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

External links

A picture of Cannington Brook on Geograph

Ceremonial county of Somerset

Somerset Portal

Unitary authorities	Bath and North East Somerset North Somerset

Boroughs or districts	Mendip Sedgemoor South Somerset Taunton Deane West Somerset

Major settlements	Axbridge Bath Bridgwater Bruton Burnham-on-Sea Castle Cary Chard Clevedon Crewkerne Dulverton Frome Glastonbury Highbridge Ilminster Keynsham Langport Midsomer Norton Minehead Nailsea North Petherton Portishead Radstock Shepton Mallet Somerton Taunton Watchet Wellington Wells Weston-super-Mare Wincanton Wiveliscombe Yeovil See also: List of civil parishes in Somerset

Rivers	Alham Aller Avill Avon Axe (Bristol Channel) Axe (Lyme Bay) Badgworthy Water Banwell Barle Brue Cam Brook Cary Chew East Lyn Exe Fivehead Frome Haddeo Hoar Oak Water Holford Horner Huntspill Isle Land Yeo Mells Midford Brook Oare Water Parret Severn Estuary Sheppey Somer Sowy Tone Washford Wellow Brook West Lyn Whitelake Yeo (Congresbury) Yeo (South Somerset)

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