivenhoe River Colne, Hertfordshire , a tributary of the River Thames, flowing from south Hertfordshire to form the border of Buckinghamshire and Greater London River Colne, West Yorkshire , a tributary of the River Calder passing through Huddersfield Colne Water , in Colne, Lancashire See also [ edit ] Colne ,
40-449: A weir used for discharge control at Middlemill, the site of a now-demolished mill. It forms the border of Colchester's Castle Park and the cricket ground, and footbridges cross it to provide access from the town centre to residential areas on the north side of the flood plain, which occasionally floods should the river rise too much. The river encircles one side of a small lake, and then turns south-east, and then south, before falling over
60-474: A fully reconstructed station, signal box and railway yard . The railway occupies part of the former Colne Valley and Halstead Railway (CVHR), which opened in stages between 16 April 1860 and 10 May 1863. This part of the railway was a through line from Birdbrook to Wakes Colne . The line closed on 1 January 1962, when all passenger and freight traffic between Haverhill and Yeldham ended. On 19 April 1965, all transiting freight traffic ended. The line
80-674: A large weir and becoming tidal. Beyond this point, the river shows significant mud banks at low tide, and flows through the Hythe, past the University of Essex campus, and then through the village of Rowhedge , where it is attributed to by the Roman River . It continues past the town of Wivenhoe and the Colne Barrier and down to Brightlingsea . Downstream from the barrier, the Colne is marked by navigation buoys. The banks of
100-400: A main line railway, the track and infrastructure was taken up in the late 60s, so on acquisition there was no remaining infrastructure onsite. The original Sible and Castle Hedingham station 1 mile (1.6 km) away and was taken down carefully brick by brick, the bricks numbered, and the structure transported to the new site and subsequently reconstructed. The timber top half (first floor) of
120-885: A town in Lancashire Colne Brook , one of several distributaries of the River Colne in Hertfordshire River Coln in Gloucestershire [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=River_Colne&oldid=773476658 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
140-414: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages River Colne, Essex The River Colne ( / k oʊ n / or / k oʊ l n / ) is a small river that runs through Essex , England and passes through Colchester . It is not a tributary of any other river, instead having an estuary that joins the sea near Brightlingsea . The river's name
160-573: Is of Celtic origin, combining the word for rock "cal" with a remnant of the word " afon ", or river, giving the meaning "stony river". However, another authority states that the river's name was originally Colonia Fluvius, the "waterway of the Colonia ": a reference to Colchester's status in Roman times. There are two other rivers in the UK that share the same name. Two of the Colne's tributaries start near
180-452: The signal box came from Cressing , remounted on a new higher (ground floor) brick base. The bridge crossing the River Colne came from Earls Colne in 1982. The first steam locomotive to arrive on site was Hunslet "Austerity" 0-6-0ST No.WD190 shortly followed by No.72. Members of the CVRPS began to operate the locomotives on a short section of line. Despite its still short length, presently
200-487: The CVR is home to three ex-mainline steam locomotives. CVR Company Limited was acquired by Australian businessman Christopher Young in 2005. The CVRPS agreed a five-year renegotiable lease to take over the operation of the railway for the 2006 season. In 2014, when the 5-year lease expires on 31 December 2015, Young offered the CVRPS the option of buying the site's freehold. The CVRPS pursued sufficient funds and loans to complete
220-470: The Colne frequently incorporate pillboxes dating from the Second World War , particularly close to navigable crossings. From Castle Park to Wivenhoe Railway Station, National Cycle Network Route 51 roughly follows the course of the Colne. This is a mixture of tarmac-surfaced shared-use paths, a short tarmac/gravel-surfaced area and, once out of the urban area of Colchester, a hard dirt path on
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#1732764817918240-518: The United Kingdom. This has caused moderate uproar in the surrounding communities, who like to swim in the river, and they are also concerned about the impact on wildlife. Colne Valley Railway The Colne Valley Railway is a heritage railway based at Castle Hedingham Station , near Halstead in Essex , England . The railway consists of a 1 mile (1.6 km) long running line, with
260-537: The north levee of the river that passes the Hythe and the university all the way to Wivenhoe. The Hythe area of Colchester, through which the Colne flows, was, from Roman times, a small port that supplied the town. However, the river is no longer deep enough to support ships large enough to make this viable, and water trade is now non-existent. Victorian-era plans to dredge the river once more ultimately failed. The River Colne has been polluted by sewage works after changes in regulations, along with many other waterways in
280-491: The railway operating from the new site from 2017. A new station would be constructed at each end of the line, which would extend to 1 mile 4 chains (1.69 km). Later that month, it was announced by Steam Railway magazine that the proposed new site was "no longer viable" due to reasons that were not disclosed. In September 2015, CVRPS was formally converted into a charity called Colne Valley Railway Preservation Ltd. (CVRPL). On 6 December 2016 CVRPL announced that
300-514: The river follows the route of the former Colne Valley and Halstead Railway which ran from Haverhill before closing to passenger traffic in 1961. A mile of the route around Castle Hedingham is preserved as the Colne Valley Railway . The Colne Valley has a flood plain approximately 300 metres in width by the time it enters Colchester. This area is used as pasture because the river at this stage has no safeguards against it rising
320-442: The station. The CVRPS were served notice that operations must cease after 31 December 2015, with the CVRPS having to remove all its rolling stock and buildings during 2016, with possibility of relocation to another heritage railway. In June 2015, it was announced by Steam Railway magazine that a new site adjacent to the current one had been procured. Permission was being sought from CVR Co. Ltd. to operate as normal during 2016, with
340-490: The terms by December 2015, but were told that Young's plans had changed. The CVRPS were informed at their Annual General Meeting on 22 March 2015 that CVR Co. Ltd. had decided the railway no longer featured in future plans for the site and planning permission would be sought for redevelopment of the site, which lies in a conservation area – a subsequent Freedom of Information request by local media discovered that outline planning permission had been sought for 600 houses on
360-482: The two feet it needs to burst its banks, although it is split between two pasture areas in Spring Lane, Old Lexden . Somewhat to the south of Colchester North railway station , the river passes under a bridge and into a concrete-lined area that was used as an open-air bathing facility until the 1970s, and is now used by canoeists . It then meanders under a road bridge at the bottom of North Hill, and tumbles down
380-566: The villages of Stambourne Green and Birdbrook in Essex, before converging in Great Yeldham . A longer tributary, however, starts to the north-west of Cornish Hall End , flowing into the other sources just south of Great Yeldham. The river then flows south-east through Sible Hedingham , Halstead , Earls Colne , Colne Engaine , White Colne , Chappel and Ford Street before reaching Colchester. Between Great Yeldham and Wakes Colne ,
400-621: Was dismantled and infrastructure demolished or recovered by contractors a year later, and the land on which the heritage railway station now sits resold to a local landowner. The site was acquired from the landowner in 1973 and the Colne Valley Railway Company Limited formed to operate the railway. A volunteers' supporters body, the Colne Valley Railway Preservation Society (CVRPS), was formed in 1974. Although originally
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