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'''Stour''' is a common river name | '''Stour''' is a common river name in southern England, of uncertain origin. The name may be from Old English, perhaps from ''styrian'', "to stir ''or'' move", or as has been suggested form a word for "fierce one". A pre-English origin is also possible; O G S Crawford noted two tributaries of the River Po near Turin in Italy named ''Sture''.<ref>O.G.S. Crawford, "Celtic place-names in England", ''The Archaeological Journal'' (British Archaeological Association) 2nd ser. '''27''' 1920:144</ref><ref>Richard Coates, "Stour and Blyth as English river-names" ''English Language and Linguistics'' '''10''' Cambridge University Press (2006:23-29).</ref> | ||
'''River Stour''' may refer to: | |||
*[[River Stour, Dorset]] | *[[River Stour, Dorset]] | ||
*[[River Stour, Kent]] | *[[River Stour, Kent]] (or "Great Stour"), with tributaries | ||
*[[River Stour, Suffolk]], the | **East Stour | ||
**Little Stour | |||
*[[River Stour, Suffolk]], forming the border of Suffolk and Essex | |||
*[[River Stour, Warwickshire]] | *[[River Stour, Warwickshire]] | ||
*[[River Stour, Worcestershire]] | *[[River Stour, Worcestershire]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:28, 22 January 2012
Stour is a common river name in southern England, of uncertain origin. The name may be from Old English, perhaps from styrian, "to stir or move", or as has been suggested form a word for "fierce one". A pre-English origin is also possible; O G S Crawford noted two tributaries of the River Po near Turin in Italy named Sture.[1][2]
River Stour may refer to:
- River Stour, Dorset
- River Stour, Kent (or "Great Stour"), with tributaries
- East Stour
- Little Stour
- River Stour, Suffolk, forming the border of Suffolk and Essex
- River Stour, Warwickshire
- River Stour, Worcestershire
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