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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>[[File:River_Nadder_Salisbury_Cathedral.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Salisbury Cathedral seen from the banks of the Nadder]]<br />
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The '''River Nadder''' is one of the five rivers which unite in the meadows of [[Salisbury]], beneath the gaze of [[Salisbury Cathedral|its cathedral]], in [[Wiltshire]].<br />
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The name of the river is Old English: ''næddre'' means "Snake".<br />
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This is a chalk stream, a distinctive, rare type of river found in the southern counties, and much sought after by fly fishermen because of its clear waters and abundance of brown trout. It is one of the main tributaries of the [[River Avon, Hampshire|Salisbury Avon]], rising from a number of springs and small streams at [[Donhead St Mary]] in southern Wiltshire, each headwater rising close by the border with [[Dorset]].<br />
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From its origin, the infant Nadder flows gently northwards to the estate of [[Wardour Castle]], where it is swollen by the waters of the River Sem, and from this point it carves the gentle [[Vale of Wardour]] all the way eastwards towards Wilton.<br />
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The Nadder in the Vale of Wardour flows north-east to [[Tisbury, Wiltshire|Tisbury]], then eastwards towards the mediæval cathedral city of [[Salisbury]], through, Upper Chicksgrove, [[Lower Chicksgrove]], [[Barford St Martin]], and [[Burcombe]] before reaching [[Wilton, Wiltshire|Wilton]].<br />
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AT Wilton the river passes through the grounds of [[Wilton House]] and is joined by the [[River Wylye]].<br />
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After passing [[Quidhampton, Wiltshire|Quidhampton]] and [[Harnham]], the Nadder enters [[Salisbury]] and joins the Avon near [[Salisbury Cathedral]], the divided streams of the rivers that join here forming the famous water meadows by which the city was founded.<br />
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==Pictures==<br />
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File:River Nadder at Teffont Mill.jpg|The Nadder at Teffont Mill<br />
File:Palladian_bridge_Wilton_House.jpg|Flowing under the Palladian Bridge at Wilton House.<br />
File:River_Nadder_Harnham_Mill.jpg|The watermill at Harnham is near where the Nadder meets the Avon.<br />
File:Reed beds - River Nadder at Harnham.jpg|Reeds beds along the banks of the River Nadder at Harnham.<br />
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==Outside links==<br />
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*Location map: {{wmap|51.074478|-1.833060}}<br />
*[http://www.discovernadder.org.uk Discover Nadder] - Cranborne Chase AONB<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Rivers of Wiltshire|Nadder]]</div>RB