River Westbourne

The River Westbourne is a now largely underground river running in London. It runs from Hampstead to the south, through Hyde Park and flows 100 m west of the Chelsea Bridge into the Thames. The length of the Westbourne is comparable with that of the River Fleet.

The Westbourne was known in different places and at different times under different names (for example, Bayswater River, Serpentine River or Ranelagh Sewer ). The original name was Kilburn ( Cye Bourne - royal stream ). The river originated in Hampstead, flowed south through Kilburn and peaked at Bayswater Hyde Park. In Hyde Park, he was dammed in 1730 to create The Serpentine, left the lake at the east end and flowed south towards Knightsbridge. This district owes its name to a former bridge over the Westbourne. By Chelsea led the river to the Thames.

With emergence of the boroughs of London Belgravia, Paddington and Chelsea began in the early 19th century to relocate the Westbourne into the ground. Since the 1850s, the river flows almost entirely in a tube. Part of this line is visible above Sloane Square tube station.

• River in Europe
• River in England
• Thames River system
• Waters in London
• Geography (London Borough of Camden )
• Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea