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[[File:Avon Water - geograph.org.uk - 31579.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Avon Water, in the New Forest]] | [[File:Avon Water - geograph.org.uk - 31579.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Avon Water, in the New Forest]] | ||
The '''Avon Water''' is a | {{county|Hampshire}} | ||
The '''Avon Water''' is a little river nine miles long draining some of the south-west of the [[New Forest]] in the south-west of [[Hampshire]], flowing from the forest to [[the Solent]]. It is not the only river of the name "Avon" in Hampshire: the larger [[River Avon, Hampshire|River Avon]] does not join it but reaches the sea some miles to the east. | |||
The Avon Water rises at many sources close to, south of, [[Burley, Hampshire|Burley]] ({{wmap|50.815|-1.722}}), and curves from south-east to south over its course of nine miles.<ref name=lr>Samuel Lewis, (1855), ''The book of English rivers: an account of the rivers of England'', page 31</ref> It flows through the populous railway village of [[Sway, Hampshire|Sway]]. | |||
Along with the [[Beaulieu River]] and the [[Lymington River]], Avon Water is one of the three main rivers which drain the New Forest southward directly into the [[Solent]],<ref name="tubbs">Colin Rodney Tubbs, (1968), ''The New Forest: an ecological history'', pages 19-20. David & Charles</ref> although it is smaller than the other two rivers.<ref name="healy">Terry R. Healy, Ying Wang, Judy-Ann Healy (editors), (2002), ''Muddy coasts of the world: processes, deposits, and function'', page 413. Gulf Professional Publishing</ref> It rises in the south-western part of the New Forest, near Holmsley Lodge, and flows south-eastward, in a fairly straight course for about nine miles.<ref name="lewis">Samuel Lewis, (1855), ''The book of English rivers: an account of the rivers of England'', page 31</ref> | Along with the [[Beaulieu River]] and the [[Lymington River]], Avon Water is one of the three main rivers which drain the New Forest southward directly into the [[Solent]],<ref name="tubbs">Colin Rodney Tubbs, (1968), ''The New Forest: an ecological history'', pages 19-20. David & Charles</ref> although it is smaller than the other two rivers.<ref name="healy">Terry R. Healy, Ying Wang, Judy-Ann Healy (editors), (2002), ''Muddy coasts of the world: processes, deposits, and function'', page 413. Gulf Professional Publishing</ref> It rises in the south-western part of the New Forest, near Holmsley Lodge, and flows south-eastward, in a fairly straight course for about nine miles.<ref name="lewis">Samuel Lewis, (1855), ''The book of English rivers: an account of the rivers of England'', page 31</ref> | ||
The river flows into the Solent at [[Keyhaven]], close to the shingle bank that leads to Hurst Castle.<ref name="lewis"/> | The river flows into the Solent at [[Keyhaven]], close to the shingle bank that leads to [[Hurst Castle]].<ref name="lewis"/> | ||
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Revision as of 18:43, 2 November 2022
The Avon Water is a little river nine miles long draining some of the south-west of the New Forest in the south-west of Hampshire, flowing from the forest to the Solent. It is not the only river of the name "Avon" in Hampshire: the larger River Avon does not join it but reaches the sea some miles to the east.
The Avon Water rises at many sources close to, south of, Burley (50°48’54"N, 1°43’19"W), and curves from south-east to south over its course of nine miles.[1] It flows through the populous railway village of Sway.
Along with the Beaulieu River and the Lymington River, Avon Water is one of the three main rivers which drain the New Forest southward directly into the Solent,[2] although it is smaller than the other two rivers.[3] It rises in the south-western part of the New Forest, near Holmsley Lodge, and flows south-eastward, in a fairly straight course for about nine miles.[4]
The river flows into the Solent at Keyhaven, close to the shingle bank that leads to Hurst Castle.[4]
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References
- ↑ Samuel Lewis, (1855), The book of English rivers: an account of the rivers of England, page 31
- ↑ Colin Rodney Tubbs, (1968), The New Forest: an ecological history, pages 19-20. David & Charles
- ↑ Terry R. Healy, Ying Wang, Judy-Ann Healy (editors), (2002), Muddy coasts of the world: processes, deposits, and function, page 413. Gulf Professional Publishing
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Samuel Lewis, (1855), The book of English rivers: an account of the rivers of England, page 31