Duke Of Northumberland'S River

The Duke of Northumberland's River consists of separate upper and lower artificial watercourses in west London, England. The older name: Isleworth Mill Stream /River more accurately describes the economic motivation behind construction. The first section draws sluice-drawn water from the Colne & mdash; a source river which has seven distributaries, many of which are man-made & mdash; today an extended distance of 5mi into the Crane; its lower section of draws water from that small river in Whitton, Twickenham and discharges it via neighbouring Isleworth, passing Mill Plat into the tidal Thames. A sluice underneath Mill Plat feeds the main lake in Syon Park. Western sectionThe western section was constructed during the reign of King Henry VIII to augment the flow supplying existing mills and to supply new mills, a source of revenue for the Duke of Northumberland's estate and which would have the corollary benefit of irrigation for his tenants' fields. The surrounding soil is fast-draining gravel. The Dukes and their Somerset-styled forebears were Lords of the Manor of Isleworth (1547 - 1554 and 1594-1925) and Twickenham (1538 - 1541), retaining much of the dwindling agricultural land until the 20th century. The family cemented its foothold in Isleworth by acquiring a former grandiose monastery by the Thames there which had become Syon House, in 1594 and rebuilding the same, which remains the southern English home of the family.

The Duke of Northumberland's River consists of separate upper and lower artificial watercourses in west London, England. The older name: Isleworth Mill Stream /River more accurately describes the economic motivation behind construction. The first section draws sluice-drawn water from the Colne & mdash; a source river which has seven distributaries, many of which are man-made & mdash; today an extended distance of 5mi into the Crane; its lower section of draws water from that small river in Whitton, Twickenham and discharges it via neighbouring Isleworth, passing Mill Plat into the tidal Thames. A sluice underneath Mill Plat feeds the main lake in Syon Park. Western sectionThe western section was constructed during the reign of King Henry VIII to augment the flow supplying existing mills and to supply new mills, a source of revenue for the Duke of Northumberland's estate and which would have the corollary benefit of irrigation for his tenants' fields. The surrounding soil is fast-draining gravel. The Dukes and their Somerset-styled forebears were Lords of the Manor of Isleworth (1547 - 1554 and 1594-1925) and Twickenham (1538 - 1541), retaining much of the dwindling agricultural land until the 20th century. The family cemented its foothold in Isleworth by acquiring a former grandiose monastery by the Thames there which had become Syon House, in 1594 and rebuilding the same, which remains the southern English home of the family.