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Brunswick Road, ENFIELD, EN3 6UL

Enfield Island Village is a housing development built between 1997-2003 and stands on the former site of the Royal Small Arms factory which closed in the 1980s. The island is bounded by various channels of the River Lea.

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. Just ahead on the left, part of the River Lea flows into the huge King George's Reservoir - see http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5357435

A recent housing development on the outskirts of Greater London.

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 before climbing out of the Lea Valley towards Epping Forest.

Signs indicate that this path is shared by pedestrians and cyclists. It forms part of National Cycle Network route 1, which stretches up the east side of Britain from Dover to the Shetland Islands.

The River Lee in its artificial channel, and the modern housing of Enfield Island Village, built on the site of the Royal Small Arms factory, famous for its Lee-Enfield rifles.

Known variously as the Cattlegate Flood Relief Channel and the Rammey Marsh Flood Relief Channel, the main flood channel for the River Lea meets the Lea (beyond the power lines). The embankment of the King George V Reservoir is prominent.

A pylon near the centre of Enfield Island Village - an iconic landmark for the residents.

Close up of this noticeboard on River Lea just south of Swan & Pike Pool car park.