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River Stort is a tributary of the River Lea which it joins at Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire at Feildes Weir

River Stort takes its name from Bishop's Stortford, a town through which it flows. It was given the name in the 16th century.^[1]

It begins in Langley Hills, near Clavering, in Essex. After flowing through Bishop's Stortford, the river continues as the Stort Navigation for another 13.25 miles (21.32 km) through Hertfordshire past Harlow to Feildes Weir near Hoddesdon, where it joins the River Lea.

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 ==Overview==
-The River Stort flows through the town of [[Bishop's Stortford]]. It is unclear whether the name of the town comes from river, or the name of the river from the town. In the 11th century the [[manor]] here was named Esterteferd.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bishop's Stortford and Thornley, A History and Guide|url=http://www.stortfordhistory.co.uk/early-history/|accessdate=6 November 2013}}</ref>
+River Stort takes its name from [[Bishop's Stortford]], a town through which it flows.  It was given the name in the 16th century.<ref>[http://www.stortfordhistory.co.uk/guide11/river_stort.html History of the River Stort] Bishops Stortford & Thorley History and Guide</ref>
 It begins in [[Langley, Essex|Langley]] Hills, near [[Clavering, Essex|Clavering]], in [[Essex]].  After flowing through [[Bishop's Stortford]], the river continues as the [[Stort Navigation]] for another 13.25 miles (21.32&nbsp;km) through [[Hertfordshire]] past [[Harlow]] to [[Feildes Weir]] near [[Hoddesdon]], where it joins the [[River Lea]].

v t e River Lea / Lee, England
Counties	Bedfordshire Essex Hertfordshire Greater London
Mouth	River Thames
Settlements	Leagrave Luton Harpenden Wheathampstead Welwyn Garden City Hertford Ware Stanstead Abbotts Hoddesdon Broxbourne Cheshunt Waltham Abbey Ponders End Edmonton Tottenham Upper Clapton Hackney Wick Stratford Bromley-by-Bow Canning Town Leamouth
Major tributaries	River Ash River Beane River Ching River Mimram River Moselle River Rib River Stort
Minor tributaries	Bayford Brook Broxbourne Mill Stream Cobbins Brook Coppermill Stream Cornmill Stream Cuffley Brook Dagenham Brook Hackney Brook Houghton Brook Knapps Brook Lewsey Brook Millhead Stream Pymmes Brook Rags Brook River Lynch Salmons Brook Small River Lea Spital Brook Theobalds Brook Turkey Brook Turnford Brook Woollens Brook Wormleybury Brook