Sudbrook (stream)
Sudbrook | |
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Sudbrook outfall to the Thames at Petersham, London. | |
Etymology | South Brook |
Location | |
Country | England, United Kingdom |
County | Greater London |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Dann's Pond, Richmond Park, Greater London |
• coordinates | 51°25′40.74″N 0°16′47.64″W / 51.4279833°N 0.2799000°W |
Latchmere Stream |
Sudbrook and its tributary, the Latchmere stream, are north-flowing streams in London, England, that drain northern Kingston upon Thames and the eastern extreme of Ham following a meander scar in a terrace; the upper part of the Sudbrook drains a narrow vale in Richmond Park's southern corner into the tidal Thames.
Sudbrook
The Sudbrook (from 'South brook') rises at the small pond south of Dann's Pond, at about 150 feet (46 m) elevation,
The Sudbrook is joined by the Latchmere stream just beyond Ham Gate Pond. It then flows into
Before culverting, the stream used to flow alongside the A307 road in Petersham and was crossed by a ford at Sudbrook Lane.[4] The collapse of this culvert in the late 1970s, referred to as the Petersham Hole, caused widespread traffic disruption for over a year.
Latchmere stream
Latchmere probably combines
The Latchmere stream or Latchmere brook started as drainage
The stream's lower course lines the south of the east side of Ham Common, about 50 metres west of Ham Gate of the Richmond Park, via which it joins the Sudbrook just below Ham Gate Pond which together skirt the west side of the Park against the Common.
From
With the increase of urbanisation of Kingston in the early 19th century, residents of Canbury used many of their ditches as open sewers, causing a public nuisance and a health hazard: The stench from this ditch, which is an open one, is always bad, but in summer it is beyond words to describe reported the Kingston
Expansion of residential housing across former agricultural land has resulted in the Latchmere stream being culverted, but its course is revealed during periods of heavy rainfall. Its streets are the subject of
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