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Thames drainage basin

  • Thames and Severn CanalIn 1783, Parliament passed an act to authorize a canal from the River Severn to Stroud. The bill became law on the 17th of April that year, granting the…
  • River ThamesAbout 450,000 years ago, the Anglian ice sheet reached its furthest southern point at Hornchurch in east London. This massive glacier dammed the river in…
  • Regent's CanalThe Regent's Canal stretches from the Paddington Arm of the Grand Union Canal to the Limehouse Basin and River Thames. It begins north-west of Paddington…