Avon Water, Hampshire
The Avon Water is a small river in Hampshire which flows through the New Forest to the sea. 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.
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,[1] although it is smaller than the other two rivers.[2] 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 9 miles (14.5 km).[3]
The river flows into the Solent at Keyhaven, close to the shingle bank that leads to Hurst Castle.[3]
References
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Samuel Lewis, (1855), The book of English rivers: an account of the rivers of England, page 31
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