Three Mills Wall River Weir
Three Mills Wall River Weir is a weir on the Bow Back Rivers, in Mill Meads in the London Borough of Newham, England, near to Three Mills. It was built in 2009, when the Bow Back Rivers were refurbished to make them a key feature of the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, and maintains water levels through much of the park in conjunction with the Three Mills Lock and sluice on the Prescott Channel.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include London Stadium and House Mill.
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. London Stadium is situated 4,200 feet northwest of Three Mills Wall River Weir.
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. House Mill is situated 500 feet south of Three Mills Wall River Weir.
Prescott Channel
River
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The Prescott Channel was built in 1930–35 as part of a flood relief scheme for the River Lee Navigation in the County Borough of West Ham, England, and was named after Sir William Prescott, the then chairman of the Lee Conservancy Board.
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.
Three Mills Wall River Weir
- Type: Weir
- Description: Weir on the Bow Back Rivers in London, England
- Category: building
- Location: Waltham Forest, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.52873° or 51° 31′ 43″ northLongitude
-0.00716° or 0° 0′ 26″ westOpen location code
9C3XGXHV+F4OpenStreetMap ID
way 280843048OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
waterway=weirWikidata ID
Q7797644
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- German: “Three Mills Wall River”
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Highlights include Three Mills Green and Three Mills Island.
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