River Brant
The River Brant is a river of Lincolnshire 14 miles long, and which is a tributary of the River Witham.
In 1855, Samuel Lewis described the Brant as:
"Brant, a tributary of the Witham in the western part of the county of Lincoln. This small stream has its rise in several fine springs in the parish of Hough-on-the-Hill, and pursues its humble course in a northern direction, westward of a range of high land." [1]
Name
The origin of the name is from the Old English; brant (meaning "steep", "deep"). Steep being a steeply sloping incline.[2]
Course
The Brant rises on the flank of Summerfields Hill to the south-west of Gelston near Hough-on-the-Hill and curves round such that it flows almost directly north, parallel to the Limestone Lincoln Edge.
The river flows past Brandon to which it gives its name, then reaches Stragglethorpe where it is joined by The Beck, which drains Fulbeck. At Brant Broughton it meets with its largest tributary the Sand Beck, and then continues north passing the Low Fields of Navenby, Boothby Graffoe and Coleby where it flows to the west of the deserted mediæval village of Skinnand and the remains of Somerton Castle.
Further north, the Brant reaches its confluence with the River Witham between the villages of Aubourn and South Hykeham.[3]
References
- ↑ The Book of English Rivers: An Account of the Rivers of England and Wales, Particularizing Their Respective Courses, Their Most Striking Scenery, and the Chief Places of Interest on Their Banks, Samuel Lewis, p 46,Original 1855, ISBN 9781108025492, accessed 5 May 2013
- ↑ "Brandon History". loveden.org.uk. http://www.loveden.org.uk/brandonhistory.html. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
- ↑ "Environment Agency What's in your Backyard". Environment Agency. http://maps.environment-agency.gov.uk/wiyby/wiybyController?topic=wfd_rivers&layerGroups=default&lang=_e&ep=map&scale=7&x=420369.21874999994&y=349517.93750000005#x=494783&y=345999&lg=1,7,8,9,5,6,&scale=5. Retrieved 5 May 2013.