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THE RIVER ROUTE

In 1946, the water supply to the New River Head was truncated at Stoke Newington with the New River ending at the East Reservoir.

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The East Reservoir is now known as Woodberry Wetlands - a 'nature reserve' managed by the London Wildlife Trust.

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This short section of the New River was recreated as an amenity for the Park after long abandonment (September 2005)

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LATER ALTERATIONS

The 20-mile New River runs through Ware and Hertford on its way to Stoke Newington.  Among the districts if flows through are - from North to South:

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Great Amwell  

     Hoddesdon

     Broxbourne

     Cheshunt

     Enfield

     Palmers Green

     Bowes Park

     Wood Green (close to Alexandra Palace)

     Hornsey

     Harringay

Finsbury Park

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Its original end, near Clerkenwell in Islington, at a place which became known as the 'New River Head' where the water filled a large cistern - the Round Pond - next to the  Sadler's Wells Theatre.

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Water from the River was used to flood a large tank to stage an Aquatic Theatre at the beginning of the 19th Century.

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