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Coordinates: 53°35'49?N 0°44'30?W? / ?53.5969, -0.7417
Keadby is a small village lying just off the A18, west of Scunthorpe, in North Lincolnshire, England. It lies on the West bank of the River Trent. It is pronounced "Kidby".
Keadby is in the county of North Lincolnshire; a common mistake is to assume it is in the county of Lincolnshire. Keadby's economic significance historically lies in the fact that it was chosen as the destination for the Stainforth and Keadby Canal. This was opened in 1802, but is now mostly a leisure waterway. For pleasure boaters, Keadby's attraction is that of being the "end of the line"; for the more daring, there is still a lock onto the tidal Trent.
[edit] Village amenities
There are two pubs on the canal side - The Barge Inn and The Auld South Yorkshire. There is also a chip shop, a working men's club, a small Post Office and a local shop.
[edit] Flooding
On occasion the village is prone to flooding from the aforementioned River Trent. The most recent occurrence was in May 2006, in which many houses were flooded on the ground floor after heavy rainfall.
[edit] King George V Bridge
The nearest settlement is Althorpe, where the impressive King George V Bridge (also known as Keadby Lifting Bridge) provides a crossing for twin rail lines, a road and a pedestrian walkway over the Trent connecting the Isle of Axholme to Scunthorpe and the rest of North Lincolnshire. The bridge was brought into use on 21 May 1916 at which time the 3,000 tons lifting span was Europe's heaviest Bascule bridge.[1]. The lifting span was fixed in position in 1955 and no longer opens.
[edit] Moveable bridges
The King George V Bridge is not the only moveable bridge in the vicinity of Keadby. There are canal locks at the point where the Stainforth and Keadby canal connects with the River Trent in Keadby. On the canal just before these locks the B1392 road crosses the canal over the Keadby Swing Bridge. Approximately half a mile further along the canal a railway line crosses the canal over the Keadby Sliding Bridge (also known as Vazon Sliding Railway Bridge). This very unusual bridge is a retractable bridge, it can be rolled out of the line of the canal in order to allow boats through. Just beyond the Sliding Bridge is a small manually operated swing bridge.[2]
[edit] References
- , "Keadby Lifting Bridge" (1953). The Railway Magazine.
- , Vazon Sliding Railway Bridge. Pennine Waterways.
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