The River Crouch rises through a series of springs into ponds situated on
Burstead Golf Club
From there it flows through ditches eastwards across the course, then travels south before crossing Laindon Common Road near to the Dukes Head Public House.
Once it has passed under Laindon Common Road it runs almost parallel to the A176 Noak Hill Road to near the bottom of the hill, it then passes under the A176 flowing east through farmland to Barleylands Road.
After passing under the road, it continues east across Barleylands Farm to the Southend Road.
Continuing east it passes under Church Lane in Crays Hill and Church Road in Ramsden Bellhouse.
The river crouch continues east passing under Sugden Avenue and Castledon Road, Wickford, before turning south and passing under London Road.
After passing under the London Road in Wickford the river then flows through the town in a concrete channel, usually a small channel, but this is part of a much larger channel in case of flooding. This passes under the Nevendon Road, London Road, Lower Southend Road and the A132.
The river eastward bound again then passes through Memorial Park. The River Crouch Conservation Trust have spent some time clearing debris from this stretch of the river.
After Memorial Park the river continues eastbound passing under the A130 and A1245 before reaching Battlesbridge.

These points are marked on a Google Map. Click on the points for information and zoom in to see more detail. MAP

From the Bridge at Battlesbridge is the start of the 17.5 mile River Crouch Navigation.

The link to the map below will show points of interest along the navigation. Please let me know if you have any information about them. I will continue to add to them as and when I can. River Crouch Navigation

The River Crouch Conservation Trust

The River Crouch Conservation Trust was formed in July 2009.
The remit of the organization is to clean up the river of rubbish and to bring the river back to a quality which will benefit all forms of wildlife, from water voles, fish to invertebrates and for the pleasure of the general public.

The River Crouch Conservation Trust website