Effra is the Genius loci of the River Effra. She is the daughter of Mama Thames. Peter Grant calls her practically the patron saint of UK Grime.[1] Effra's husband is called Oberon.[2]
She has a BA in History of Art. The degree included a year in Italy.[3]
The earlier Effra
Before the Great Stink in 1858 there was a son of Father Thames called Effra, who perished in a flood of filth and muck.[4]