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<p>Willesden Waterways: Mitchell, Harlesden Brooks, Kilburn River, history, course,
pictures, - Brent Waterways website</p>
<p>Willesden Waterways, Mitchell, Harlesden Brooks, Kilburn River, Brent Waterways,
Stonebridge</p>
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<p>The Mitchell and Harlesden Brooks are minor streams feeding the River Brent.
Up to the 19th century they took their separate routes to the river, but later
were diverted to their present courses to suit either the need of the Stonebridge
Farm, or perhaps to facilitate the construction of the canal feeder. The Harlesden
Brook was straightened and combined with Mitchell Brook at what is now the south
end of Woodheyes Road, then running west, the shortest way to the Brent.</p>
<p>The <font color="#CCFFCC">Kilburn</font> (or Kilbourne) River - also known
as the West Bourne and Ranelagh Sewer, runs unseen along the extreme east of
the Borough of Brent, but only for about half a mile of its length. The main
catchment area for this river is the high ground towards Hampstead and Frognal.</p>
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