Anthony David Mills (2001). Oxford Dictionary of London Place Names. Oxford University Press. p.133. ISBN 0-19-280106-6. Water extraction, for drinking water, farming and industry, has led to a reduction in river flow impacting wildlife and concentrating the pollutants present in the remaining river water. The extensive level of waterborne trade led the historian John Stow, writing in 1603, to describe the Lea as “this pleasant and useful river”. [15]

Current local time is 23:49; the sun rises at 07:40 and sets at 19:47 local time (Europe/Madrid UTC/GMT+1). The standard time zone for Rio Lea is UTC/GMT+1 EC1A 7BE — Water quality in your area". Thames Water. Archived from the original on 27 May 2012 . Retrieved 3 March 2012. Leagrave, Luton, Harpenden, Hatfield, Hertford, Ware, Hoddesdon, Broxbourne, Waltham Abbey, Enfield Town, Edmonton, Tottenham, Clapton, Stratford, Bow, Canning Town Hadfield, Charles (1968). The Canal Age. Plymouth: Latimer Trend & Company. pp.15, 19. ISBN 0-7153-8079-6. On his first EP on Cómeme, JOE invites us to “Get Centred” via fresh sounds, perfect beats, and unusual time signatures – difficult to play, and easy to dance!While the lower Lea remains somewhat polluted, its upper stretch and tributaries, classified as chalk streams, are a major source of drinking water for London. An artificial waterway known as the New River, opened in 1613, abstracts clean water away from the upper stretch of the river near Hertford for drinking, and lower parts of the river are also abstracted from. The Lea's origin in the Chilterns contributes to the extreme hardness (high mineral content) of London tap water. [2] Name [ edit ] Etymology [ edit ] JOE. (You might already be acquainted with his releases on the ever- exciting “Hessle Audio” label) The river's significance as a major east–west barrier and boundary has tended to obscure its importance as north–south trade route. Below Hertford the river has since medieval times had alterations made to make it more navigable for boats between the Thames and eastern Hertfordshire and Essex, known as the Lee Navigation. This stimulated much industry along its banks. The navigable River Stort, the main tributary, joins it at Hoddesdon.

There are a number of theories about the identity of the Fair Lady, including the idea that it may refer to Matilda, [35] the builder of Bow Bridge and its neighbours, or that it may apply to the River Lea itself. [36] Other [ edit ]W R Powell, ed. (1973). "Leyton: Introduction". A History of the County of Essex: Volume 6. London. pp.174–184 . Retrieved 27 July 2021– via British History Online. {{ cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( link) The Stort, the most important tributary of the Lea, joins a short distance from Hertford at Feildes Weir, and is itself navigable as far upstream as Bishops Stortford. A railway passes along the west side of the Lea's flood plain, from Hertford to Tottenham, improving the accessibility of the area and contributing to the ribbon development that made the character of the west side of the valley much more developed than the east.