Rivers
Berths available
Bardney Lock L1
Bardney, Lincolnshire · River Witham
Prices on request
River moorings and marinas with electric hook-up in England
Non-tidal rivers and river navigations such as the Thames above Teddington, the Severn, Nene, Great Ouse and Trent: marinas, boatyards and riverbank moorings for cruisers and narrowboats. Berths with shore power, so you can run heating and charge batteries without the engine.
103 sites · 14 with space now · 11 with a waiting list · typical £2,709 a year for a 10m cruiser (£50–£8,778 across 43 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 103 sites, all on rivers.
- 14 of the 103 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Bardney Lock L1, Bates Wharf, Beeston Marina, Bishop Meadow L1, Byfleet Boat Club, Cathedral Marina and 8 more.
- Keeping a waiting list: Bourne End Marina, Cotswold Boat Hire, Environment Agency Shiplake Lock Base Moorings, Fox Narrowboats Marina, Hallingbury Marina, Hambleden Marina and 5 more.
- For a 10m cruiser, published prices run from £50 a year (Lazy Otter Marina) to £8,778 a year (Bray Marina); the middle of 43 is £2,709 a year.
- Longest boat taken: 22.9m (75ft) at Woodford Riverside Marina.
- Of the 103, 39 have a pump-out, 34 diesel, 21 a boat hoist and 28 visitor berths.
- 18 of the 103 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
- Groups running more than one: Aquavista (5), Canal & River Trust (10), Cartbridge Marina (2), Environment Agency (2), MDL Marinas (3), Tingdene Marinas (8) and Wyre Marina Boatyard Ltd (2).
Rivers
Berths available
Bates Wharf
Chertsey, Surrey · River Thames
£5,100 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rivers
Berths available
Beeston Marina
Beeston, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire · River Trent
Prices not published
Rivers
Berths available
Bishop Meadow L1
Loughborough, Leicestershire · River Soar
£3,272 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rivers
A few berths left
Byfleet Boat Club
West Byfleet, Surrey · River Wey
£1,267 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rivers
Berths available
Cathedral Marina
Ely, Cambridgeshire · River Great Ouse
Prices on request
Rivers
Berths available
Constables Boatyard
Hampton, Greater London · River Thames
Prices on request
Rivers
A few berths left
Huntingdon Boathaven
Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire · River Great Ouse
Prices on request
Rivers
Berths available
Middle Nene Cruising Club
Titchmarsh, Northamptonshire · River Nene
Prices on request
Rivers
Berths available
Priory Waterside & Marina
Bedford, Bedfordshire · River Great Ouse
Prices on request
Rivers
Berths available
Shardlow Marina
Shardlow, Derbyshire · River Trent
£1,242 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rivers
Berths available
Shepperton Marina
Shepperton, Surrey · River Thames
£7,200 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rivers
Berths available
Thames Boat House
Shepperton, Surrey · River Thames
£2,500 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rivers
Berths available
Twyford Bridge Marina
Yalding, Kent · River Medway
£1,823 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rivers
Waiting list
Bourne End Marina
Bourne End, Buckinghamshire · River Thames
Prices not published
Rivers
Waiting list
Cotswold Boat Hire
Buscot, Oxfordshire · River Thames
Prices not published
Rivers
Waiting list
Environment Agency Shiplake Lock Base Moorings
Shiplake, Oxfordshire · River Thames
Prices not published
Rivers
Waiting list
Fox Narrowboats Marina
March, Cambridgeshire · Middle Level Navigations
£1,079 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rivers
Waiting list
Hallingbury Marina
Little Hallingbury, Essex · River Stort
£1,881 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rivers
Waiting list
Hambleden Marina
Henley on Thames, Buckinghamshire · River Thames
£3,480 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rivers
Waiting list
Lechlade Marina
Lechlade, Gloucestershire · River Thames
Prices not published
Rivers
Waiting list
Redclyffe Yacht Club
Wareham, Dorset · River Frome
£4,560 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rivers
Waiting list
Sileby Mill Mooring Basin
Sileby, Leicestershire · River Soar
Prices on request
Rivers
Waiting list
Thames Ditton Marina
Surbiton, Surrey · River Thames
£4,880 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rivers
Waiting list
Val Wyatt Marine (Willow Marina)
Wargrave, Berkshire · River Thames
£5,260 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rivers
Full
Clarence Dock L1 Leisure
Leeds, West Yorkshire · Aire and Calder Navigation
Prices not published
Rivers
Full
Doncaster Wharf L1 Leisure
Doncaster, South Yorkshire · Sheffield & South Yorkshire Navigations
Prices not published
Rivers
Full
Eastwood Lock L1 Leisure
Rotherham, South Yorkshire · River Don and Sheffield & South Yorkshire Navigation
Prices not published
Rivers
Full
Grand Sluice Lock L1 Leisure Mooring
Boston, Lincolnshire · River Witham
Prices not published
Rivers
Full
Holme Lock L1 Leisure Mooring
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire · River Trent
Prices not published
Rivers
Full
Long Sandall Lock L1 Leisure
Doncaster, South Yorkshire · Sheffield & South Yorkshire Navigations
Prices not published
Rivers
Full
Matchmakers Wharf L1 Leisure
Stratford, Greater London · River Lee Navigation
Prices not published
Rivers
Full
Tees Barrage
Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham · Tees Navigation
Prices not published
Rivers
Allington Marina
Maidstone, Kent · River Medway
£3,691 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Boroughbridge Arrows Marina
Boroughbridge, North Yorkshire · River Ure
£2,250 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Bray Marina
Bray, Berkshire · River Thames
£8,778 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Crosshall Marina
St Neots, Cambridgeshire · River Great Ouse
£2,646 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Farndon Marina
Farndon, Nottinghamshire · River Trent
£3,105 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Fish and Duck Marina
Ely, Cambridgeshire · Rivers Great Ouse and Cam
£2,178 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Harleyford Marina
Marlow, Buckinghamshire · River Thames
£3,938 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Hartford Marina
Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire · River Great Ouse
£2,266 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Knightsbridge Caravan & Marina Park
March, Cambridgeshire · River Nene Old Course
£1,520 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Lazy Otter Marina
Stretham, Cambridgeshire · River Great Ouse
£50 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Lazy Otter Marina
Stretham, Cambridgeshire · River Great Ouse
£50 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Lee Valley Marina, Springfield
London, Greater London · River Lee Navigation
£3,264 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Leicester Marina
Thurmaston, Leicester, Leicestershire · River Soar
£2,724 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Lilford Marina
Oundle, Northamptonshire · River Nene
£2,250 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Northampton Marina
Northampton, Northamptonshire · River Nene
£1,310 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Odessa Boatyard
Newport, Isle of Wight · River Medina
£2,511 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Penton Hook Marina
Chertsey, Surrey · River Thames
£8,778 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Pyrford Marina
Pyrford, Surrey · River Wey Navigation
£3,729 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Racecourse Marina Windsor
Windsor, Berkshire · River Thames
£5,691 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Saltford Marina
Saltford, Somerset · River Avon
£2,696 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Shakespeare Marina
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire · River Avon
£2,709 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Stourport Marina
Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire · River Severn
£2,635 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Thames and Kennet Marina
Reading, Oxfordshire · River Thames
£4,501 a year for a 10m cruiser
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The Old Rectory Meadow Moorings
Bredon, Worcestershire · River Avon
£1,125 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Upton Marina
Upton-upon-Severn, Worcestershire · River Severn
£4,043 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Upware Marina
Upware, Cambridgeshire · River Cam
£1,419 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Walton Marina
Walton-on-Thames, Surrey · River Thames
£5,124 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Windsor Marina
Windsor, Berkshire · River Thames
£8,778 a year for a 10m cruiser
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York Marina
York, North Yorkshire · River Ouse
£4,010 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Zouch Marina
Hathern, Leicestershire · River Soar
£1,188 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Abingdon Marina
Abingdon, Oxfordshire · River Thames
Prices on request
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Avon View Marina
Pershore, Worcestershire · River Avon
Prices on request
Rivers
Benson Waterfront
Benson, Oxfordshire · River Thames
Prices not published
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Blackthorn Lake Marina
Ringstead, Northamptonshire · River Nene
Prices not published
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Bossoms Boatyard and Marina
Oxford, Oxfordshire · River Thames
Prices not published
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Boston Gateway Marina
Boston, Lincolnshire · River Witham
Prices on request
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Buckden Waterside & Marina
Buckden, Cambridgeshire · River Great Ouse
Prices on request
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Cartbridge Marina
Send, Woking, Surrey · River Wey
Prices not published
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Cartbridge Marina
Send, Woking, Surrey · River Wey
Prices not published
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Caversham Boat Services
Reading, Berkshire · River Thames
Prices not published
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Chertsey Meads Marina
Chertsey, Surrey · River Thames
Prices not published
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D B Marine
Cookham, Berkshire · River Thames
Prices on request
Rivers
D'Oyly Carte Island Moorings
Weybridge, Surrey · River Thames
Prices on request
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Evesham Marina
Evesham, Worcestershire · River Avon
Prices on request
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Hampstead Marina
Yalding, Kent · River Medway
Prices on request
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Harris Boatyard
Chertsey, Surrey · River Thames
Prices not published
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Jones Boatyard
St Ives, Cambridgeshire · River Great Ouse
Prices on request
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Kingfisher Wharf
East Bridgford, Nottinghamshire · River Trent
Prices not published
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Kings Waterside & Marina
Newark, Nottinghamshire · River Trent
Prices on request
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Moorhen Marina
Harlow, Hertfordshire · River Stort
Prices not published
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Newark Marina
Newark, Nottinghamshire · River Trent
Prices not published
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Newbury Marina
Newbury, Berkshire · Kennet Navigation
Prices on request
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Northampton Boat Club
Northampton, Northamptonshire · River Nene
Prices not published
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Osney Mill Marina (Upper)
Oxford, Oxfordshire · River Thames
Prices on request
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Pike & Eel Marina
Needingworth, Cambridgeshire · River Great Ouse
Prices not published
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Redhill Marina
Ratcliffe-on-Soar, Nottinghamshire · River Soar
Prices on request
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Sawley Waterside & Marina
Long Eaton, Leicestershire · River Trent
Prices on request
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South Ferriby Marina
South Ferriby, Lincolnshire · River Ancholme
Prices on request
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South Island Marina
Enfield, Greater London · River Lee Navigation
Prices not published
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Southgates Boatyard & Moorings
Horning, Norfolk · River Bure
Prices not published
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Strensham Mill Moorings
Strensham, Worcestershire · River Avon, Lower Avon Navigation
Prices not published
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Taplow Riverside Moorings
Taplow, Buckinghamshire · River Thames
Prices not published
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Teddington Harbour
Teddington, Greater London · River Thames
Prices not published
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Tewkesbury Marina
Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire · River Avon
Prices on request
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Thameside Marina
Wargrave, Berkshire · River Thames
Prices on request
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Weybridge Marine
Weybridge, Surrey · River Thames
Prices on request
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White Mills Marina
Earls Barton, Northamptonshire · River Nene
Prices on request
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Woodford Riverside Marina
Woodford, Northamptonshire · River Nene
Prices on request
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Wyre Marina Boatyard
Pershore, Worcestershire · River Avon
Prices on request
Rivers
Wyre Marina Boatyard
Pershore, Worcestershire · River Avon
Prices on request
Compared: prices for a 10m cruiser
| Site | Where | A year, 10m cruiser | Electric hook-up | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bardney Lock L1 | Bardney, River Witham | On request | Yes | Berths available |
| Bates Wharf | Chertsey, River Thames | £5,100 | Yes | Berths available |
| Beeston Marina | Beeston, Nottingham, River Trent | – | Yes | Berths available |
| Bishop Meadow L1 | Loughborough, River Soar | £3,272 | Yes | Berths available |
| Byfleet Boat Club | West Byfleet, River Wey | £1,267 | Yes | A few berths left |
| Cathedral Marina | Ely, River Great Ouse | On request | Yes | Berths available |
| Constables Boatyard | Hampton, River Thames | On request | Yes | Berths available |
| Huntingdon Boathaven | Huntingdon, River Great Ouse | On request | Yes | A few berths left |
| Middle Nene Cruising Club | Titchmarsh, River Nene | On request | Yes | Berths available |
| Priory Waterside & Marina | Bedford, River Great Ouse | On request | Yes | Berths available |
| Shardlow Marina | Shardlow, River Trent | £1,242 | Yes | Berths available |
| Shepperton Marina | Shepperton, River Thames | £7,200 | Yes | Berths available |
| Thames Boat House | Shepperton, River Thames | £2,500 | Yes | Berths available |
| Twyford Bridge Marina | Yalding, River Medway | £1,823 | Yes | Berths available |
| Bourne End Marina | Bourne End, River Thames | – | Yes | Waiting list |
| Cotswold Boat Hire | Buscot, River Thames | – | Yes | Waiting list |
| Environment Agency Shiplake Lock Base Moorings | Shiplake, River Thames | – | Yes | Waiting list |
| Fox Narrowboats Marina | March, Middle Level Navigations | £1,079 | Yes | Waiting list |
| Hallingbury Marina | Little Hallingbury, River Stort | £1,881 | Yes | Waiting list |
| Hambleden Marina | Henley on Thames, River Thames | £3,480 | Yes | Waiting list |
| Lechlade Marina | Lechlade, River Thames | – | Yes | Waiting list |
| Redclyffe Yacht Club | Wareham, River Frome | £4,560 | Yes | Waiting list |
| Sileby Mill Mooring Basin | Sileby, River Soar | On request | Yes | Waiting list |
| Thames Ditton Marina | Surbiton, River Thames | £4,880 | Yes | Waiting list |
| Val Wyatt Marine (Willow Marina) | Wargrave, River Thames | £5,260 | Yes | Waiting list |
| Clarence Dock L1 Leisure | Leeds, Aire and Calder Navigation | – | Yes | Full |
| Doncaster Wharf L1 Leisure | Doncaster, Sheffield & South Yorkshire Navigations | – | Yes | Full |
| Eastwood Lock L1 Leisure | Rotherham, River Don and Sheffield & South Yorkshire Navigation | – | Yes | Full |
| Grand Sluice Lock L1 Leisure Mooring | Boston, River Witham | – | Yes | Full |
| Holme Lock L1 Leisure Mooring | Nottingham, River Trent | – | Yes | Full |
| Long Sandall Lock L1 Leisure | Doncaster, Sheffield & South Yorkshire Navigations | – | Yes | Full |
| Matchmakers Wharf L1 Leisure | Stratford, River Lee Navigation | – | Yes | Full |
| Tees Barrage | Stockton-on-Tees, Tees Navigation | – | Yes | Full |
| Allington Marina | Maidstone, River Medway | £3,691 | Yes | Not reported |
| Boroughbridge Arrows Marina | Boroughbridge, River Ure | £2,250 | Yes | Not reported |
| Bray Marina | Bray, River Thames | £8,778 | Yes | Not reported |
| Crosshall Marina | St Neots, River Great Ouse | £2,646 | Yes | Not reported |
| Farndon Marina | Farndon, River Trent | £3,105 | Yes | Not reported |
| Fish and Duck Marina | Ely, Rivers Great Ouse and Cam | £2,178 | Yes | Not reported |
| Harleyford Marina | Marlow, River Thames | £3,938 | Yes | Not reported |
From each site's published tariff. "–" means the site doesn't say. Prices change; confirm with the site.
Questions
How much does a mooring for a 10m cruiser cost in England?
Across the 43 river moorings and marinas with electric hook-up here that publish a price, a 10m cruiser costs from £50 a year at Lazy Otter Marina to £8,778 a year at Bray Marina. The middle figure is £2,709 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest river moorings and marinas with electric hook-up in England?
For a 10m cruiser, Lazy Otter Marina is cheapest at £50 a year in Stretham.
Which river moorings and marinas with electric hook-up in England have space now?
14 of the 103 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Bardney Lock L1, Bates Wharf, Beeston Marina, Bishop Meadow L1, Byfleet Boat Club, Cathedral Marina, Constables Boatyard, Huntingdon Boathaven and 6 more. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.
Can you live aboard at river moorings and marinas with electric hook-up in England?
18 of the 103 say you can: Bishop Meadow L1 (residential moorings with planning consent), Priory Waterside & Marina (residential moorings with planning consent), Sileby Mill Mooring Basin (liveaboards allowed), Thames Ditton Marina (liveaboard by arrangement), Leicester Marina (liveaboards allowed), Lilford Marina (liveaboard by arrangement), Northampton Marina (residential moorings with planning consent), Odessa Boatyard (liveaboards allowed) and 10 more. Living aboard can need planning consent and council tax; ask each site about its terms.
Do I need a licence as well as a mooring?
On top of the mooring fee: of these, 19 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence, 62 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways), 1 need Broads Authority tolls, 8 need an Avon Navigation Trust licence and 8 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
Broader
River moorings and marinas with electric hook-up in England, by county
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