The Longford River
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The Longford River
Image: © Des Blenkinsopp Taken: 21 Aug 2015
Two man made watercourses, The Duke of Northumberland's and the Longford Rivers, flow side by side along here just a few metres apart. Both streams are artificial distributaries of the River Colne, made to divert water to be used elsewhere. The Duke's river augmented water mills on the River Crane, while the Longford River, shown here, supplied clean water to Hampton Court Palace beside the polluted River Thames.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.458724
Longitude
-0.473517