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The New River is an artificial waterway in England, opened in 1613 to supply London with fresh drinking water taken from the River Lea and from Chadwell Springs and Amwell Springs (which ceased to flow by the end of the 19th century), 〔''Guide to the Waterways 1 London,Grand Union,Oxford&Lee'' Published by Nicholson& Ordnance Survey (1997) p.104 ISBN 0-7028-3296-0 Retrieved 4 January 2008〕 and other springs and wells along its course. ==Route== It starts between Ware and Hertford in Hertfordshire and today travels down to Stoke Newington. Among the districts it flows through are (from north to south): *Great Amwell *Broxbourne *Cheshunt *Enfield *Palmers Green *Bowes Park *Wood Green (passing close to Alexandra Palace) *Hornsey *Harringay *Finsbury Park Its original termination point was at New River Head near Clerkenwell, Islington, close to the current location of Sadler's Wells theatre — where water from the river was used to flood a large tank to stage an ''Aquatic Theatre'' at the beginning of the 19th century.〔(Victorian Theatres in London ) accessed 14 September 2009〕 Today by following the New River Path it is possible to walk almost the whole length of the New River from its source between Hertford and Ware to its current destination in Stoke Newington, Hackney. In 1946 the water supply to New River Head was truncated at Stoke Newington with the New River ending at the East Reservoir.〔(The New River Path – a walk linking Hertford with Islington ) accessed 27 October 2011〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「New River (England)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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