The River Lea is in the East of England and Greater London. It originates in Bedfordshire, in the Chiltern Hills, and flows southeast through Hertfordshire, along the Essex border and into Greater London, to meet the River Thames at Bow Creek. It is one of the largest rivers in London and the easternmost major tributary of the Thames.
River Lea at Hertford Basin
A pedestrian suspension bridge spans the boating lake created where the widened river flows through Wardown Park in Luton.
The River Lea at Great Amwell, home of the Amwell Magna Fishery, was fished by Izaak Walton – author of The Compleat Angler
River Lea, Diversion, and Flood Relief channels at Tottenham
Hoddesdon is a town in the Borough of Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, lying entirely within the London Metropolitan Area and Greater London Urban Area. The area is on the River Lea and the Lee Navigation along with the New River.
Hoddesdon Town Centre
Council Offices, High Street, Hoddesdon
The Tower Centre's plaque