londonist.com Falcon or Falconbrook This stream unites Balham, Clapham and Battersea. It takes its name from the family crest of local landowners the St Johns, which includes a falcon. You'll find many a Falcon (and St John) in the area, i…

londonist.com Effra A buried river, well-known thanks to its course under Effra Road, Brixton. The name is thought by some to be of similar pronunciation to an Anglo-Saxon phrase meaning 'runlet of water, fountain, spring, stream'. Others …