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Sunday, June 04, 2017
Rivers that mark London borough boundaries
A lot of London borough boundaries follow rivers, actual or lost, for part of their length. This is an attempt to list them all. It won't be complete or correct.
Thames : Richmond, Kingston, Hounslow, Hammersmith & Fulham, Wandsworth, Kensington & Chelsea, Westminster, Lambeth, City, Southwark, Tower Hamlets, Lewisham, Greenwich, Newham, Barking & Dagenham, Bexley, Havering
Northwest
River Colne : Hillingdon
River Crane : Hillingdon, Hounslow, Richmond
Duke of Northumberland's : Hillingdon, Hounslow
Yeading Brook : Hillingdon, Ealing
River Brent : Ealing, Brent, Barnet
Monken Mead Brook : Barnet
Northeast
Lea : Enfield, Waltham Forest, Haringey, Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets
Turkey Brook : Enfield
The Ching : Waltham Forest, Redbridge
River Roding : Newham, Redbridge, Barking & Dagenham
Loxford Water : Redbridge, Barking & Dagenham
Mayes Brook : Redbridge, Barking & Dagenham
River Rom : Barking & Dagenham, Havering
Beam River : Barking & Dagenham, Havering
Weald Brook : Havering
Mar Dyke : Havering
South
Hogsmill River : Kingston
Pyl Brook : Sutton, Merton
Beverley Brook : Kingston, Richmond, Sutton, Merton, Wandsworth
River Wandle : Sutton, Merton, Wandsworth
River Graveney : Merton, Wandsworth
River Ravensbourne/Deptford Creek : Lewisham, Greenwich
River Beck : Croydon, Bromley
River Quaggy : Greenwich, Lewisham, Bromley
River Darent : Bexley
River Cray: : Bexley
Lost
Bollo Brook : Hounslow, Ealing
Stamford Brook : Hounslow, Hammersmith & Fulham
Counters Creek : Hammersmith & Fulham, Kensington & Chelsea
Westbourne : Kensington & Chelsea, Westminster
Fleet : Camden, City
Neckinger : Lambeth, Southwark
Effra : Lambeth, Southwark
Peck : Southwark, Lewisham
Grand Union Canal : Hillingdon, Hounslow, Ealing, Brent, Kensington & Chelsea, Westminster
Regent's Canal : Islington, Tower Hamlets
New River : Hackney, Haringey
M25 : Hillingdon, Enfield, Havering