The Pool River (or River Pool)

Introduction

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The Pool River (or River Pool)

Image: © Des Blenkinsopp Taken: 9 Aug 2016

Both names seem to be in use. The first is what the OS call it. The river has been extensively cleaned up in recent years and a linear park and walkway created beside it. Boris Johnson fell into it in 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8082995.stm

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Image Location

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Latitude
51.43624
Longitude
-0.027388