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River Roding

Early plans of what would become the River Roding were drawn up by John Longbotham in 1888 but problems with Oldham Tunnel caused delays and it was finally opened on January 1 1835. From a junction with The Birmingham Canal Navigations at Oxford the canal ran for 23 miles to Wessington. Expectations for stone traffic to Chester were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. Although proposals to close the River Roding were submitted to parliament in 2001, water transfer to the treatment works at Salisbury kept it open. In his autobiography Edward Green writes of his experiences as a lock-keeper in the 1960s

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The River Roding is part of the Waterways of Mainland Britain and is made up of the River Roding (Port of London Authority section) and the River Roding (River Roding Trust section).

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The River Roding is a river in England that rises at Molehill Green near Dunmow in Essex. It then flows south through Essex and London and forms Barking Creek (which joins the two rivers together)as it reaches the River Thames.

The river leaves Dunmow and passes through or near a group of eight or nine villages in Essex known collectively as the Rodings, as their names are 'Roding' prefixed with various different specific names (High, Margaret, Aythorpe etc.). After Chipping Ongar, the river flows under the M25 motorway by Passingford Bridge and Abridge.

The river then runs between Loughton and Chigwell, where the Roding Valley Meadows make up the largest surviving area of traditionally managed river-valley habitat in Essex. This nature reserve consists of unimproved wet and dry hay meadows, rich with flora and fauna and bounded by thick hedgerows, scrubland, secondary woodland and tree plantation. The meadows stretch down to the M11 motorway and the Roding Valley tube station is situated close to the area, although Loughton or Buckhurst Hill are better placed for a visit. The river then enters Woodford.

Redbridge takes its name from a crossing of the river which then passes through Ilford and Barking near the A406 North Circular Road. The River Roding through Ilford project is a government backed scheme to improve amenities along this stretch of the river. After Barking the tidal section is known as Barking Creek, which flows into the Thames at Creekmouth, where the Barking Barrier acts as a flood defence.

In Essex the river forms part of the boundary between the district of Epping Forest and borough of Brentwood. The river marks the southernmost part of the boundary between the London Borough of Newham and the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. Ilford takes its name from Ilefort, "ford on the River Hyle", which was the ancient name for the lower part of the Roding.

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[The Rodings] The Rodings (or Roothings) are a group of eight villages in the upper part of the River Roding and the west of Essex, England, the largest group in the [Ilford] small rural settlement in southwest Essex, its strategic position on the River Roding and the London to Colchester road made it a coaching town. The arrival [Abridge] buildings that form the Roding Restaurant, the 18th-century house immediately northeast of the restaurant, Roding House (late medieval), River Cottage in Ongar [Barking, London] straddled the River Roding. It underwent a shift from fishing and farming to market gardening and industrial development on the River Thames. Barking [Roding] Roding may refer to: River Roding, Essex and Greater London, UK Roding Automobile, an automotive manufacturer based in Germany Roding, Germany, town in [Roding River] The Roding River is a river of the Tasman Region of New Zealand's South Island. It flows generally southwest from its sources in the hills above the city [Loughton Brook] runs from just north of Epping New Road, near Wake Valley Ponds, to the River Roding 200 metres south of South Loughton Cricket Club. In the past, Loughton [River Thames] Roding, Darent and Ingrebourne. At London, the water is slightly brackish with sea salt, being a mix of sea and fresh water. This part of the river is [Epping, Essex] northern end of Epping Forest, and on a ridge of land between the River Roding and River Lea valleys. Epping is the terminus for London Underground's Central

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