39-484: River Till may refer to three rivers in England: River Till, Lincolnshire River Till, Northumberland River Till, Wiltshire Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title River Till . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to
78-462: A little to the east of Gainsborough . Its course heads towards the south, passing under a bridge near Heapham Windmill, a grade II listed three-storey tower mill dating from around 1878, and then flowing to the west of the village. Sturgate Airfield is on the east bank, and it turns briefly to the east to pass under Common Lane, and then south again, where it is crossed by Cow Lane, both minor roads leading to Upton . Upton Sewage Treatment Works
117-617: A south-easterly direction, and there is an off-line marina at Burton Waters , built in connection with a housing development. The Lincoln to Gainsborough railway line runs along the southern bank, and both are crossed by the A46 road . An aqueduct carries the Foss Dyke over a drainage channel called the Main Drain, and the A57 road crosses again as the river enters Brayford Pool , a widening of
156-462: A stretch of the river near Saxilby was affected by the invasive aquatic fern Azolla . An environmental project to control the fern saw some 8,000 Azolla weevils ( Stenopelmus rufinasus ) released into the river. As they feed exclusively on the fern, once the fern has been consumed they die out naturally without affecting native species. The river rises as a series of streams, close to the 66-foot (20 m) contour near Corringham, Lincolnshire ,
195-758: Is evidence that the Church of All Saints dates back much further, with parts of the chancel walls believed to date back to before the Norman Conquest of 1066. In the 1870s, the village of Kexby was described as: "a township in Upton parish, Lincoln; 3 miles N of Marton r. station, and 5 SE of Gainsborough. Acres, 1, 540. Real property, £2, 215. Pop., 272. Houses, 61. The manor belongs to W. Hutton, Esq. There are chapels for Primitive Methodists and U. Free Methodists." The parish boundaries have not changed in Kexby since
234-428: Is joined by a tributary on its eastern bank, before passing to the west of Broxholme . To the north-east of Saxilby , it is crossed by Broxholme Lane, and then passes through a flood defence sluice, which is used to cause local flooding of the washlands at times when Lincoln might otherwise be flooded. Beyond is a land drainage pumping station, and another bridge also carrying Broxholme Lane. The A57 road runs along
273-408: Is sited on the west bank, and the river passes under Glentworth Road, to the east of Kexby . The river drops below the 33-foot (10 m) contour to reach Willingham by Stow , where it skirts the eastern fringe of the village, passing under two bridges, between which is another sewage treatment works on the eastern bank. To the south of the village, it is joined by a tributary, which drains an area to
312-490: Is ultimately a tributary of the River Witham . Its upper reaches drain the land east of Gainsborough . The middle section is embanked, as the water level is higher than that of the surrounding land, and pumping stations pump water from low level drainage ditches into the river. Its lower reaches from the hamlet of Odder near Saxilby into the city of Lincoln were canalised, possibly as early as Roman times, as part of
351-662: The Foss Dyke . Much of the channel is managed by the Environment Agency as it is classified as a main river, while the upper river and the land drainage ditches which border the river are managed by the Upper Witham internal drainage board . In order the help protect the city of Lincoln from flooding, a sluice has been built across the channel at the Till Washlands site. When flooding is a possibility,
390-530: The Queen Elizabeth's High School in Gainsborough, which also offers the chance for students to stay on at sixth form level. In terms of transport, buses between Gainsborough and Lincoln stop at Kexby Corner bus stop roughly every hour. The nearest railway station is at Gainsborough Lea Road, which can be found 3 miles north west of the village, on the Gainsborough to Lincoln line. Since 1881,
429-632: The River Brant joins the River Witham, to the south of Lincoln, and the other on the River Till, to the north-west. Work began in 1984, and the two schemes can hold back 340 million cubic feet (9,600 Ml) of floodwater. In both cases, a shallow embankment was constructed across the river valley, and the river passes through a control sluice, which can be used to limit the volume of water travelling downstream. Inlet and outlet sluices in
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#1732772564749468-444: The River Witham in the centre of Lincoln. The River Till drains an area of Lincolnshire bounded by Gainsborough in the north-west and Lincoln in the south-east, where it joins the River Witham at Brayford Pool . The river is enclosed by earth embankments on both sides of the channel, to increase its capacity and to prevent flood water from inundating the surrounding land. These stretch from Stow Road Bridge to its junction with
507-531: The 1840s for use in ornamental ponds. On the river, it was forming dense mats, depriving other river fauna and flora of oxygen and light. In order to combat it, the Environment Agency released 8,000 Azolla weevils ( stenopelmus rufinasus ) into the affected area. They feed exclusively on the fern, and were expected to increase rapidly to a population of millions in a few weeks. Because they only feed on Azolla, they die out naturally once they have consumed
546-612: The 19th century. The parish forms a long horizontal shape, stretching from Heaton's Wood in the East to Kexby Grange in the West. However, in the earlier reference from the 1870s, Kexby was described as being "a township in Upton parish"; as of today, this is not correct. In 1894, the government passed an act concerning parishes, creating 14,000 of them. We can only presume that this was when Kexby became independent from Upton parish. Occupational statistics are available for Kexby in 1881. For men,
585-556: The 2011 census was 340. It lies at the side of the B1241 road , and is situated 4 miles (6 km) south-east of Gainsborough and 11 miles (18 km) north-west of the city and county town of Lincoln. The earliest records for the village of Kexby can be found in the Domesday Book, which dates back to 1086. According to these reports, the village went by the name of Cheftesbi/Chestesbi. These records also highlight that Kexby
624-842: The Catchment Board took over the functions of the Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire Commissioners of Sewers. Subsequent legislation resulted in the Catchment Board being replaced by the Lincolnshire River Board in 1950, the Lincolnshire River Authority in 1965, the Anglian Water Authority in 1973, the National Rivers Authority in 1989 and finally the Environment Agency from 1996. Most of
663-677: The Catchment Flood Management Plan for the Lincoln area recommends that the capacity of the washlands should be increased, to cope with the possible effects of climate change. The Environment Agency measure the water quality of the river systems in England. Each is given an overall ecological status, which may be one of five levels: high, good, moderate, poor and bad. There are several components that are used to determine this, including biological status, which looks at
702-594: The Commissioners of the North District were authorised to construct a cast-iron tunnel under the Foss Dyke at Bishop Bridge, and a section of main drain which would link it to the main drain for the South District. In addition, they were to build a catchwater drain at a higher level, to intercept run-off from the high grounds, which empties into the Foss Dyke at Bishop Bridge. By the time the work
741-560: The Foss Dyke. Lincolnshire suffered severe flooding in 1795, when the River Trent breached its bank at Spalford , inundating some 20,000 acres (81 km ) between the Trent and Lincoln, including swamp land at Broxholme and land at Saxilby where gorse and ling were grown. Lincoln High Street acted as a dam, penning the water to the west of the city, where water levels on the Foss Dyke were some 8 feet (2.4 m) above normal levels, and
780-577: The Skilled Trade sector. These statistics go to show how much the workplace has changed over the past 130 years since the 1881 census. Now, only 15 residents of Kexby work in Elementary Occupations, such as farming. Kexby itself does not contain any schools. However, there are primary schools located in the nearby villages of Marton, Lea and Sturton-by-Stow. After primary education, the pupils of Kexby can attend schools such as
819-537: The Till, one of its tributaries and the Catchwater Drain are designated main rivers, and are maintained by the Environment Agency, while the upper river and the many drainage ditches bordering the lower river are the responsibility of the Upper Witham internal drainage board. Some 20,000 people live in regions of Lincoln that are susceptible to flooding. Most of the city's industrial buildings and around half of
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#1732772564749858-410: The commercial property is also at a high risk from flooding. There were major floods in the city in 1947 and 1958, and the amount of water delivered to the city by the River Till was a significant factor in the 1958 floods. Following these events, feasibility studies were carried out in 1977 to identify ways to mitigate flooding in the city. This resulted in the construction of two washlands , one where
897-464: The dominant employer was agriculture, with 53 working in this sector, over 60% of the male population at the time. These statistics also show that 9 women were employed as indoor domestic servants, possibly at the manor house owned by W.Hutton, highlighting the unequal nature of the workplace in the Victorian period. For a small village, Kexby was well supplied, as the occupational statistics state that
936-412: The embankments can be opened to allow the water to flood the Till washlands, rather than allowing river levels in the city to breach the defences. The water from the washlands is subsequently released as levels through the city return to normal. Draining of the washlands is assisted by pumping stations, and the scheme was completed in 1991. The washlands were tested for the first time in 2000, when there
975-470: The flood water remained there for nearly three weeks. Following the disaster, an Act of Parliament was obtained on 20 July 1804, which created two drainage boards, the Lincoln West (North District) board being responsible for some 1,540 acres (620 ha) straddling the Foss Dyke and the River Till, while the Lincoln West (South District) board had responsibility for 2,330 acres (940 ha) bordering
1014-420: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=River_Till&oldid=852544624 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages River Till, Lincolnshire The River Till is a river in the county of Lincolnshire in England and
1053-505: The lower river sections. Like most rivers in the UK, the chemical status changed from good to fail in 2019, due to the presence of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE), perfluorooctane sulphonate (PFOS) and mercury compounds, none of which had previously been included in the assessment. In 2011, around 2.5 miles (4 km) of the Till near Saxilby were affected by Azolla , a fast-growing aquatic fern originally imported to Britain from America in
1092-666: The main drains rose rapidly, and the pumps could often not be used when they were needed most. With the passing of the Land Drainage Act 1930 , responsibilities were rationalised, with the Witham and Steeping Rivers Catchment Board having overall responsibility, and the Upper Witham Internal Drainage Board being constituted to manage the land drainage functions from 1 April 1933. The North District and South District Boards were abolished, and
1131-404: The north bank of the Foss Dyke , and crosses the Till where it joins the Foss Dyke. The final section is normally known as the Foss Dyke, although it can be considered as a canalisation of the lower Till. The construction of the Foss Dyke is often considered to date from Roman times, although this is debated by scholars, but the present channel dates from the 18th century. The channel flows in
1170-489: The population of Kexby has remained relatively steady, never exceeding a total of 350. Unlike a majority of villages in the UK, Kexby seems to be unaffected by the events of World War 1. The population only decreased by 5 between 1911 and 1921, from 325 to 320. As of 2011, the total population of Kexby is 340. The age range in the population of Kexby is quite diverse; the census data for 2011 highlights this. The most populous age ranges seems to be from 40 to 49 and 60–69, but for
1209-459: The quantity and varieties of invertebrates , angiosperms and fish. Chemical status, which compares the concentrations of various chemicals against known safe concentrations, is rated good or fail. The water quality of the River Till system was as follows in 2019. The reasons for the quality being less than good include run-off from agricultural and rural land, physical modification of the channel for land drainage, and sewage discharge affecting
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1248-437: The sluice is closed, and other sluices allow the surrounding farmland to be inundated until water levels start to fall again. The defences were first used in 2000, and successfully prevented flood damage in Lincoln in the summer of 2007. There are issues with water quality on much of the river, caused by run-off from agricultural land, physical modification of the river channel, and discharges from sewage treatment works. In 2011,
1287-481: The upper Witham. The boards were required to embank and drain the lands. The banks of the Till were extended during the 20th century, although below Tillbridge most were in place by 1886, when the first Ordnance Survey maps of the area were published. Water from land to the south of the Till drained into the Sincil Dyke through a tunnel under the River Witham. In order to drain land to the north more effectively,
1326-433: The village was home to a bakery, a butchers and a grocery store. As of 2011, the occupational status of many of Kexby's population has changed. The census report of 2011 highlights this shift. The most popular form of employment for Kexby now is in the professional trade, with 31 people working in this sector, 17% of the villages population. 28 people also work as Managers, Directors and Senior Officials, with 29 involved in
1365-511: The weed, and do not affect native species. Previous attempts to clear the weed by mechanical means in June 2011 had not proved successful. [REDACTED] Media related to River Till, Lincolnshire at Wikimedia Commons Kexby, Lincolnshire Kexby is a small village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire , England. The population of the civil parish at
1404-530: The west and flows under the B1241 Stow Road to join the Till. The river turns towards the south-east, passing under another minor road, and then turns to the south again, to Squire's Bridge on Ingham Road, Stow . Passing to the east of Sturton by Stow , it is crossed by a minor road at Thorpe Bridge, and by the A1500 , once the course of a Roman road, at Tillbridge. It passes to the east of Bransby and
1443-497: Was completed, together with other work in the South District, the drainage scheme was more or less as it exists today. Many of the drains were protected by sluice doors, which were operated either automatically or manually, but before 1930, some water was pumped from the land at Broxholme and Saxilby with the pumps being maintained by the Church Commissioners or private landowners. However, during flood events, levels in
1482-497: Was home to 21 households which was considered to be a relatively large number at this time. This point is backed up by the fact that in 1086, Kexby was the third largest settlement in the hundred of Well. This was out of the 15 settlements in the area. Although Kexby is a separate village and parish council, it is served by the church in the neighbouring village and parish council of Upton. The church register in Upton, which include reports for Kexby, dates back to 1563. However, there
1521-502: Was some local flooding of rural areas, and the storage of water prevented significant damage occurring in Lincoln. Much more serious was a flood event in the summer of 2007, which was caused by intense rainfall, and the flood defences worked as planned, with the River Till reservoir reaching 85 per cent full before water levels began to subside. The washlands were again partially filled in January 2008. A study carried out in 2010 noted that
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