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The '''River Nene''' is a [[river]] in the east of [[England]]. It flows for 91 miles (147 km) through [[Northamptonshire]], [[Cambridgeshire]] and [[Lincolnshire]]. The [[Tide|tidal]] river forms the border between Cambridgeshire and [[Norfolk]] for about six kilometres. |
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==The river's environment== |
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The river rises at sources near [[Badby]], [[Naseby]] and [[Yelvertoft]], Northamptonshire, then it flows through [[arable land]], before entering the modern industrial landscape of [[Northampton]], [[Wellingborough]] and [[Irthlingborough]] to flow among its [[gravel]] pits. At TL116976, the [[Roman Britain|Romans]] [[bridge]]d the river with [[Ermine Street]] in the [[1st century|first century]]. |
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Having passed among the gentle hills of [[Northamptonshire]] it enters the rural part of the [[City of Peterborough]], passes the [[Nene Valley Railway]] and the East of England Showground. After the [[cathedral]] city itself, the landscape changes to the [[Nene Washes]] in [[The Fens]] and their vast, seemingly endless horizons. It flows through [[Wisbech]], then [[Sutton Bridge]] in [[Lincolnshire]], and it finally enters the [[North Sea]] at [[The Wash]] between two towers known as "the lighthouses". |
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The Nene links the [[Grand Union Canal]] to the [[River Great Ouse]], via the [[Middle Level system]]. Much of its route has been upgraded to a wide canal with locks at regular intervals. Some sections where the "canal" runs adjacent to the "river" are known as the "Nene Navigation". |
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==The name== |
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Pronunciation of the river's name is a bone of contention in its locality, and changes as one moves downstream. Through Northamptonshire locals mostly refer to it as the {{IPA|[nɛn]}} (rhyming with "hen"), but around Peterborough it changes to {{IPA|[niːn]}} (rhyming with "mean"). The spelling was "Nen" until the beginning of the 20th Century, and the point at which the pronunciation changes has been moving further inland for many years. |
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The river gave its name to the former Nene College of Higher Education in Northampton, now [[University of Northampton]]. |
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==See also== |
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*[[Rivers of the United Kingdom]] |
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[http://www.ukriversguidebook.co.uk Uk Rivers Guide Book] |
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[[Category:Rivers in Cambridgeshire|Nene]] |
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[[Category:Rivers in Lincolnshire|Nene]] |
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[[Category:Rivers in Norfolk|Nene]] |
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[[Category:Rivers in Northamptonshire|Nene]] |
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Revision as of 15:08, 26 December 2005
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