Longford River

Longford River
The Longford River as it enters Bushy Park, viewed from Hampton Hill High Street. The artificial bank of this otherwise natural looking waterway can be seen in the opposite direction.
Location
Country	England
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	River Colne, Longford
Mouth
• location	River Thames, Hampton Court
Length	12 mi (19 km)

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Legend
River Colne Duke of Northumberland's River Longford River River Colne distributaries  M25  Terminal 5 Spur Road  A30  Great South West Road The Two Bridges, Hatton Road, Bedfont to River Crane, London  A315  Staines Road Feltham railway station 20m  A244  Hounslow Road Feltham Hanworth Park Culvert under part of Hanworth Park  A314  Hounslow Road  A316  Country Way, Hanworth  A312  Uxbridge Road, Hampton Hill Hampton railway station 1200m  A311  Hampton and Hampton Hill High Street Bushy Park - artificial tiers and ponds Waterhouse Woodland Garden Bushy Park: Fisher's Pond, Waterhouse Woodland Garden From pluvial Bushy Park canals and ponds Lime Avenue and Diana Fountain, Bushy Park  A308  Hampton Court Road, Hampton Hampton Court Palace Gardens: North and South Canal, Long Water River Thames

The Longford River is an artificial waterway, a distributary designed to embellish a park, that diverts water 12 miles (19 km) from the River Colne at Longford near Colnbrook in England, to Bushy Park and Hampton Court Palace. Its main outlet is to the reach above Molesey Lock with lesser pond outlet channels to that above Teddington Lock (of the Thames). The waterway was built for King Charles I in 1638/39 as a water supply for Hampton Court. Water features in Bushy Park were added in 1710. North of the A30, its course has been diverted more than once as London Heathrow Airport has grown. Its cascades, grassed banks and fountains in Bushy Park were restored and reopened to the public in 2009 to close to their original state.