弗利特河

弗利特河（英语：River Fleet），亦称舰队河，是伦敦最大的地下河，弗利特街（又译“舰队街”）和霍尔本都是得名自这条河。^[1] 其源头是来自汉普斯特德荒野的两条溪流，这两条溪流在18世纪蓄水形成汉普斯特德池塘和海格特池塘，舰队河自俩个池塘开始，绵延4哩（6.4千米），在黑衣修士桥下注入泰晤士河。

舰队河的名字来自古英语“flēot”（涨潮的水湾），^[2] 在罗马不列颠时代，舰队河还是一条主要地上河流，其河口可能还有世界最古老的潮力磨坊。^[3] 盎格鲁-撒克逊英格兰的舰队河附近有许多水井，13世纪时被称为“水井河”（River of Wells）。^[4] 工业革命时遭到污染，过度用水也使得其流量大为减小，19世纪因为摄政运河的修建而被覆盖。

参考文献

[1]
Trench, Richard; Hillman, Ellis. London under London: a subterranean guide Second. London: John Murray. 1993: 33. ISBN 0-7195-5288-5.
[2]
fleet, n.². Oxford English Dictionary. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press. 1989.
[3]
Spain, Rob: "A possible Roman Tide Mill", Paper submitted to the Kent Archaeological Society (PDF). [2014-09-04]. （原始内容存档 (PDF)于2011-05-17）.
[4]
Wickstead, Thomas. On the supply of water to the Metropolis. The Civil engineer and architect's journal. January 1840, III (28): 10.

外部链接

McRae, Andrew. ""On the Famous Voyage": Ben Jonson and Civic Space." Early Modern Literary Studies Special Issue 3 (September, 1998): 8.1-31 [1]
Sub-Urban.com — River Fleet
Photos From The Buried River Fleet
Chesca Potter, "The River of Wells"
Map showing Ray Street Bridge （页面存档备份，存于互联网档案馆）

51°30′39″N 0°6′16″W

[1] [1]
Trench, Richard; Hillman, Ellis. London under London: a subterranean guide Second. London: John Murray. 1993: 33. ISBN 0-7195-5288-5.

[2] [2]
fleet, n.². Oxford English Dictionary. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press. 1989.

[3] [3]
Spain, Rob: "A possible Roman Tide Mill", Paper submitted to the Kent Archaeological Society (PDF). [2014-09-04]. （原始内容存档 (PDF)于2011-05-17）.

[4] [4]
Wickstead, Thomas. On the supply of water to the Metropolis. The Civil engineer and architect's journal. January 1840, III (28): 10.

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