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[[File:River Stour - geograph.org.uk - 183235.jpg|right|thumb|300px|The Stour near Ettington Park]] | [[File:River Stour - geograph.org.uk - 183235.jpg|right|thumb|300px|The Stour near Ettington Park]] | ||
The '''River Stour''' is a river in [[Warwickshire]]. It is a | The '''River Stour''' is a river in [[Warwickshire]]. It is a tributary of the [[River Avon, Warwickshire|Warwickshire Avon]], into which it discharges its waters below [[Stratford-upon-Avon]]. It is one of several rivers in southern Britain named the [[River Stour|Stour]]. | ||
The source of the River Stour is in Traitors Ford, near [[Wiggington Heath]]. It flows west to [[Stourton]] then north to the town of [[Shipston-on-Stour]]. A little to the north it | The source of the River Stour is in Traitors Ford, near [[Wiggington Heath]]. It flows west to [[Stourton, Warwickshire|Stourton]] then north to the town of [[Shipston-on-Stour]]. A little to the north it absorbs the waters of the [[River Tus]]. Downstream it also gives its name to [[Newbold on Stour]] and [[Preston on Stour]], then [[Atherstone on Stour]]. | ||
Until Atherstone, the A3400 road, Shipston Road, roughly follows the course of the river. | |||
The Stour joins the Avon at Clifford Chambers, a little | The Stour joins the Avon at [[Clifford Chambers]], a little south-west of Stratford. | ||
[[File:River Stour, Shipston on Stour - geograph.org.uk - 318457.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Shipstone Bridge]] | [[File:River Stour, Shipston on Stour - geograph.org.uk - 318457.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Shipstone Bridge]] | ||
[[Category:Rivers of Warwickshire|Stour]] | [[Category:Rivers of Warwickshire|Stour]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:27, 29 June 2016
The River Stour is a river in Warwickshire. It is a tributary of the Warwickshire Avon, into which it discharges its waters below Stratford-upon-Avon. It is one of several rivers in southern Britain named the Stour.
The source of the River Stour is in Traitors Ford, near Wiggington Heath. It flows west to Stourton then north to the town of Shipston-on-Stour. A little to the north it absorbs the waters of the River Tus. Downstream it also gives its name to Newbold on Stour and Preston on Stour, then Atherstone on Stour.
Until Atherstone, the A3400 road, Shipston Road, roughly follows the course of the river.
The Stour joins the Avon at Clifford Chambers, a little south-west of Stratford.
