| Earl's Sluice | |
|---|---|
 The culverted mouth of the Earl's Sluice atDeptford Wharf | |
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| Location | |
| Country | England |
| Counties | Greater London |
| Towns | Deptford |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Ruskin Park |
| • location | Denmark Hill |
| • coordinates | 51°28′0″N0°5′33″W / 51.46667°N 0.09250°W /51.46667; -0.09250 |
| Mouth | River Thames |
• location | Deptford Wharf |
• coordinates | 51°29′35″N0°1′56.33″W / 51.49306°N 0.0323139°W /51.49306; -0.0323139 |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | River Peck |
Earl's Sluice is anunderground river in south-east London, England. Its source isRuskin Park onDenmark Hill. InSouth Bermondsey it is joined by theRiver Peck before emptying into theThames atDeptford Wharf.
Earl's Creek marks the boundary between St Mary's parish,Rotherhithe and St Paul's parish,Deptford and their successors theLondon Borough of Southwark and theLondon Borough of Lewisham. It also marks the boundary between the historic counties ofKent andSurrey.[1] The river is named after theEarl of Gloucester in the time ofHenry I.
In the 14th century, the crossing point of the Earl’s Sluice and the Old Kent Road was known as the wateryng of Seint Thomas, or St. Thomas-à-Watering, and was mentioned byGeoffrey Chaucer inThe Canterbury Tales as a place where the pilgrims water their horses on their way toThomas Becket's shrine. In the Tudor period St. Thomas-à-Watering was also the location for public executions.
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