Cannington Brook

Cannington Brook
River
Cannington Brook flowing under a bridge
Country England
State Somerset
Source Hawkridge Reservoir
 - location Spaxton, Somerset, England
 - coordinates 51°07′09″N 3°08′02″W / 51.11917°N 3.13389°W / 51.11917; -3.13389
Mouth River Parrett
 - location Combwich, Somerset, England
 - coordinates 51°09′45″N 3°02′04″W / 51.16250°N 3.03444°W / 51.16250; -3.03444Coordinates: 51°09′45″N 3°02′04″W / 51.16250°N 3.03444°W / 51.16250; -3.03444

Cannington brook is a stream in Somerset, England that originates in the Quantock Hills,[1][2] which is designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.[3]

Various streams, including Peart Water, flow into Hawkridge Reservoir near Spaxton, which was built between 1960 and 1962,[4] to provide drinking water for Bridgwater. The water flows out as Cannington Brook,[1] which is dammed further downstream to make the Ashford Reservoir which was constructed in 1932.

The brook discharges into the River Parrett,[1] south east of Combwich.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Cannington Brook". Somerset Rivers. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
  2. "Bridgwater Bay" (PDF). English Nature. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
  3. "Report by the Service Director (03 March 2011)" (PDF). Somsert County Council Regulation Committee. 3 March 2011. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
  4. Waite, Vincent (1964). Portrait of the Quantocks. London: Robert Hale. ISBN 0-7091-1158-4.

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