Long Eau

The Long Eau is a river in Lincolnshire, England, rising from the Chalk Streams of the Lincolnshire Wolds and joining its companion stream, the Great Eau south of Saltfleetby All Saints.[1]

Long Eau at Carlton Grange

The Long Eau drains a small catchment of 22.3 km2.[2]

The placename element Eau for a river is common in Lincolnshire and comes not from the French, but from Old English Ea - a river, related to modern Germanic Aa.[3]

References
  1. "Steeping, Great Eau and Long Eau CAMS area overview" (PDF). The Steeping, Great Eau and Long Eau Catchment Abstraction Management Strategy. Environment Agency. January 2007. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2013. (map)
  2. "Long Eau". Retrieved 2 June 2013.
  3. Partridge, Eric (5 Sep 1977). Origins: A Short Etymological Dictionary of Modern English. Routledge. p. 129. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
  • "Chalk Streams". Lincolnshire Wolds Countryside Service. 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2013.


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