New River

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The New River is an artificial waterway in London originally constructed in the early 17th century to supply the city with fresh drinking water from Hertfordshire.

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Label Occurrences
New River canonical 6
New River (artificial waterway) 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf aqueduct
artificial waterway
architect Hugh Myddelton NERFINISHED
basinCountry United Kingdom
commissionedBy City of London Corporation NERFINISHED
constructionMethod partly open channel
partly underground conduit
constructionStart early 17th century
country England
developer Hugh Myddelton NERFINISHED
endPoint London NERFINISHED
hasCurrentFunction component of London water supply network
hasHistoricalOwner New River Company NERFINISHED
hasHistoricalSignificance early modern urban water supply
hasPart New River Head NERFINISHED
hasRecreationalFeature waymarked footpath along its course
hasRoute New River Path NERFINISHED
hasUse recreational walking route
heritageStatus historic water supply system
inception 1613
influenced development of London’s water infrastructure
length approximately 40 miles
locatedIn Hertfordshire
Islington NERFINISHED
London NERFINISHED
United Kingdom
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Greater London NERFINISHED
Hertfordshire County NERFINISHED
locatedInTimeZone Europe/London
maintainedBy Thames Water NERFINISHED
mapFeature canal-like channel
opened 1613
originallySupplied City of London NERFINISHED
owner Thames Water NERFINISHED
passesThrough Broxbourne NERFINISHED
Enfield NERFINISHED
Hornsey NERFINISHED
Islington NERFINISHED
Stoke Newington NERFINISHED
Ware NERFINISHED
purpose drinking water supply
startPoint Hertfordshire NERFINISHED
terminus New River Head NERFINISHED
transportOf potable water
use public water supply
waterSource Hertfordshire springs
River Lea NERFINISHED

Referenced by (7)

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Enfield Town hasRiver New River
Great Amwell associatedWith New River
Great Amwell hasWaterFeature New River
this entity surface form: New River (artificial waterway)
Hornsey hasRiver New River
Cheshunt hasFeature New River