Granta

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  1. 1
    A minor river in Cambridgeshire, England, which flows from the Bartlow area to join the River Cam (or Granta) at Great Shelford; in full, the River Granta.

    "The six-mile section from Haverhill to Bartlow carries the line over a high ridge into the valley of the River Granta."

  2. 2
    Synonym of the River Cam south of Cambridge, especially south of Hauxton Junction, the confluence with the River Cam or Rhee.
  3. 3
    A locality in the County of Newell, Alberta, Canada.

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camthe river cam south of cambridge

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"The six-mile section from Haverhill to Bartlow carries the line over a high ridge into the valley of the River Granta."

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