River Tern

The Tern near Longdon-on-Tern

The River Tern (also historically known as the Tearne) is a river 30 miles long in Shropshire.

The Tern rises northeast of Market Drayton in the north of the county: the source of the Tern though is considered to be the lake in the grounds of Maer Hall in Staffordshire. From here it flows for about thirty miles, being fed by the River Meese and the River Roden, until it joins the River Severn near Attingham Park, by Atcham.

At Longdon-on-Tern, the Tern is spanned by the world's first large-scale cast iron navigable aqueduct. The Longdon-Upon-Tern Aqueduct is 62 yards long and was designed by Thomas Telford to carry the Shrewsbury Canal. The structure still stands today, but is marooned in the middle of a field.

Longdon-Upon-Tern aqueduct

Outside links Map: 52°40’59"N, 2°39’-0"W Tern Views - a detailed description with photographs References