Colne

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  1. 1
    A place or river in England:; A village and civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL3776).
  2. 2
    A place or river in England:; A market town and civil parish with a town council in Pendle borough, Lancashire (OS grid ref SD8940).
  3. 3
    A place or river in England:; A river, known as Colne Water, which flows through the town of Colne, Lancashire, and joins Pendle Water.
  4. 4
    A place or river in England:; A river in West Yorkshire, which flows into the River Calder near Mirfield.
  5. 5
    A place or river in England:; A river in Hertfordshire, Greater London, Buckinghamshire and Surrey, which flows into the River Thames at Staines.
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  1. 6
    A place or river in England:; A river in Essex, which flows into an estuary at Brightlingsea.

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