| Cowbit | |
|---|---|
 Church of St Mary, Cowbit | |
  Cowbit Location withinLincolnshire | |
| Population | 1,220 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | TF260178 |
| • London | 85 mi (137 km) S |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Spalding |
| Postcode district | PE12 |
| Police | Lincolnshire |
| Fire | Lincolnshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
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Cowbit (locally pronouncedCubbit) is a village andcivil parish in theSouth Holland district ofLincolnshire, England.[1] The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 1,220.[2] It is situated 3 miles (5 km) south fromSpalding and 5 miles (8 km) north fromCrowland.
Cowbit falls within the drainage area of the Welland and DeepingsInternal Drainage Board.
CowbitGrade I listedAnglican parish church is dedicated toSt Mary.[3] The church was built on a small scale in the 14th century by Prior de Moulton of Spalding. Achancel andPerpendicular tower were added by Bishop Russell ofLincoln in 1487. Restoration was carried out in 1882.[4] AWesleyan chapel was built in 1842, and rebuilt in 1861.[5] To the south, on the road to the hamlet ofPeak Hill, is a stone named afterSt Guthlac, being a boundary marker for the earlier lands ofCrowland Abbey.[5]
The village contains a Grade IIlisted early 19th-century mill,[6] aChurch of England primary school, public play area, village hall, a garage, and a village store.
On 16 October 2011 work was completed on a new bypass for theA1073,[7] which previously ran through the village. This new route has been re-designated to form part of theA16.
Cowbit previously had arailway station on Spalding toMarch line; the line is no longer in use.
CowbitWash lies to the west of the village, extends 8 miles (13 km) from north to south, and is nearly 1 mile (1.6 km) broad.[5] Mainly arable land, it is a flood plain for the navigableRiver Welland, separated from Cowbit by an earth bank, Barrier Bank, that carries an unclassified road, the former A1073.[8] Previously Welland overflow regularly flooded the Wash, the water freezing-over during winter allowing for ice skating and skating championships. A relief channel (Coronation Channel) for the Welland at Spalding made Cowbit Wash obsolete for many decades following its construction but during the winter of 2023-24 following months of heavy rainfall andStorm Henk the River Welland breached its banks nearCrowland subsequently flooding the wash for the very first time since 1947.
SinceQueen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee in 1897 there has been apunt gun salute over Cowbit Wash every coronation and jubilee, concurrent with gun salutes in London, including the June 2012Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II.[9][10][11]
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