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	Tottenham: Introduction \| British History Online
		The parish abutted Essex along the river Lea on the east, Edmonton on the north, Friern Barnet on the west, Hornsey on the west and south, and Stoke Newington and Hackney on the south.
		The soil bordering the Lea is alluvium, which in the north reaches almost as far as the first railway line and farther west, beyond the line, in the south.
		The New River, opened in 1613, was cut across high ground in the north-west of the parish.
	www.british-history.ac.uk /report.asp?compid=26983 (1595 words)

	Encyclopedia: River Lea Navigation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Lee or Lea is a major tributary of the River Thames and was once used by Viking raiders: King Alfred changed the level of the river to strand Guthrum and his fleet.
		The first Act for improvement of the river was granted in 1424, this being the first Act granted for navigational improvement in the British Isles; a second Act was passed in 1430.
		The Lee Navigation bought the Stort Navigation in 1911, and instituted further improvements, including reconstruction of the locks between Enfield and Hertford, the width being increased from 13 feet 3 inches (4.04 metres) to 16 feet (4.88 metres): by the 1930s, 130-ton barges could reach Enfield, and 100-ton barges Ware and Hertford.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/River-Lea-Navigation (543 words)

	River Lea Navigation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The River Lea Navigation is a canalised river incorporating - as the name suggests - the River Lea (also known as the River Lee).
		The Lea is a major tributary of the River Thames and was once used by Viking raiders.
		The River Lea Act 1766 provided for the construction of a new stretch of canal, the Limehouse Cut to bypass these tight bends.
	www.encyclopedia-online.info /River_Lea_Navigation (144 words)

	River Brent -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Brent is a river in south-east (A division of the United Kingdom) England.
		The river is flows through gravel deposits which have been left by the (Any period of time during which glaciers covered a large part of the earth's surface) ice age, formed in the heavy clay soil.
		A mile further on, the River Brent is joined from the west by the main line of the (Click link for more info and facts about Grand Union Canal) Grand Union Canal at the foot of a flight of (A fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed) locks.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/R/Ri/River_Brent.htm (702 words)

	River Stort - Bishop's Stortford and Thorley - A History and Guide
		For over 900 years the river supported the townspeople by driving the wheels of its water mills, but when the river was in flood, as it often was, it caused untold damage and misery to those same inhabitants.
		The river at this point is now dammed a short distance before Adderley Road, its final approach and the basin itself being filled in during town redevelopment in the early 1970s.
		It joins the Lea Navigation about a mile and a half from Hoddesden, thus affording a means for the conveyance of corn, malt and other agricultural produce to London.
	www.stortfordhistory.co.uk /guide11/river_stort.html (2052 words)

	River Lee - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		The River Lee or River Lea (both spellings are in general use) is a river in England.
		The spelling Lea is predominant west (upstream) of Hertford, but both spellings are used from Hertford to the River Thames; the Lee Navigation was established by Acts of Parliament and should be so spelt.
		The river rises just west of Luton, and flows through (or by) Luton, Harpenden, Welwyn Garden City, Hertford, Ware, Hoddesdon, Cheshunt, Edmonton, Tottenham, Upper Clapton, Hackney Wick, Stratford, Bromley-by-Bow, Canning Town and finally Leamouth where it meets the River Thames (as Bow Creek).
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/River_Lea (400 words)

	River Thames -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Richard Coates has recently suggested that the river was called the (The longest river in England; flows eastward through London to the North Sea) Thames upriver where it was narrower, and Plowonida down river where it was too wide to ford.
		The river is navigable to large ocean going ships as far as the (Click link for more info and facts about Pool of London) Pool of London and (Click link for more info and facts about London Bridge) London Bridge.
		If the Thames was not a tidal river, its average discharge in the centre of London would be somewhere between 80 and 100 m³/s, and the Thames would look like a small river, and not like the large river we can see today by Westminster, the Houses of Parliament or the City.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/r/ri/river_thames.htm (2286 words)

	River Lee (or River Lea) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The river is navigable for over 27 miles from Hertford to Limehouse Basin, where it joins the Thames.
		Lee Conservancy Board (1868), Lee Valley Regional Park (1967), etc. The first occurance of Lea was probably on a map dated 1576, and most maps since have continued to call the river the Lea, but refer to the canalised sections as the Lee Navigation.
		South of Hertford, although the Lee Navigation and River Lea are often two separate channels running side by side, they often join up for a distance, and most maps now say "River Lea or Lee" to cover both possibilities.
	www.markridgwell.co.uk /riverlee (196 words)

	The River Lee Navigation
		Work on improving the river's navigability is recorded as early as the fourteenth century and in 1425 there was an Act of Parliament to provide for further improvements.
		The navigation was much used for carrying grain for beer and bread making and those who might lose their livelihoods from the lower prices that became possible as a result of cheaper transport also objected to improvements.
		The canal era was marked by the passage of the River Lea Act 1766 which authorised much more extensive improvement works and the construction of locks, new sections, and the Limehouse Cut, a connecting canal at the southern end.
	www.canalmuseum.org.uk /history/lee.htm (434 words)

	Chalcedon bei eLexi - das Onlinelexikon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The River Idle is a river in Nottinghamshire, England.
		The River Maun is a river in Nottinghamshire, England.
		The River Meden is a river in Nottinghamshire, England.
	www.elexi.de /en/c/ch/chalcedon.html (426 words)

	Ramblers Association - Information - Path - Lea Valley Walk
		The river Stort joins the Lee at Hoddesdon and continues to Bishops Stortford as a navigation with a walkable towpath.
		Between Hertford and Enfield the route roughly parallels the New River Path.
		The Lee Navigation is connected to the Grand Union Canal by two short links with walkable towpaths, the Hertford Union between Hackney Wick and Victoria Park and the Limehouse Cut between Bromley-by-Bow and the Thames at Limehouse Basin.
	www.ramblers.org.uk /info/paths/leavalley.html (1048 words)

	The Lea Valley - River Lee
		The spellings Lea and Lee are both in current use, but the river is more often called the River Lea (anciently sometimes the River Ley) and the navigation the Lee Navigation.
		From Hertford, the River is sometimes a part of the Lee Navigation, and sometimes runs parallel to it, at times in a complicated mass of streams and flood channels - as in the area which is to be the site of the London Olympics in 2012.
		Water taken from the Lea between Hertford and Broxbourne also forms the basis of the New River, constucted to bring clean drinking water to London in the 17th century.
	river-lea.co.uk (478 words)

	Lee Valley Online: History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		During the 9th century the river formed part of the boundary between Saxon England to the west and the invading Vikings to the east, led by King Alfred the Great and Guthrum respectively.
		It is said that when the Danes sailed up the river in around 895AD and established a base near Ware, Alfred stranded them there by reducing the level of the river.
		Although not navigable here, the river has always had an important role to play, providing power for the many small mills that were constructed along it's route, some of which are still standing today.
	www.leevalley-online.co.uk /history.html (1223 words)

	Discover Hertford Online \| The River Lee
		The principle of these is the River Lee (or Lea) which is navigable all the way down the Lee Valley to Bow in London, where it joins the River Thames.
		The Lee Navigation was extended to Hertford in 1767.
		The significance of the river to the town and its' history cannot be understated, not least because of the ford that gave it's name to the town.
	www.hertford.net /riverlee.htm (205 words)

	PNRC0401 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Another act was obtained in 1805, entitled, 'An Act for the better Preservation and further Improvement of the Navigation of the River Lea, in the counties of Hertford, Essex and Middlesex.' This act applies chiefly to the regulations of the depth of water, the prevention of its waste and other particulars of a similar nature.
		The course of this navigation runs southerly from near Hoddesden to the Thames, and divides Essex from the counties of Hertford and Middlesex; the country is very flat, particularly as it approaches the Thames.
		A navigation between the east and west seas, by the Rivers Aire and Ribble, had been deemed practicable by several public spirited gentlemen, residents in the counties of York and Lancaster, who at various times had endeavoured to draw the public attention to the scheme.
	easyweb.easynet.co.uk /jim.shead/PNRC0401.htm (4368 words)

	HERTFORD LONDON ANGLERS ASSOCIATION FISHERY
		This fishery at Hertford is on the original course of the river.
		For Kings Mead proceed along the Lea Navigation to the first bridge, cross over and down a short lane (Marshgate Drive) to a gate of a large open meadow and footpath leading to Bengeo and the fishery.
		Or continue along the towpath to Hertford Lock and then over the Lea Navigation and through gate to open meadow and Ware Park Mill Point is away on the right.
	www.londonanglers.net /RIVERS/HERTFORD.html (317 words)

	River Lea
		Rivers and canals are very special green spaces, interesting features of the natural or built landscape, they are potentially beautiful places for open-air relaxation and enjoyment.
		Lea Rivers Trust is an innovative and dynamic water related charity based in the Lee Valley in East London, amongst an extensive network of waterways steeped in archaeological and industrial heritage.
		Lea Rivers Trust commissioned a study on involving Orthodox Jewish communities in waterways based activities at Springhill, on the River Lea in Hackney.
	www.ben-network.org /participation/green_spaces/gs_more_info/RLea.html (2206 words)

	River Lee Navigation - The Open Guide to London (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Shadowing the River Lea, the navigation begins in the east end of the City of London.
		Access to the the Lee navigation can be gained from the Thames up Bow Creek (tidal and only navigable at high water), or via the Limehouse Cut and from the Regent's Canal via the Hertford Union Canal.
		The towpath varies from being paved to a rough dirt track but in dry weather makes a fine walk and can be cycled by those with a BW towpath permit (except for the Limehouse Cut which has a very narrow and occasionally stepped towpath and Bow Creek which is prone to flooding over the towpath).
	london.openguides.org /index.cgi?River_Lee_Navigation (318 words)

	urban75 walk from Enfield Lock to Waltham Abbey and Cheshunt, September 2004
		Work on increasing the river's navigability is recorded as early as the fourteenth century.
		The canal era was started with the passage of the River Lea Act 1766 which authorised extensive improvement works, the construction of locks, new sections, and the Limehouse Cut, a connecting canal at the southern end.
		The Lea Conservancy Act 1868 placed the navigation in the hands of a new conservancy board and a major scheme in 1922 enlarged and rebuilt locks to enable larger vessels to use the navigation.
	www.urban75.org /london/waltham.html (501 words)

	River Lea (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The River Lee or River Lea is a river in England.
		Once an important commercialwaterway, certain sections were canalised as part of the River Lea Navigation.
		Another artificial channel, the New River was constructed to take clean water to London from theLee and its catchment areas and bypass the polluting industries that had developed in its downstream reaches.
	www.therfcc.org /river-lea-128856.html (126 words)

	NoLondon2012.org - The Environment (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The river system of the Lower Lea is, according to the Environment Agency, extremely complex and is very important in terms of its flood relief function.
		Over the years, the Lower Lea Project/Lea Rivers Trust, have carried out improvements along the waterways, which has involved planting, vegetation management and habitat creation, as well as clean-ups.
		A benefit of a successful bid, it is claimed, will be the removal of invasive species from the waterways (a job BW should be dealing with) and the clean-up of the River Lea (doubtful, given that they are not looking at Deephams because it is outside the Olympic zone).
	www.nolondon2012.org /environment.html (868 words)

	Walk 3578 - Hertford and Ware, a circular riverside walk - Hertfordshire - a detailed walk description from Walking ...
		At Hertford, the county town, the rivers Beane, Lea, Mimram and Rib combine, and then flow on as the Lee Navigation to join the River Thames at Limehouse in East London.
		This unusual name change for the river was as a result of the alterations made over the centuries to its line, width and depth to allow river traffic to ply between Hertford and London.
		Come back over the river and continue to follow the towpath back under the flyover to reach the point were the Beane joins the Lee Navigation (Grid ref TL336138).
	www.walkingbritain.co.uk /walks/walks/walk_b/3578 (986 words)

	River Lea Timewalking (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The River Lea meets the sky on elevated land in what is now northwest Luton.
		The slowly flowing, reedy areas of the embryonic river are tranquil and lush.
		The Lea source may have been associated with a goddess like the later Sanua, rediscovered in 2003 when a 1,600 year old silver and gold statuette was discovered by a spring near Baldock, Hertfordshire.
	www.earthtransition.com /riverleatimewalking.htm (3986 words)

	Hertford, Hertfordshire. - Discover Hertford Online
		The River Lea and it's crossing at Hertford lie at the heart of the town's history.
		Before the Norman Conquest the river formed a natural boundary between the Danelaw to the north and Saxon Wessex to the south.
		In the late 18th Century the River Lea navigation was cut through the town providing important access to London's corn markets.
	www.hertford.net /history/history.asp (362 words)

	Waterways - Derelict London
		that this was an angry reappearance by the River Westbourne.
		The river system of the Lower Lea is, according to the Environment Agency, extremely complex and is very important in terms of its flood relief function.
		A benefit of a successful bid, it is claimed, will be the removal of invasive species from the waterways and the clean-up of the River Lea (doubtful, given that they are not looking at Deephams because it is outside the Olympic zone).
	www.derelictlondon.com /id13.htm (2132 words)

	Hertford Union Canal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Confluence of Herford Union Canal and River Lea Navigation
		Like its 1766 predecessor, the Limehouse Cut, the Hertford Union Canal was intended to provide a straight short-cut between the River Thames and the River Lea Navigation, utilising a short stretch of the Regent's Canal.
		Promoted by Sir George Duckett and authorised by an Act of Parliament in 1824, it opened in 1830 and was for some years known as Duckett's Canal.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hertford_Union_Canal (151 words)

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