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Brixton marks the rise from the marshes in the north of the ancient parish of Lambeth up to the hills of Upper Norwood and Streatham. At the time the River Effra flowed from its source in Upper Norwood through Herne Hill to Brixton. At Brixton the river was crossed by low bridges for Roman roads to the south coast, now Brixton Road and
The River Effra is a former set of streams in south London, England, culverted and used mainly for storm sewerage. It had been a tributary of the Thames . Its catchment waters, where not drained to aquifer soakaways and surface water drains, have been incorporated into 1850s-built combined sewer sectors, devised by Sir Joseph Bazalgette .
Cross River Tram (formerly Cross River Transit) was a Transport for London (TfL) proposal for a 10-mile (16 km) tram system in London.It was planned to run on a north–south route from Camden Town in the north, via King's Cross, to Peckham and Brixton in the south.
The metropolitan borough was divided into nine wards for elections: Bishop's, Brixton, Herne Hill, Marsh, Norwood, Prince's, Stockwell, Tulse Hill and Vauxhall. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] The borough council was controlled by the Municipal Reform Party (allied to the Conservatives ) until 1937, when the Labour Party gained power.
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Brixton Deverill is a small village and civil parish about 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Warminster in Wiltshire, England. The parish is in the Deverill Valley which carries the upper waters of the River Wylye .
Brixton is a village, parish and former manor situated near Plymouth in South Hams, Devon, England. It is located on the A379 Plymouth to Kingsbridge road and is about 6 miles (9.7 km) from Plymouth. Its population is 1207. The parish contains the former manors of Brixton Reigny and Brixton English. [1] It has views of the River Yealm.
Ashby's Mill was built in 1816 and worked by wind until 1862, when the business was transferred to a watermill [4] at Mitcham [5] on the River Wandle. The sails were removed in 1864 and the windmill was relegated to use as a store. [4] In 1902, the lease on the watermill expired and a steam engine was installed in the windmill. [5]