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Photo: The Cam at Byron's Pool weir - geograph.org.uk - 4407817 by John Sutton (CC BY-SA 2.0) License
Byron's Pool
River
Cool today
Editor's Notes
A weir pool on the River Cam above Grantchester, named for Lord Byron, who as a Cambridge undergraduate is said to have swum here — a claim celebrated by Rupert Brooke in his poem about Grantchester. The surrounding woodland is now a local nature reserve.
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Weather at Byron's Pool
H: 67° L: 51°
Clear
52°
|
Feels like 48°
Precipitation
17%
Humidity
80%
Wind
7 mph
UV Index
0
Water Conditions:
🥶Too cold for most swimmers
12 AM
53°
3 AM
52°
6 AM
51°
9 AM
58°
12 PM
66°
3 PM
66°
6 PM
66°
9 PM
61°
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- Where is Byron's Pool?
- Byron's Pool is a river in East of England.
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