Cambridge - River Granta - Valemtines postcard 1908 local pmk

Postcard
• Picture / Image:  River Granta, Cambridge - colour card
• Publisher:  Valentines series
• Postally used:  yes
• Stamp:  Edward VII half d. light green
• Postmark(s):  Cambridge Aug 18 1908 cds
• Sent to:  Miss J. Baker, 170 Kings Road, Gosport, Hampshire
• Notes / condition: 

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Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information (internal links may not  work) :

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The River Granta is the name of two of the four tributaries of the River Cam, although both names are often used synonymously. The Granta, starts near the village of Widdington in Essex flowing the 15 mi (24 km) north past Audley End House to merge with the other contributary Rhee, which is also commonly called River Cam, a mile south of Grantchester.

A further tributary, also known as the Granta, runs 10 mi (16 km) from south of Haverhill to join the larger Granta south of Great Shelford. Another minor tributary is Bourn Brook which has its source near the village of Eltisley, 10 mi (16 km) west of Cambridge, running east through Caxton, Bourn and Toft to join the Cam at Byron's Pool.

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.

Grantchester and Granta Park are on the river banks of the river Granta and their names refer to the river itself.

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period=pre - 1914

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