River Freshney

River Freshney
The old granary and riverside walk above Alexandra Dock
Location
Country	England
Counties	Lincolnshire
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Beelsby
• coordinates	53°30′11″N 0°10′28″W / 53.503132°N 0.174338°W / 53.503132; -0.174338 (Source)
• elevation	60 m (200 ft)
Mouth
• location	Grimsby Docks
• coordinates	53°34′04″N 0°04′58″W / 53.567877°N 0.082890°W / 53.567877; -0.082890 (Mouth)
• elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Length	14 km (8.7 mi)

v t e River Freshney
Legend
Humber New Cut Drain culvert and Locks New Cut Drain sluice Royal Dock and Fish Dock Alexandra Dock A180 Westgate bridge Alexandra Dock Corporation Bridge (lift bridge) Alexandra Dock Freshney Pumping Stn and Sluice Haven Bridge, Alexandra Road Earl Street Bridge Boulevard Avenue Bridge Dock Railway bridge Railway bridge Cromwell Road Bridge A1136 Road Freshney Bog Nature Reserve Start of New Cut Drain Laceby Acres Spring near Aylesby old Grimsby Road A46 Laceby - Bradley Road Spring in Bradley Wood Spring on Welbeck Hill Source of Team Gate Drain, Waltham A18 Laceby - Barnoldby Le Beck Road Spring near earthworks Spring at Beelsby

The River Freshney is a river in the English county of North East Lincolnshire. The town of Grimsby stands on its banks. It rises from at least four springs on the edge of the Lincolnshire Wolds, although local folklore and oral tradition has it springing from Welbeck Hill. Originally it entered the tidal Humber estuary at Pyewipe, north west of Grimsby, but has been re-routed and now supplies Grimsby Docks. There was an existing haven within the borough of Grimsby but this suffered greatly with silting problems so in 1669 landowners agreed to the diversion of the Freshney through the town to the haven to provide fresh water and improve the flow. It is believed the work was completed in the very early 18th century.