__NOTOC__ Anton's Gowt is a

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in the

East Lindsey East Lindsey is a local government district in Lincolnshire, England. The population of the district council was 136,401 at the 2011 census. The council is based in Manby. Other major settlements in the district include Alford, Wragby, Spilsby ...

district of

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, England. It is situated approximately north-west from the

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and port of

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. It is the most southerly village within the East Lindsey district.

History

Anton's Gowt is in an area once known as Wildmore Fen. It's believed that the lock, and from it the hamlet, were named after Sir Anthony Thomas, one of a group of people who helped drain the

Witham Witham () is a town in the county of Essex in the East of England, with a population ( 2011 census) of 25,353. It is part of the District of Braintree and is twinned with the town of Waldbröl, Germany. Witham stands between the city of Chelms ...

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from 1631 onwards. The word 'Gowt' is on old term for "A water-pipe under the ground. A sewer. A flood-gate, through which the marsh-water runs from the reens into the sea." A

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chapel was built by the Doughty family in 1852, but is no longer in evidence. Its centenary was held in June 1952, in the carpenter's shop of the Burn family, and the service was conducted by a Mr H. Doughty of

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who was 95 years old. The chapel closed in 1964, when it still had 18

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scholars. A loop line of the Great Northern Railway (from

Peterborough Peterborough () is a cathedral city in Cambridgeshire, east of England. It is the largest part of the City of Peterborough unitary authority district (which covers a larger area than Peterborough itself). It was part of Northamptonshire until ...

Bawtry Bawtry is a market town and civil parish in the City of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England. It lies between Doncaster, Gainsborough and Retford, on the border with Nottinghamshire and close to Lincolnshire. The town is historically part of ...

) once ran along the north bank of the

River Witham The River Witham is a river almost entirely in the county of Lincolnshire in the east of England. It rises south of Grantham close to South Witham at , passes through the centre of Grantham (where it may be closely followed using the Riversid ...

, passing by Anton's Gowt Lock. Today the route of the line is a cycle path to Boston.

Community

Anton's Gowt is at the junction of the

and the Frith Bank Drain (part of the

Witham Navigable Drains The Witham Navigable Drains are located in Lincolnshire, England, and are part of a much larger drainage system managed by the Witham Fourth District Internal Drainage Board. The Witham Fourth District comprises the East Fen and West Fen, to the ...

) – Anton's Gowt Lock provides access between these two waterways. The hamlet falls under

Langriville Langriville is a civil parish in Lincolnshire, England, about north west of the town of Boston on the B1192, and on the banks of the River Witham. History Langriville was created a township in 1812 near a ferry over the River Witham called Lang ...

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority ...

, part of Frithville Ward of East Lindsey District Council. A cycle path along the River Witham to Boston passes Anton's Gowt Lock."Sports and leisure facilities"
Boston Borough Council (web archive). Retrieved 22 November 2013 The hamlet contains a

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, a pet food supplier, dog kennels, and an auto salvage firm.

References

External links

"Anton’s Gowt Lock taken from footbridge at by Lockkeepers cottage"
Langriville Parish Council. Retrieved 22 November 2013
East Lindsey District Council
{{Authority control Hamlets in Lincolnshire East Lindsey District