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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… to Stanhope, and bounded on the north and east by the river Derwent, comprises about 5000 acres, of which 2168 are … lighted with gas, and amply supplied with water. The New River intersects several parts of the parish, producing a … trade in timber is carried on by means of the Lea river navigation, which passes within three-quarters of a …
The Environs of London
… The parish is bounded on the east by the river Lea, on the north by Enfield, on the south by … a Roman camp; and by others, a British oppidum 70. New River aqueduct. When the water of the New River was brought to London by Sir Hugh Middelton, it was …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… Hundred EDMONTON HUNDRED The Hundred lies west of the river Lea in the north-east corner of Middlesex. Crossed by …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… on gravel rather than the brickearth and alluvium of the river valley but was crossed by four streams which caused … in 1772. 81 By 1826 82 there was still no bridge over the river Lea, which was crossed at Cook's ferry. Pymme's brook … bridge was Bush Hill bridge, where Bush Hill and the New River crossed Salmon's brook. It had been built in brick with …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… history farming in Edmonton was mixed. Alluvium along the river Lea produced meadow land which was often waterlogged … John Berners of London a fishing weir at Neylond on the river Lea and all its attendant fishing rights. 82 In 1605 a … le Neys belonged to Sir Robert Lee but free fishing in the river over the 1 mile northward from the Tottenham boundary …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… wells could not be sunk in the clay soil, although the New River made piped water available to the richer landowners. …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… of Enfield in 1965. 4 The eastern boundary followed the river Lea, whose tributaries formed part of the boundary with … tongues southward along Fore Street and westward along the river valleys. In the west London Clay is predominant with … ft. in the north-west. Streams drain from the west to the river Lea. 10 In 894 the Danes sailed 20 miles up the Lea 11 …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… of Jeremy's Green (later Montagu Road) eastward to the river Lea. 64 Together with Dephams it became part of … the small estate centred on the house between the New River, Bush Hill, and Bush Hill Road, consisted c. 1600 of … to have built the house while he was constructing the New River, must have acquired the property. 71 By will proved …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… on rain-water butts in the late 19th century. 19 The New River was an additional source of supply from 1613, although initially only for the larger houses. 20 The New River Co. carried out improvements during the 19th century, drawing on the river Lea 21 and constructing a reservoir in the Chase in the …