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Pnksti Zsolt
10th March, 2011 9th A
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The River Avon
The River Avon is a tributary of the River Severn, situated in the south
west of the country. It is also known as the Lower Avon or Bristol Avon in order
so that it can be distinguished from a number of other River Avons in Britain.
Its source is near Chipping Sodbury in Gloucestershire, that divides into two
parts and after merging again it flows through Wiltshire.
The name Avon is a cognate of the Welsh word afon that means
river. Both avon and afon are being derived from abona, a word from
British language and it also means river. So literally River Avon means River
River; much more English and Scottish rivers share this name. There even was a
county in the Avon Valley, covering it including Bristol and Bath, the County of
Avon, which was named after this important river.
Avon rises between the villages of Old Sodbury and Acton T urville. Itdrains east then south through Wiltshire, in somewhat of a circular pattern. The
first main settlement along the Lower Avon is Luckington village and then it
flows on towards Sherston. The first major tributary that it joins up with is the
Tetbury Avon. Their confluence can be found at Malmesbury. If a rocky outcrop
of the Cotswolds didnt block their path, they would meet. But due to this
obstacle they can only merge a bit further from here. After the merge it turns
south east, away from the Cotswolds and then it reaches another confluence in
the clay Dauntsey Vale where it is joined by the River Marden then it continues
its way till Chippenham. The wide vale is known as the Avon Vale. The next
station is Bradford on Avon. After it passes under the Avoncliff and Dundas
Aqueducts, the River Frome joins it at Freshford. It then flows past Claverton
Pumping Station, which pumped water from the Avon into the canal, using the
power of the river flow. It then continues its way through Bathford and passes
under Cleveland and Poultney Bridges, as well. It then connects with the Kennet
and Avon Canal. From this point downstream it is known as the Avon Navigation.
The River Avon then flows through Keynsham towards Bristol and after leaving
Wiltshire, it marks the traditional boundary between Somerset and
Gloucestershire. The tidal New Cut diverts the Avon along the Feeder Canal to
the harbour. The original course is known as the Floating Harbour. It then
passes through the deep Avon Gorge and further away it joins the Severn
Estuary.
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