Mill Lane, Waddon
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Mill Lane, Waddon
Image: © Christopher Hilton Taken: 27 Apr 2015
Waddon Ponds, off camera to the left, are one of the headwaters of the River Wandle. In the 18th/19th century the Wandle was perhaps the most industrially-exploited river in the country: its rapid drop to the Thames made it possible to construct mills very close together along much of its length. Waddon Ponds, I suspect, began as a millpond for a mill located just beyond the road signs.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.371054
Longitude
-0.121137