View of the River Ravensbourne, as it passes through Ladywell Fields Park, Lewisham, London
View of the River Ravensbourne, as it passes through Ladywell Fields Park, Lewisham, London. The River Ravensbourne is a tributary of the River Thames in South London, England. It flows into the River Thames on the Tideway at Deptford, where its tidal reach is known as Deptford Creek. The Ravensbourne is 11 miles ( km) in length with a total catchment area of 180 km2. It flows through the London Boroughs of Bromley, Lewisham and Greenwich. The Ravensbourne rises at Caesar's Well, Keston, two miles south of Bromley town centre, flowing initially in a northerly direction. For the initial third of its length the river flows across common land (including Hayes Common and Bromley Common) until it reaches the southern outskirts of Bromley town where it is joined by the Ravensbourne South Branch and the Ravensbourne East Branch, that substantially increase the flow. It then flows northwards alongside the A21, passing below Bromley town centre through Church Gardens and Glassmill Reservoir then on into Beckenham Place Park, the last semi-natural reach of the river. For most of its remaining length it is often contained within concrete channels and underground culverts. South of Bellingham, the small river Spring Brook joins the Ravensbourne after flowing only about one mile ( km) from the east through Plaistow and Downham; it crosses the borough boundary from Bromley to Lewisham and narrow parkland named Shaftesbury Park Recreation Ground and Downham Playing Fields follow it along its short course. Just above Catford it is joined by the River Pool. The Ravensbourne is also joined by the River Quaggy (known upstream of Sundridge Park as Kyd Brook) ( miles ( km) in length). This rises near Farnborough Hospital at Pratts Bottom then flows north through Petts Wood to Sundridge Park in Bromley where its name changes to the River Quaggy. It then flows northwards through the Mottingham area to Kidbrooke where it then turns westwards through Manor Park in Lee.
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Location: River Ravensbourne, Ladywell Fields Park, Lewisham, London
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