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River Ravensbourne
The River Ravensbourne is a tributary of the River Thames in south London, England. It flows north from near Bromley into the tidal River Thames at Deptford, where its tidal reach is known as Deptford Creek.
The Ravensbourne is 11 miles (17 km) in length with a total catchment area of 180 km2. It flows through the London Boroughs of Bromley, Lewisham and Greenwich.
The Ravensbourne rises at Caesar's Well, Keston, four miles south of Bromley town centre, and flows initially in a northerly direction. For the initial third of its length, the river flows across common land (including Hayes Common and Bromley Common) until it reaches the southern outskirts of Bromley town. There it is joined by the Ravensbourne South Branch and the Ravensbourne East Branch, which substantially increase the flow.
The Ravensbourne then flows northwards alongside the A21, passing below Bromley town centre through Church Gardens and Glassmill Reservoir, then on into Beckenham Place Park, the last semi-natural reach of the river. Further north, it passes through Ladywell Fields, where there has been considerable restoration work since 2007/08, with the removal of a long stretch of 1980s concrete channeling, re-routing to more closely match its natural course, and the introduction of terraces and submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) to provide animal habitat and improve flood control.
North of Ladywell Fields, passing to the east of Ladywell station, it continues under Lewisham, passing west of the Lewisham Shopping Centre and forming the boundary of the Cornmill Gardens playground. It flows to the east of Lewisham station, and then flows north into Deptford, forming the northeastern border of Brookmill Park. The Docklands Light Railway closely follows this stretch from Lewisham to Greenwich, as the river is crossed by the A2 and then widens north of Deptford Bridge station into its tidal reach, where it is named Deptford Creek.
Its confluence with the Thames is in Greenwich Reach, north-east of Deptford town centre and west of Greenwich.
South of Bellingham, the small Spring Brook joins the Ravensbourne after flowing only about one mile (1.6 km) from the east through Plaistow and Downham; it crosses the borough boundary from Bromley to Lewisham and follows a narrow strip of parkland named Shaftesbury Park Recreation Ground and Downham Playing Fields along its short course.
Just above Catford the Ravensbourne is joined by the River Pool. The Ravensbourne is also joined by the River Quaggy (known upstream of Sundridge Park as Kyd Brook, and 3.5 miles (5.6 km) in length). This rises near Princess Royal University Hospital at Locksbottom then flows north through Petts Wood to Sundridge Park in Bromley where its name changes to the River Quaggy. It then flows northwards through the Mottingham area to Kidbrooke where it then turns westwards through Manor Park in Lee, before joining the Ravensbourne at Loampit Vale in Lewisham.
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River Ravensbourne
The River Ravensbourne is a tributary of the River Thames in south London, England. It flows north from near Bromley into the tidal River Thames at Deptford, where its tidal reach is known as Deptford Creek.
The Ravensbourne is 11 miles (17 km) in length with a total catchment area of 180 km2. It flows through the London Boroughs of Bromley, Lewisham and Greenwich.
The Ravensbourne rises at Caesar's Well, Keston, four miles south of Bromley town centre, and flows initially in a northerly direction. For the initial third of its length, the river flows across common land (including Hayes Common and Bromley Common) until it reaches the southern outskirts of Bromley town. There it is joined by the Ravensbourne South Branch and the Ravensbourne East Branch, which substantially increase the flow.
The Ravensbourne then flows northwards alongside the A21, passing below Bromley town centre through Church Gardens and Glassmill Reservoir, then on into Beckenham Place Park, the last semi-natural reach of the river. Further north, it passes through Ladywell Fields, where there has been considerable restoration work since 2007/08, with the removal of a long stretch of 1980s concrete channeling, re-routing to more closely match its natural course, and the introduction of terraces and submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) to provide animal habitat and improve flood control.
North of Ladywell Fields, passing to the east of Ladywell station, it continues under Lewisham, passing west of the Lewisham Shopping Centre and forming the boundary of the Cornmill Gardens playground. It flows to the east of Lewisham station, and then flows north into Deptford, forming the northeastern border of Brookmill Park. The Docklands Light Railway closely follows this stretch from Lewisham to Greenwich, as the river is crossed by the A2 and then widens north of Deptford Bridge station into its tidal reach, where it is named Deptford Creek.
Its confluence with the Thames is in Greenwich Reach, north-east of Deptford town centre and west of Greenwich.
South of Bellingham, the small Spring Brook joins the Ravensbourne after flowing only about one mile (1.6 km) from the east through Plaistow and Downham; it crosses the borough boundary from Bromley to Lewisham and follows a narrow strip of parkland named Shaftesbury Park Recreation Ground and Downham Playing Fields along its short course.
Just above Catford the Ravensbourne is joined by the River Pool. The Ravensbourne is also joined by the River Quaggy (known upstream of Sundridge Park as Kyd Brook, and 3.5 miles (5.6 km) in length). This rises near Princess Royal University Hospital at Locksbottom then flows north through Petts Wood to Sundridge Park in Bromley where its name changes to the River Quaggy. It then flows northwards through the Mottingham area to Kidbrooke where it then turns westwards through Manor Park in Lee, before joining the Ravensbourne at Loampit Vale in Lewisham.
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