River Lea green plaque — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

This green commemorative plaque records: River Lea The name derives from the Celtic word lug (bright). It marked the 9th-century boundary between Danes (this bank) and Saxons (far bank). Izaak Walton refers to the River Lea in The Compleat Angler. In the 1940s a circus elephant was brought here to drink and damaged the quay. Recorded plaque organisation: Wheathampstead Heritage.

The River Lea, named from the Celtic word for bright, historically marked the boundary between Danish and Saxon territories in the 9th century and is referenced by Izaak Walton in "The Compleat Angler" as a notable fishing site.

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