River Roding

The River Roding is a river in England that rises at Molehill Green near Dunmow in Essex. It then flows south through Essex and London and forms Barking Creek (which joins the two rivers together)as it reaches the River Thames.

Roding
(Barking Creek)
The Roding, just before reaching the Thames at Barking
Location
CountryEngland
CountiesEssex, Greater London
Districts / BoroughsEpping Forest, Uttlesford, Redbridge, Newham, Barking and Dagenham
TownsThe Rodings, Chipping Ongar, Loughton, Woodford Green, Ilford, Barking
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationDunmow, Essex
  coordinates51.8820°N 0.3186°E / 51.8820; 0.3186
  elevation93 m (305 ft)
MouthRiver Thames
  location
Creekmouth
  coordinates
51.5142°N 0.0993°E / 51.5142; 0.0993
  elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length50 km (31 mi)
Discharge 
  locationRedbridge
  average1.85 m3/s (65 cu ft/s)
  minimum0.08 m3/s (2.8 cu ft/s)13 August 1990
  maximum62.4 m3/s (2,200 cu ft/s)22 November 1974
Discharge 
  locationLoughton
  average1.41 m3/s (50 cu ft/s)
Discharge 
  locationHigh Ongar
  average0.48 m3/s (17 cu ft/s)

The river leaves Dunmow and passes through or near a group of eight or nine villages in Essex known collectively as the Rodings, as their names are 'Roding' prefixed with various different specific names (High, Margaret, Aythorpe etc.). After Chipping Ongar, the river flows under the M25 motorway by Passingford Bridge and Abridge.

Flood meadows by the river near Chigwell, looking towards Loughton, at Roding Valley Meadows Nature Reserve

The river then runs between Loughton and Chigwell, where the Roding Valley Meadows make up the largest surviving area of traditionally managed river-valley habitat in Essex. This nature reserve consists of unimproved wet and dry hay meadows, rich with flora and fauna and bounded by thick hedgerows, scrubland, secondary woodland and tree plantation.[1] The meadows stretch down to the M11 motorway and the Roding Valley tube station is situated close to the area, although Loughton or Buckhurst Hill are better placed for a visit. The river then enters Woodford.

Redbridge takes its name from a crossing of the river which then passes through Ilford and Barking near the A406 North Circular Road. The River Roding through Ilford project is a government backed scheme to improve amenities along this stretch of the river.[2] After Barking the tidal section is known as Barking Creek, which flows into the Thames at Creekmouth, where the Barking Barrier acts as a flood defence.

In Essex the river forms part of the boundary between the district of Epping Forest and borough of Brentwood. The river marks the southernmost part of the boundary between the London Borough of Newham and the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. Ilford takes its name from Ilefort, "ford on the River Hyle", which was the ancient name for the lower part of the Roding.

See also

References

  1. "Roding Valley Meadows Nature Reserve | Essex Wildlife Trust". essexwt.org.uk. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  2. "River Roding through Ilford". Archived from the original on 6 November 2006.
Next confluence upstreamRiver ThamesNext confluence downstream
River Lea (north) River Roding River Beam (north)


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