Houghton Brook
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Houghton Brook, the lower section sometimes known as Knapps Brook, is a minor tributary of the River Lea which flows through the north-west suburbs of Luton.
The Lea itself rises in Leagrave and the brook joins it close by. Houghton Brook starts in Houghton Regis and is fed by a number of smaller brooks in the area, mostly supplied by surface water from farmland and the various local villages and housing estates.
The source behind the Pavilion on Houghton Regis village green. From here the Houghton Brook and flows through such Luton suburbs as Lewsey, Hockwell Ring, and Leagrave. It is joined by the Lewsey Brook before flowing into the River Lea just below its source in Leagrave Park.[1]
Location map
- Location map: 51°54’30"N, 0°27’37"W