The River Lea
Introduction
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The River Lea
Image: © Marathon Taken: 27 Sep 2017
The original River Lea flowed 70 miles from Leagrove Marsh near Luton to the River Thames at Bow Creek. The River Lee Act of 1766 provided for the construction of 15 new cuts to straighten the course of the river by eliminating loops which made it difficult to navigate. The River Lee Navigation just west of here is one of those cuts and hence it is a navigation rather than a river. This though is the River Lea which unlike the Lee Navigation is not accessible here. Historically the river is spelled Lea while the navigation is Lee. The London LOOP follows the River Lea here for a short distance after descending into the Lea Valley from Epping Forest.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.665825
Longitude
-0.016997