It is usually called the River Ouzel, except near Newport Pagnell where both names are used. The name Lovat was recorded (in the form 'Lovente') in the thirteenth century,[1] a map of 1724 marks the river as "Lowsel R",[2] and a map surveyed in 1765 shows it as 'Ouzel River'.[3] The modern Ordnance Survey uses only the name Ouzel, except north of Willen Lake where it is marked as 'River Ouzel or Lovat'.[4]
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From springs just north of Dagnall, the river initially forms the boundary between Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire. It is joined by the Ouzel Brook from Houghton Regis, and by Whistle Brook (also known at Ivinghoe as Whizzle Brook)[5] from Pitstone. Near Grove Lock, just south of Leighton Buzzard, it was once joined by Ledburn Brook, which has since been diverted into the Grand Junction Canal (now the Grand Union Canal). At Leighton Buzzard, the river is joined by Clipstone Brook from Milton Bryan via Hockliffe and Clipstone, and to the north of the town the excess water from the canal is released into the river at the Twelve Arches. The river then flows through Milton Keynes, where the flood risk it presents (both locally and to communities downstream on the Ouse) is managed by two large balancing lakes, Caldecotte Lake and Willen Lake. After flowing east under the M1, the river is joined by Crawley Brook from Husborne Crawley. Finally, the river flows through Newport Pagnell to its junction with the Great Ouse.
river, ouzel, river, lovat, redirects, here, river, russia, lovat, river, also, known, river, lovat, river, england, tributary, river, great, ouse, rises, chiltern, hills, flows, miles, north, join, ouse, newport, pagnell, between, northall, billington, usuall. River Lovat redirects here For the river in Russia see Lovat River The River Ouzel ˈ uː z el also known as the River Lovat is a river in England and a tributary of the River Great Ouse It rises in the Chiltern Hills and flows 20 miles 32 km north to join the Ouse at Newport Pagnell River Ouzel between Northall and Billington It is usually called the River Ouzel except near Newport Pagnell where both names are used The name Lovat was recorded in the form Lovente in the thirteenth century 1 a map of 1724 marks the river as Lowsel R 2 and a map surveyed in 1765 shows it as Ouzel River 3 The modern Ordnance Survey uses only the name Ouzel except north of Willen Lake where it is marked as River Ouzel or Lovat 4 Course editFrom springs just north of Dagnall the river initially forms the boundary between Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire It is joined by the Ouzel Brook from Houghton Regis and by Whistle Brook also known at Ivinghoe as Whizzle Brook 5 from Pitstone Near Grove Lock just south of Leighton Buzzard it was once joined by Ledburn Brook which has since been diverted into the Grand Junction Canal now the Grand Union Canal At Leighton Buzzard the river is joined by Clipstone Brook from Milton Bryan via Hockliffe and Clipstone and to the north of the town the excess water from the canal is released into the river at the Twelve Arches The river then flows through Milton Keynes where the flood risk it presents both locally and to communities downstream on the Ouse is managed by two large balancing lakes Caldecotte Lake and Willen Lake After flowing east under the M1 the river is joined by Crawley Brook from Husborne Crawley Finally the river flows through Newport Pagnell to its junction with the Great Ouse References edit Eilert Ekwall English River Names Oxford University Press 1928 p 263 Herman Moll Bedfordshire reprinted in M F Hopkinson Old County Maps of Bedfordshire Luton Museum amp Art Gallery 1976 p 21 Thomas Jefferys The County of Bedford reprinted by Bedfordshire Historical Record Society 1983 Ordnance Survey Explorer 192 edition A 1998 F G Gurney Yttingaford and the tenth century bounds of Chalgrave and Linslade Bedfordshire Historical Record Society 5 1920 p 175 note 25 51 52 56 N 0 38 08 W 51 88222 N 0 63556 W 51 88222 0 63556 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title River Ouzel amp oldid 1111578864, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
