Wantz Stream in Dagenham
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Wantz Stream in Dagenham
Image: © Nigel Cox Taken: 30 Jun 2016
Wantz Stream is a tributary of the Beam River and is seen here, looking upstream, in the Beam Parklands. Wantz, incidentally, is derived from the Middle English word wente meaning a way. Where four ways or paths met, or in other words a crossroads, the location was known as "four wantz", so the stream probably rises at a historic crossroads upstream in the Romford area.
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Image Location
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51.531805
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0.162881