Bourne Eau rises in the Wellhead, otherwise known as St Peter's Pool, in the town of Bourne, Lincolnshire at Grid reference TF093199 (http://www.rhaworth.myby.co.uk/oscoor_a.htm?TF093199_region:GB_scale:25000). The Wellhead is a natural artesian spring which once formed the source of the water defences of Bourne Castle as well as the power for the town's mills. On entering Bourne North Fen it follows an artificial course which it was given, probably, in the first half of the thirteenth century when the south Lincolnshire Fens were disafforested. Hitherto, it had flowed (latterly rather badly) in the channel known as the Old Ea which was of Roman date, most likely second century. The present course enters the River Glen at Tongue End, (Grid reference TF155187 (http://www.rhaworth.myby.co.uk/oscoor_a.htm?TF155187_region:GB_scale:25000)) a name which derives from the low tongue of land within the enclosing banks of the rivers. In some countries, the river banks would be called levees. Bourne is a town in Lincolnshire, on the A15 between Market Deeping and Sleaford. ... This article is about the map grid references in the UK. For the Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... Geological strata giving rise to an Artesian well An artesian aquifer is an aquifer whose water is overpressurized. ... The term mill, when used by itself, can refer to: Mill (factory) - a place of business for making articles of manufacture, e. ... (12th century - 13th century - 14th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 13th century was that century which lasted from 1201 to 1300. ... A royal forest is an area of land where certain rights are reserved for a monarch or the aristocracy, usually set aside for hunting. ... Principal sites in Roman Britain Roman Britain is the term applied to the historical period when Britain was under Roman rule, usually considered AD 44 to 410. ... ( 1st century - 2nd century - 3rd century - other centuries) Events Roman Empire governed by the Five Good Emperors ( 96– 180) – Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus Pius, Marcus Aurelius. ... The River Glen is an improved river in The Fens of Cambridgeshire, navigable for 12 miles from its junction with Bourne Eau at Tongue End, via Pinchbeck and Surfleet to the tidal entrance sluice to the River Welland, navigable only when the tidal level is the same as the river... This article is about the map grid references in the UK. For the Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... This article is about the type of dam. ...

Apart from the spring, most of the water of the river is collected by the Car Dyke, which, near Bourne, is arranged to act as a catchwater drain, gathering the surface water of the upland and feeding it via the Bourne Eau and River Glen to the sea, without its entering The Fens. Thus the need for pumping this water is avoided (but see Soak dike). Water (from the Anglo-Saxon and Low German wæter) is a colourless, tasteless, and odourless substance that is essential to all known forms of life and is the most universal solvent. ... For the Second World War frigate class, see River class frigate The Murray River in Australia A river is a large natural waterway. ... Sunset at sea Wiktionary has a definition of: Sea Wiktionary has a definition of: maritime A sea is a large expanse of saline water connected with an ocean, or a large, usually saline, lake that lacks a natural outlet such as the Caspian Sea and the Dead Sea. ... The Fens may also refer to the Back Bay Fens, park in Boston, Massachusetts. ... Pumping stations are buildings designed to hold pumps and equipment for pumping fluids from one place to another. ...

Linguistic derivations

The use of the French-seeming Eau as the name of a Fenland river is not unique. It appears to have arisen in the eighteenth century. The earlier term was Ea, which arises from an Anglo-Danish word for river. Compare the Danish aa, nowadays written å. This Danish, one-letter word is pronounced as a French o but shortened by a glottal stop or as a curt English aw as a pure vowel rather than a diphthong. The eighteenth century engineers and map-makers seem to have been more familiar with French than with Danish. (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Note: This page contains phonetic information presented in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) using Unicode. ... In phonetics, a diphthong ( Greek δίφθογγος, diphthongos, literally with two sounds) is a vowel combination usually involving a quick but smooth movement from one vowel to another, often interpreted by listeners as a single vowel sound or phoneme. ... In modern usage, civil engineering is a broad field of engineering that deals with the planning, construction, and maintenance of fixed structures as they related to earth, water, or civilization and their processes. ... A map of the world by Johannes Kepler A map is a simplified depiction of a space, a navigational aid which highlights relations between objects within that space. ... Cartography or mapmaking (in Greek chartis = map and graphein = write) is the study and practice of making maps or globes. ...

The following is extracted from the Wikipedia article on Aachen. "The Romans named the hot sulphur springs there, Aquis-Granum. For the origin of the Granus several theories were developed, but it is now widely accepted that it derives from the Celtic god of water and health. And since Roman times, the hot springs have been channeled into baths (which are still in use). [The element] ‘’âh’’- is an Old German cognate with Latin ‘’aqua’’, both meaning "water". In French-speaking areas of the former Empire the word ‘’aquas’’ was turned into ‘’aix’’, hence Aix-en-Provence is an old Roman spa in Provence." Thus, the use of the French word for water, eau is not after all, so inappropriate. Map of Germany showing Aachen Aachen (French Aix-la-Chapelle) is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, on the border with Belgium and the Netherlands, 65 km to the west of Cologne, and the westernmost city in Germany, at 50°46′ N 6°6′ E. Population: 256,605 (2003). ... Principal sites in Roman Britain Roman Britain is the term applied to the historical period when Britain was under Roman rule, usually considered AD 44 to 410. ... For the chemical element see: sulfur. ... The word theory has a number distinct meanings depending on the context. ... A Celtic cross. ... A deity or a god, is a postulated preternatural being, usually, but not always, of significant power, worshipped, thought holy, divine, or sacred, held in high regard, or respected by human beings. ... Water (from the Anglo-Saxon and Low German wæter) is a colourless, tasteless, and odourless substance that is essential to all known forms of life and is the most universal solvent. ... Latin is the language that was originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. ... The Roman Empire is the term conventionally used to describe the Roman polity in the centuries following its reorganization under the leadership of Caesar Augustus. ... Aix (prounounced eks), or, to distinguish it from other cities built over hot springs, Aix-en-Provence is a city in southern France, some 30 km north of Marseille. ...

A bourne is a stream flowing from a spring. Thus, although the town in which it rises is called Bourne and this apparently gives rise to the river's name, the Bourne Eau is clearly the bourne in question. Bourne is the southern English cognate of the burn of northern English. However, in later use, each has begun to lose its association with the spring, burn the more so.