River Fleet (culverted)

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former surface river river subterranean river

The River Fleet (culverted) is a historically significant but now largely underground river in central London, flowing beneath the city in culverts before joining the River Thames.

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Label Occurrences
River Fleet (culverted) canonical 2

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf former surface river ⓘ
river ⓘ
subterranean river ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
culturalReference appears in literary descriptions of London ⓘ
featured in London folklore ⓘ
culvertedSinceCentury 18th century ⓘ
19th century ⓘ
flowDirection north-to-south ⓘ
flowsInto Thames ⓘ
surface form: River Thames
formedByConfluenceOf eastern branch from Highgate ⓘ
western branch from Hampstead ⓘ
hasType lost river of London ⓘ
historicalName Fleet River ⓘ
River of Wells NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalProblem odor nuisance ⓘ
pollution ⓘ
historicalUse drainage ⓘ
navigation for small boats ⓘ
open river ⓘ
sewer ⓘ
locatedIn London, England ⓘ
surface form: London

central London ⓘ
locatedUnder Clerkenwell ⓘ
Farringdon Road ⓘ
Holborn ⓘ
King’s Cross area ⓘ
St Pancras area ⓘ
managedBy Thames Water ⓘ
mouthOfWatercourse Thames ⓘ
surface form: River Thames
notableNearbyFeature Blackfriars ⓘ
Fleet Street ⓘ
surface form: Fleet Street (named after the river)

Ludgate Hill ⓘ
outfallLocation between Blackfriars Bridge and Waterloo Bridge area of Thames ⓘ
near Blackfriars Bridge ⓘ
partOf London sewer system ⓘ
surface form: London sewer network

Thames Basin ⓘ
surface form: Thames drainage basin

system of London’s lost rivers ⓘ
reasonForCulverting public health concerns ⓘ
urban development ⓘ
sourceArea Hampstead Heath ⓘ
Highgate ⓘ
status largely culverted ⓘ
mostly underground ⓘ
tributaryOf Thames ⓘ
surface form: River Thames
watercourseThrough City of London ⓘ
London Borough of Camden ⓘ
London Borough of Islington NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

New Bridge Street → crosses → River Fleet (culverted) ⓘ
Farringdon Street → followsCourseOf → River Fleet (culverted) ⓘ