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Middlesex Filter Beds Weir

Buildings and structures in the London Borough of HackneyGeography of the London Borough of HackneyLondon building and structure stubsUse British English from June 2015Weirs on the River Lea
Middlesex Filter Beds Weir Head
Middlesex Filter Beds Weir Head

The Middlesex Filter Beds Weir, or Lea Bridge Road Weir, marks the start of the Hackney Cut, an artificial channel of the River Lee Navigation built in 1770, in the London Borough of Hackney. The weir lies between the former Middlesex Filter Beds – now a nature reserve – and the Thames Water treatment works at Lea Bridge Road. Excess water from the Navigation passes over the weir into the former natural channel of the River Lee that passes in a large loop to the east of the modern water course, as the Old River Lea. The natural water course travels 2 miles (3.2 km) and rejoins the Navigation below Old Ford Lock.

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Middlesex Filter Beds Weir
Lee Canal Towpath, London Homerton (London Borough of Hackney)

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Middlesex Filter Beds Nature Reserve

Lee Canal Towpath
E9 5PY London, Homerton (London Borough of Hackney)
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