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Posted By: GUEST,PeterC
05-Sep-11 - 02:21 PM
Thread Name: Folklore: maps of generic names for waterways
Subject: RE: Folklore: maps of generic names for waterways

and the river Beam, which turned into the Rom
The Beam / Rom actually starts as the Bourne Brook.

The Ingrebourne is known locally as the River Ingrebourne and the "bourne" element doesn't have the meaning described by Geoff in Essex as Howard will well know as he was brought up there, about 8 miles away from me.