River Granta
Two tributaries of the River Cam, England
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::summary Two tributaries of the River Cam, England ::
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cc/Millennium_bridge_at_Abington_-geograph.org.uk-_694505.jpg" caption="Little and Great Abington"] ::
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/12/River_Cam_Swimming_4_Aug_08.jpg" caption="Swimming in the River Granta near [[Grantchester]] Meadows"] ::
The River Granta is the name of a small tributary of the River Cam, but it is also an alternative name for the upper course of the Cam. The Granta runs 10 mi from south of Haverhill to join the Cam (or Granta) south of Great Shelford.
In many maps the river changes its name at the Silver Street Bridge in Cambridge and is called "Granta" above and "Cam" below it.
In earlier times even the lower part of the Cam was also named the Granta, but after the name of the Anglo-Saxon town of Grantebrycge had been modified to Cambridge, the river was renamed to match.
The name of Grantchester reminds to the ancient meaning of "Granta", whereas Granta Park is on the banks of the small Granta.
The literary magazine Granta, founded in 1889 by students at Cambridge University as The Granta, is named after the river.
References
Literature
- Franz X. Bogner & Stephen P. Tomkins: The Cam. An Aerial Portrait of the Cambridge River. Laber Foundation, 2015. (http://www.cambridgeriver.info/).
Links
References
- [https://environment.data.gov.uk/catchment-planning/WaterBody/GB105033037810 Environmet Data: GB105033037810, Granta Waterbody]
- https://osdatahub.os.uk/data/downloads/open → Download Ordonance Survey 1:250.000 → tile id=TL
- "About {{!}} Granta Publications".
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