by Roger Deakin
Blyth, river, 326–8
Blythburgh, 329–30
Bolton Abbey, 216–17
Bramfield, 329
Bramford Speke, 121
Brandon Creek, 197
Bridport, 173–4
Brockwell Park Lido (London), 144
Bryanston, 175–7
Bryher (Scilly Isles), 7–15, 331
Buckfastleigh, 127
Buckingham Palace (London), 311
Bungay, 190–2
Bure, river (Norfolk), 292–3
Burford, 255–8
Burnham Overy Staithe, 75–8
Burrow Hill, 288–90
Burton Bradstock, 170–4
Burwell Lode, 51, 58–9
Bury St Edmunds, 67–8
Buscott Lock, 258
Calamansack, 164, 166
Cam, river, 38, 42, 58–9, 199
Camber Sands, 281–5
Cambridge, 38–51
Carn Euny, 158
Carnon, river, 135–6
Carrick Roads, 135, 154
Cary, river, 290
Chagford, 130
Charlton Mackrell, 290
Chatham, 269, 270, 272–4
Cheltenham, 107–8
Cherwell, river, 191–2
Chesil Bank, 170, 171, 173
Cirencester, 116–7
Coleshill, 258
Colley Brook, 130
Colne, river (Essex), 264
Corryvreckan, Gulf of, 50, 157, 168, 232, 247, 248–53
Cottenham, 63, 199
Cotton, 5
Covehithe, 192–3
Cut-off Channel (Norfolk), 200
Dancing Ledge, 162–3
Dart, river, 127–30
Dartmoor, 50, 126–30
Denver Sluice, 51, 63, 200–1
Derwent, river (Derbs), 205
Didlington, 199–200
Diss, 2, 185
Doe, river, 208, 209, 220
Dove, river (Suffolk), 325
Dowlish Wake, 289–91
Dozmary Pool, 158
Droitwich Spa, 98, 103–6
Dungeness, 276–80
Dunhurst, 310
Dunwich, 193–5, 332
Durdle Dor, 170
Eastbridge, 186
Eden, river, 209, 227
Ely, 42, 51, 52–8
English Channel, 154
Erme, river, 130–2
Evesham, Vale of, 110
Eye (Suffolk), 325
Fal, river, 151, 154, 160
Falmouth, 135, 153
Farleigh Hungerford, 121–4
Farne Islands, 253–4
Fens, the, 51–68
Finchley Road (London), 308
Fivehead, 287
Fladbury, 110–116
Fowey, 150–56, 165, 168
Freckenham, 55
Frenchman’s Creek, 164–8, 179
Frome, river, 121–5
Gargrave, 217–8
Garsdale Head, 219, 227
Gedney Drove End, 203–4
Gillingham, 270, 271, 274
Gloyw Llyn, 89
Godrevy, 133–9
Gogmagog Hills, 47, 52
Gordale Beck, 213–15
Gordale Scar, 213
Granta, river, 38–45, 202
Grantchester, 39, 41, 42–5
Great Coxhill, 258
Great Ouse, river, 51, 52–8, 62–3, 197, 201–2
Gt Yarmouth, 87, 185, 225
Greatstone-on-Sea, 280
Greenwich Beach, 296
Hambridge, 288
Hampstead Heath (London), 306
Harleston, 185
Harrow, 177, 309
Hathersage, 207–8
Helford River, 154, 164–8
Hell Gill, 218, 227–31
Henleaze (Bristol), 118–21
Heveningham, 327–9
Hexworthy, 126
Highgate Ponds (London), 303–5
High Point, Highgate (London), 297–9
Hilgay, 51, 200
Holbeton, 130
Holkham, 56, 74–6, 77–8
Hoo Salt Marsh Island, 269–75
Horham, 325
Houghton, 19, 21
Hove, 319–20
Humber, river, 169, 205, 213, 215
Hundred Foot Drain (Norfolk), 62–3
Ickburgh, 197
Icklingham, 66
Ingleton, 208–9, 220–1, 227
Ironmonger Row Baths (London), 313–5
Isle Abbots, 287
Isle, river, 286–7
Isleham, 64–6
Itchen, river, 28–37
Jaywick Sands, 263–8
John’s Water (Norfolk), 292–3
Jura (Hebrides), 50, 240–52
Kelmscott, 258–60
Kenilworth, 2, 308
Kimmeridge Bay, 170
King’s Lynn, 200, 202
King’s Sombourne, 26
Kingsbury, 308
Kingsbury Episcopi, 290
Kingsdale, 221
Kirkby Lonsdale, 222–6
Land’s End peninsula, 156, 158
Langton Matravers, 162
Lanteglos, 165
Lark, river, 51, 64–68, 202
Laxfield, 325–6
Leeds & Liverpool Canal, 217–8
Lindisfarne, 254–5
Little Ouse, river, 62, 64, 185, 196–8
Littleport, 62
Littondale, 209
Llanbedr, 90
Llyn Cwm Bychan, 90–1
Llyn Du, 87–8
Llyn Eiddew-Mawr, 94
London, 296–318
London Zoo, 297–303
Lulworth Cove, 170
Lune, river, 209
Lyme Regis, 171
Madingley, 45–9
Madron, 156
Malham, 210, 213
Malvern, 98–104
Marazion, 15–16
Marnhull, 174–5
Marshall St. Baths (London), 317–8
Martyr Worthy, 30
Matlock, 205
Medway, river, 269–75
Menabilly Cove, 165
Mendham, 187, 189–90
Mersea Island, 264
Middle Level Drain, 202–3
Mill Hill (London), 308
Minsmere River, 186
Moor Barns Bath, 45–9
Moseley Rd Baths (Birmingham), 317
Mothecombe Beach, 131
Moulton (Suffolk), 159
Mundesley, 190
Nene, river, 202
New River (Cambs), 60
Newlyn, 17, 144–5
Newmarket, 159, 161
Norfolk Broads, 87
Norwich, 87, 225–6
Oasis Pool (London), 317–8
Okehampton, 130–1
Old Bedford River, 202
Old West River, 63–4
Ouse Washes, 62
Parliament Hill Fields Lido (London), 306–7, 310
Parrett, river, 290
Penguin Pool (London Zoo), 297, 299–303
Penzance, 15, 17, 139, 140–4
Peter Tavy, 130
Plymouth, 142, 143
Polruan, 150–6
Porthcurno, 146–9
Portland Bill, 170, 171, 172
Prickwillow, 42
Reach Lode, 51, 58–9
Readymoney Cove, 152
Red River, 133–9
Redgrave Fen, 185
Restronguet Creek, 135–6
Rhinnog Mountains, 50, 86–97
Ringstead Bay, 170
Romney Marsh, 276, 279
RAC Pool (London), 296, 311–12, 314
Ruan Lanihorne, 160, 164
Rugby, 177–8
Ruislip Lido, 308
Saltdean Lido, 144
Samson, 7
Sancreed, 158
Santon Downham, 196–7
Sark (Channel Islands), 36
Scarba (Hebrides), 50
Scilly Isles, 7–15, 38, 158, 324
Shell Island, 87
Sheringham, 81
Shetland Islands, 225–6
Shipdham, 198
Sizewell, 195, 332
Skirfare, river, 209
Somerton, 191–2
South Crofty, 135–6
South Zeal, 129
Southwold, 192, 194
St Ives (Cornwall), 133
St Marc (Brittany), 173
St Mary’s (Scilly Isles), 10, 13
St Michael’s Mount, 15–6
St Pancras (London), 172
St Uny, 158
Stair Hole, 170
Stiffkey, 82–5, 87
Stockbridge, 18–27
Stour, river (Dorset), 175–8
Stradbroke, 325–6
Stretham (Cambs), 63
Studland Bay, 170
Swaffham Lode, 59
Taw, river, 83, 130
Teign, river, 130
Test, river, 18–27, 35
Thames, river, 169, 258–9, 296
Throwleigh, 129
Tooting Bec Lido (London), 144, 312–3
Torridge, 130
Tower Bridge Beach, 296
Trent, river, 205
Tresco, 7
Treyarnon, 160–4
Trowbridge, 122, 124
Twenty Foot River (Cambs), 202
Ubbeston, 325
Upper Heyford, 191–2
Ure, river, 227
Walberswick, 2, 319–21, 324, 325, 330–1
Walpole, 328–30
Wash, the, 196–8
Water-cum-Jolly, 205–6
Waveney, river, 31, 184–9
Wealdstone, 308–9
Well Creek, 202
Welney, 62, 63
Wensleydale, 219
Wensum River, 225–6
West Dart River, 126
West Loch Tarbert (Argyll), 232–4
Westleton, 186
Westport Canal, 287
Wharfe, river, 210
Wicken Lode, 59–61, 202
Wicken, 58–61
Widford, 256
Wilburton, 64, 201
Winchester, 28–38, 177
Windrush, river, 255–8
Wingfield, 185
Wisbech, 201
Wissey, river, 197–201, 202
Wortwell, 186
Wye, river (Derbyshire), 205
Zennor, 159
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