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.
All labels observed (2)
| 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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this entity surface form:
New River (artificial waterway)