Editing River Ant (section)

==From source to Honing==
The river's source is just east of the village of [[Antingham]] in [[North Norfolk]] at Antingham Ponds. Just below the pools the river's route has been used as a [[canal]] in the past, starting at what was Antingham [[bone mill]]. An Act of [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|Parliament]] established the [[North Walsham and Dilham Canal]]{{sfn |Turner |1954}} in 1812, as a wide gauge canal able to take a Norfolk [[wherry]]. It was built at a cost of £30,000 and opened on 25 July 1826, making the river navigable as far as [[Dilham]], where the river widens and deepens. It carried manure, offal, flour, coal, and farm produce. In 1885, the canal was sold for £600, but the canal company's solicitor disappeared with the money. The flood of 1912 washed away several staithes. The wherry "Ella" made the final trading journey on the canal from [[Bacton, Norfolk|Bacton]] staithe in 1934. The canal was never nationalised and still belongs to the [[North Walsham]] Canal Company. The river, now in its canal form, curves around the north east of the town of [[North Walsham]]{{sfn |Turner |1954}} passing Bacton Wood Mill. Below Bacton Mill the canal reaches a lock at Ebridge mill. The lock is in poor condition but it is hoped that this section of canal will one day be restored and made navigable again. Further on at Briggate Bridge there is another mill and another disused lock.