Duke of Northumberland's River
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Duke of Northumberland's River
Image: © Robin Webster Taken: 12 Aug 2017
An artificial cut from River Colne to River Crane, originally built in the 16th century to augment the water supply for the Duke's mills. The building of Heathrow Airport required considerable diversion, but here it remains on the original route. Looking upstream.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.456776
Longitude
-0.428098