New River, Broxbourne
Introduction
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New River, Broxbourne
Image: © Stephen McKay Taken: 28 Mar 2011
Despite appearances, this is not a canal but an artificial river first opened in 1613 to supply London with water; in fact, it could be argued that London could not have grown in the way it did without this impressive engineering feat. The river starts near Ware where it is fed by the River Lea and now continues as an open air water course as far south as Stoke Newington, although it originally continued to Clerkenwell. It is nowadays managed by Thames Water.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.751063
Longitude
-0.011093