Saul Junction
Saul Junction
The village lends its name to the nearby junction of the Stroudwater Navigation and the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal, a unique example of a crossing between two separately-owned canals.
This is a popular and busy area, with three swing bridges, an active boatyard including dry dock, a visitor centre operated by the Cotswold Canals Trust and a Canal & River Trust office, historically significant listed structures, a rowing club, car parks and a café, a marina including chandlery, boat hire and charitable excursions, extensive towpath moorings, a variety of walking routes around and along the two canals, and community events such as carol singing at Christmastime.
A pillbox that was part of the British anti-invasion preparations of the Second World War can still be found on the banks of the canal – Canal & River Trust volunteers have converted it into a safe roost for endangered pipistrelle bats.
Notable residents
- William John Westwood (1925–1999), the 36th Anglican Bishop of Peterborough, was born in Saul.
References
- ^ Morgan, Kathleen; Smith, Brian S (1972). C R Elrington; N M Herbert; R B Pugh (eds.). Fretherne and Saul: Introduction. Vol. 10, Westbury and Whitstone Hundreds. London. pp. 155–160.
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- ^ "Wheatenhurst Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
- ^ Conway-Jones (2013), pp. 42–47.
- ^ "Saul - Stroudwater History". stroudwaterhistory.org.uk. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- ^ "R W Davis Ltd – Ship & Boat Builders | Marine Engineers". Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- ^ "Cotswold Canals - Visitor Centres". www.cotswoldcanals.net. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- ^ "Saul Junction Lock - HLF supported lock refurbishment | Canal & River Trust". canalrivertrust.org.uk. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- ^ "Saul Junction Marina | Gloucestershire Moorings". www.saulmarina.co.uk. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- ^ "Boat Hire". www.saulmarina.co.uk. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- ^ "About". The Willow Trust. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- ^ CotswoldCanals (28 May 2019). "Trips based at Saul". Cotswold Canals Trust. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- ^ workplacematters (5 January 2022). "A good turnout at the Saul Junction Carol service -". Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- ^ "Christmas Carol Service at Saul Junction". www.stroudwaterchurches.org.uk. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- ^ "Saul Junction Carol Concert | Canal & River Trust". canalrivertrust.org.uk. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- ^ "Pillboxes for pipistrelles | Canal & River Trust". canalrivertrust.org.uk. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- Conway-Jones, Hugh (2013). The Gloucester & Sharpness Canal Through Time. Amberley Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4456-1289-8.
External links
- Map sources for Saul, Gloucestershire