{"id":225,"date":"2018-07-08T08:32:51","date_gmt":"2018-07-08T08:32:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.test.sleafordnavigation.co.uk\/?page_id=225"},"modified":"2025-05-17T14:08:27","modified_gmt":"2025-05-17T14:08:27","slug":"about-the-navigation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sleafordnavigation.co.uk\/?page_id=225","title":{"rendered":"About the Navigation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">The Sleaford Navigation is a 12.5 mile canalisation of the River Slea in Lincolnshire, England, which opened in 1794. It ran from a junction with the River Witham, near Chapel Hill to the town of Sleaford through seven locks, most of which were adjacent to mills.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Interest in restoring the canal began in 1972, and navigation was restored to the first 8 miles (13\u00a0km) with the re-opening of Lower Kyme lock in 1986. The Sleaford Navigation Trust has been working towards restoring the whole waterway, and succeeded in purchasing the Sleaford end of the river bed in 2004. A short section at Sleaford was opened in 2010, following the installation of a lift bridge.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font: 400 12pt\/18px verdana,geneva,sans-serif; text-align: left; color: #000000; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; text-decoration: none; word-spacing: 0px; display: inline !important; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; float: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent;\">The map below shows the Sleaford Navigation and places beside the Navigation. \u00a0You can click on the markers to find more information.<\/span><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" id=\"umsMapStyles_1_39139\">\r\n    #ultimate_maps_1_39139 {\r\n        width: 100%;\r\n        height: 250px;\r\n                border: 0px solid ;\r\n        margin: 0px;\r\n    }\r\n    #mapsControlsNum_1_39139 {\r\n        width:100%    }\r\n    .umsMapDetailsContainer#umsMapDetailsContainer_1_39139 {\r\n        height:250px;\r\n    }\r\n    .ums_MapPreview#ultimate_maps_1_39139 {\r\n        \/*position:absolute;*\/\r\n        width:100%;\r\n    }\r\n    #mapConElem_1_39139{\r\n        width:100%    }\r\n    <\/style><div class=\"ums_map_opts\" id=\"mapConElem_1_39139\" data-id=\"1\" data-view-id=\"1_39139\" > <div class=\"umsMapDetailsContainer\" id=\"umsMapDetailsContainer_1_39139\"> <i class=\"umsKMLLayersPreloader fa fa-spinner fa-spin\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/i> <div class=\"ums_MapPreview \" id=\"ultimate_maps_1_39139\"><\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"umsMapMarkerFilters\" id=\"umsMapMarkerFilters_1_39139\"> <\/div> <div class=\"umsMapProControlsCon\" id=\"umsMapProControlsCon_1_39139\"> <a title=\"Google Map Wordpress\" style=\"display:none;\" href=\"https:\/\/supsystic.com\/plugins\/google-maps-plugin\/?utm_medium=love_link_hide\" target=\"_blank\">Google Map Wordpress<\/a><div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"umsMapProDirectionsCon\" id=\"umsMapProDirectionsCon_1_39139\" > <\/div> <div class=\"umsMapProKmlFilterCon\" id=\"umsMapProKmlFilterCon_1_39139\" > <\/div> <div class=\"umsSocialSharingShell umsSocialSharingShell_1_39139\"> <\/div> <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div> <\/div>\n<style id=\"bwg-style-0\">      #bwg_container1_0 #bwg_container2_0 .image_browser_images_conteiner_0 * {        -moz-box-sizing: border-box; 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