Duloe Brook

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Duloe Brook in Staploe, looking East

Duloe Brook is a minor, roughly 9 km (5.59 mi) long river (or brook) in Bedfordshire that is a tributary to the River Great Ouse. [1] The brook rises in the hamlet of Keysoe Row and flows southwards then eastwards towards the village of Staploe and hamlet of Duloe, before flowing into the River Great Ouse at the village of Eaton Ford in St Neots. [2] [3] Its last half kilometre or so denotes the boundary between Eaton Ford and Eaton Socon. [4]

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References

  1. Bedfordshire Natural History Society (2005) "The Bedfordshire Naturalist Volumes 58–60". Bedfordshire Natural History Society. p. 47. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  2. Young, Rosa (1996) "St. Neots Past". Phillimore. p. 2. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  3. Old Maps of Duloe Brook, Bedfordshire, from the Ordnance Survey. Francis Frith . Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  4. Huntingdon and St Neots: New Boundaries 2018 Calculation. Electoral Calculus. Retrieved 6 December 2021.

Coordinates: 52°13′08″N0°16′50″W / 52.21888°N 0.28055°W / 52.21888; -0.28055