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plan to develop the area to improve the conservation interest and to create new opportunities for recreation and education. The River Beam is home to the rare water vole, while the grassland in the valley includes certain rare and endangered plants.
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and experiences a drop of 24 metres (79 ft) in elevation before it enters the ringroad enclosed town centre of
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887:"River Rom at King George's Playing Fields"
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470:The river emerges south of Roneo Corner
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378:(a residential area) and then a park,
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478:River Rom in the north of Romford
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734:Tributaries of the River Thames
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660:Michael Cullen Bridge
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150:River Thames
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842:Mills, D.,
705:Road bridge
584:Tributaries
567:Beam Valley
515:kingfishers
511:water voles
366:and enters
352:London Loop
260:Tributaries
186: /
18:Rom (river)
984:Categories
961:Wogebourne
786:References
777:Hornchurch
671:Footbridge
615:Hornchurch
607:Hornchurch
499:Sparganium
448:Hornchurch
287:River Beam
171:51°30′45″N
967:River Rom
640:Crossing
633:Crossings
595:tributary
488:bur-reeds
430:Rom is a
426:Etymology
314:culverted
283:River Rom
203:Discharge
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728:See also
577:Havering
546:coppices
543:hornbeam
456:the Beam
405:and the
310:Havering
174:0°9′33″E
154:Dagenham
81:Havering
67:Counties
52:Location
806:website
766:network
649:Opened
611:Romford
575:and of
561:Romford
523:lapwing
501:emersum
440:Romfort
436:Romford
356:culvert
339:in the
299:Romford
124:Romford
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61:England
57:Country
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846:(2000)
655:Photo
652:Notes
320:Course
295:London
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