There are many canals in London which is the capital of England. Most of them were built during the late 18th and early 19th century. These canals originally were built for goods and traffic reasons which isn’t usually used today because we have the invention of cars, bridges, and roads. Even though most of the canals still exist today, they are used primarily for looks and show.
North of London is where the Thames River Canal lies. Construction in the London area started with navigation works which were created by Lea and Stort from the dates 1424 onwards, which lead to the River Lee Navigation and Bow Back Rivers. These rivers were used for transportation of products from farms such as food which were grown in …show more content…
The river flows through some other important towns and cities in England, including: Richmond, Kingston upon Thames, Windsor, Henley-on-Thames, Oxford and Reading. The source of the river is: Thames Head, England. The mouth (also known as where the river lets out) of the river is: North Sea.
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The months August and July usually have nice weather with a decent average temperature. On average, the hottest month is August. Most of the time, the coldest month is January. December is the wettest month. July is the month that gets the least amount of rainfall.
Daytime winter temperatures in London are around 46 °F, but can go up to a high of 61 °F, down to as low as 18.7 °F, which happened in 1987. Night time temperatures stay a little above freezing, depending on location. The lowest temperatures range from 14.0 ° at St James Park, in central London down to 3.0 °F at Northolt in January 1962 which was the lowest official temperature in the London area.
Geography of …show more content…
It is the largest and most populous British city outside London. The city is in the West Midlands Built-up Area, the third most populous urban area in the United Kingdom, with a population of 2,440,986 at the 2011 census. Birmingham metropolitan area is the second most populous in the UK with a population of 3.8 million. This also makes Birmingham the 9th most populous metropolitan area in Europe.
Birmingham is located in the center of the West Midlands region of England on the Birmingham Plateau – an area of relatively high ground, ranging between 500 and 1,000 feet above sea level and crossed by Britain's main north-south watershed between the basins of the Rivers Severn and Trent. To the south west of the city lie the Lickey Hills, Clent Hills and Walton Hill, which reach 1,033 feet and have extensive views over the