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Lewsey Brook is a minor tributary of the River Lea. Lewsey Brook is a temporal water course, supplied by surface water from farmland and the nearby Luton suburbs of Lewsey, Lewsey Farm, and Lewsey Park, that enters the channel through a culvert. During periods of heavy rain, water floods areas of the nearby Lewsey Park. [1]

Lewsey Brook enters the River Lea via Knapps Brook at Toddington Road in Leagrave village. The brook is most easily viewed Lewsey Park in Luton. [2]

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Coordinates: 51°53′59″N0°28′51″W / 51.8998°N 0.4808°W / 51.8998; -0.4808