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Brixton Water Lane was originally called Watery Lane suggesting that it was once marshy. It crosses with Effra Road which was the location of the Effra River before it got channeled underground and incorporated into the sewage system.

http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=49774

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