River Lea
River Lea is a river in Waltham Forest, Greater London, England. River Lea is situated nearby to the neighborhood Three Mills, as well as near the quarter Mill Meads.Places of Interest
Highlights include House Mill and Clock Mill.
House Mill
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House Mill is a former tide mill in East London, England. It is located on the River Lea in Mill Meads, and is part of the Three Mills complex. Because of its architectural merit, it is a Grade I listed building.
London Stadium
Stadium
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London Stadium is a multi-purpose outdoor stadium at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in the Stratford district of London. It is located in the Lower Lea Valley, 6 miles east of central London.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Three Mills and Mill Meads.
Three Mills
Neighborhood
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The Three Mills are former working mills and an island of the same name on the River Lea. It is one of London’s oldest surviving industrial centres. The mills lie in the London Borough of Newham, but despite lying on the Newham side of the Lea, access is principally from the western, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, side of the river.
Mill Meads
Quarter
Mill Meads is an area in the borough of Newham in east London, located on the border with Tower Hamlets.
Bow Locks
Locality
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Bow Locks No. 20 is a set of bi-directional locks in Bromley-by-Bow in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets and Newham. The locks link the tidal Bow Creek to the River Lee Navigation, which is a canalised river.
River Lea
- Type: River (intermittent)
- Category: body of water
- Location: Waltham Forest, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.52728° or 51° 31′ 38″ northLongitude
-0.00717° or 0° 0′ 26″ westElevation
23 feet (7 metres)Open location code
9C3XGXGV+W4OpenStreetMap ID
way 156823153OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=riverOpenStreetMap attribute
intermittent=yesGeoNames ID
9883960
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