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    Waltham Abbey SSSI is a 34.2-hectare (85-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest which is located within the Waltham Abbey Royal Gunpowder...
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    in Waltham Abbey, England. It was one of three Royal Gunpowder Mills in the United Kingdom (the others being at Ballincollig and Faversham). Waltham Abbey...
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    between Waltham Abbey and Broxbourne, it is an area of lakes, watercourses, open spaces and three Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) linked by...
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  • Reservoirs, South Staffordshire, England Hilgay Heronry, Norfolk, England Waltham Abbey SSSI, Essex, England Ynys-hir RSPB reserve, Ceredigion, Wales English nature...
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    Bishop's Waltham (or Bishops Waltham) is a medieval market town situated at the source of the River Hamble in Hampshire, England. It has a foot in the...
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    Cornmill Stream (category Waltham Abbey)
    former Waltham Abbey Royal Gunpowder Mills before flowing through the Waltham Abbey SSSI within the Gunpowder Mills property. Above Waltham Abbey the stream...
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    Lee Country Park. To the north lies Broxbourne and Wormley, Waltham Abbey to the east, Waltham Cross and Enfield to the south, and Cuffley to the west. Historically...
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    Millhead Stream (category Waltham Abbey)
    the River Lea in England. The stream flows north to south across the Waltham Abbey flood plain and through the site of the former Royal Gunpowder Mills...
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    much smaller forests including Waltham Forest (which gives its name to the modern London Borough of Waltham Forest). Waltham Forest was a legally defined...
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    three stages: Upper Force, Middle Force and Lower Force. The falls are an SSSI. Aysgarth Falls have attracted visitors for more than 200 years, including...
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    Fishers Green (category Waltham Abbey)
    Fishers Green is a settlement in the parish of Waltham Abbey in Essex, England, lying 1 mile (1.6 km) to the north of the main built-up area. It lies...
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    Waltham is a village and civil parish in North East Lincolnshire, England. It is 4 miles (6 km) south of Grimsby close to the suburb of Scartho and to...
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    interest, Crowland Abbey and Trinity Bridge. Crowland The town's two historical points of interest are the ruined medieval Crowland Abbey and the 14th-century...
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    Tofig decided to build an abbey at the site – this became Waltham Abbey. In the meantime, Tofig rebuilt the church at Waltham to house the cross, on which...
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    Navigation before passing under the A121 road close to Waltham Cross to the west and Waltham Abbey to the east. The river passes under the M25 motorway...
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    New Waltham is a village and civil parish in North East Lincolnshire, England. It is situated just south of Grimsby and Cleethorpes, close to the A16...
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    Lesnes Abbey Woods, sometimes known as Abbey Wood, is a 73-hectare ancient woodland in southeast London, England. It is located near to, and named after...
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    Beech; an open sandy ridge to the west of the forest, with views to Waltham Abbey and across the Lea Valley. Bury Wood and Chingford Plain; the southwestern...
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    Lea Valley Walk (category Transport in the London Borough of Waltham Forest)
    known as the Broxbourne White Water Canoe Centre. The towns of Waltham Cross and Waltham Abbey are close by. On the A121 road bridge stands the Old English...
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    materials included stone recycled from a nearby former monastery, Lesnes Abbey. Sir John's house consisted of a splendid central Great Hall crossed at...
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  • tennis courts. Lesnes Abbey Woods is an 88 hectare area of ancient woodland to the south-east of Abbey Wood, named after the Lesnes Abbey ruins that lie within...
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    parts of the town. Maidenhead has a site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in the northern outskirts of the town called Cannoncourt Farm Pit, where...
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    its name from Syon Abbey, a medieval monastery of the Bridgettine Order, founded in 1415 on a nearby site by King Henry V. The abbey moved to the site...
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    of many water birds. London has 38 Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs), two national nature reserves and 76 local nature reserves. Amphibians...
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    Ramsar site, a protected wetland. There is also Morton's Leam, which is an SSSI of notable diversity. To the south-east is Lattersey Nature Reserve. Whittlesea...
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     219. Speight 1892, p. 243. Waltham & Davies 1987, p. 6. Lee 2015, p. 35. Johnson 2018, p. 6. Waltham 2007, p. 15. Waltham 2007, p. 82. "Analysis"....
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    Walthamstow Marshes (category Parks and open spaces in the London Borough of Waltham Forest)
    of Special Scientific Interest in Walthamstow in the London Borough of Waltham Forest. It was once an area of lammas land – common land used for growing...
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    Facebook WWT London Wetland Centre on Twitter "Map of Barn Elms Wetland Centre SSSI". Natural England. 51°28′43″N 0°13′59″W / 51.4786°N 0.2331°W / 51.4786;...
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    originally colonised by an abbot and twelve monks from Fountains Abbey in Yorkshire. The abbey remained in existence until 1537, when it was dissolved; the...
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    Hampton Court Park and Hampton Court Golf Course as Bushy Park and Home Park SSSI. The park is listed at Grade I on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens...
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