A minor English urban river about 14.3 km long located in south-west London. It rises at Cuddington Recreation Park in Worcester Park, flows through Motspur Park, New Malden, Wimbledon Common, Richmond Park and Barnes. It then joins the River Thames near to Putney Bridge at Barn Elms. Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq... London (pronounced ) is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom. ... Worcester Park is a London suburb and ward in the extreme north west of the London Borough of Sutton and 10. ... Motspur Park, also known locally as West Barnes is a suburb in South West London situated across the boundary between the London boroughs of Merton and Kingston upon Thames. ... New Malden is a leafy suburban town and shopping centre partly in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames and partly in the London Borough of Merton, and is situated 9. ... Wimbledon and Putney Commons consist of a large open space south west of London comprising 1140 acres (4. ... A corner of the Isabella Plantation in Richmond Park Richmond Park is the largest of the Royal Parks in London. ... Barnes is a suburb in south-west London in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. ... The Thames (pronounced []) is a river flowing through southern England, in its lower reaches flowing through London into the sea. ... Putney Bridge Putney Bridge is a bridge crossing of the River Thames in west London, linking Putney on the south side with Fulham to the north. ... Barn Elms is an oddly named park in Barnes, England, situated by Hammersmith Bridge to the West and the Wetlands Centre to the East. ...

Its basin has a total catchment area of 64 square kilometres. [1]

The name is derived from the former presence in the river of the European Beaver (Castor fiber). A species extinct in Britain since the sixteenth century. Binomial name Castor fiber Linnaeus, 1758 The European Beaver (Castor fiber) was hunted almost to extinction in Europe, both for fur, and for castoreum, a secretion of its scent gland believed to have medicinal properties. ...

A tributary, the Pyl Brook, flows from Sutton through Lower Morden to join it at Beverley Park in New Malden. This article belongs in one or more categories. ... The London Borough of Sutton is a London borough in outer southwest London. ... Lower Morden is an area within the district of Morden in south west corner of the London Borough of Merton, to the west of Morden Park and south of Raynes Park. ...

For many years in the twentieth century it was fed by poorly treated sewage from a sewerage works in Green Lane, Worcester Park. Since the introduction of improved treatment methods in 1998 the range of wildlife species in the river has steadily increased.

Both brooks are on the Environment Agency's watch list of rivers susceptible to flooding. (see also the List of environmental organizations) The Environment Agency (Welsh: Asiantaeth yr Amgylchedd) of England and Wales was created by the Environment Act 1995, along with the Scottish Environment Protection Agency. ... A watch list or do not fly list is a collection of the names of people not allowed to board a commercial aircraft. ...

See also

• New Malden
• Wimbledon Common
• Richmond Park

New Malden is a leafy suburban town and shopping centre partly in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames and partly in the London Borough of Merton, and is situated 9. ... Wimbledon and Putney Commons consist of a large open space south west of London comprising 1140 acres (4. ... A corner of the Isabella Plantation in Richmond Park Richmond Park is the largest of the Royal Parks in London. ...

External links

• http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/subjects/flood/floodwarning/S07 Environment Agency warnings
• Royal parks press release on the improving water quality of the river
• The Beverley Brook waymarked walk
• Flow measurements