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Foss. This river was made navigable from Stillington to its junction with the Ouze, under the authority of acts of Parliament passed in 1793, and 1801. The line extends 12 miles and a half, including a short canal which cuts off a considerable bend of the river.

Source: England and Wales Delineated by Thomas Dugdale assisted by William Burnett; published by Tallis & Co., Green Arbour Court, Old Bailey, 1835.