The Bonesgate Stream at Castle Hill
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The Bonesgate Stream at Castle Hill
Image: © Marathon Taken: 4 Sep 2013
The Bonesgate Stream rises at Malden Rushett in the far south of the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames. In the early years of the 20th century the Bonesgate Stream was known as ‘The Rythe’ a name which is today attached to a totally different stream to the west of the Borough. The origin of the name ‘Bonesgate’ stems from the Old English Bone or Bonne which would have been a proper name, and gate meaning a gap in a wall, hence a gap in a wall belonging to Bonne. The name has nothing to do with plague pits. This view looks downstream.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.358125
Longitude
-0.292875