Little Avon River

Little Avon River
River
Sturt Bridge near Wickwar, a packhorse bridge on the Little Avon River
Country	United Kingdom
Parts	England
Region	South West
Administrative areas	Gloucestershire, South Gloucestershire


Source
- location	Horton, Gloucestershire, England
- coordinates	GB 51°33′30″N 2°21′12″W / 51.558373°N 2.353447°W / 51.558373; -2.353447
Mouth	Berkeley Pill
- location	Severn Estuary, United Kingdom
- coordinates	GB 51°41′58″N 2°29′18″W / 51.69952°N 2.488404°W / 51.69952; -2.488404Coordinates: GB 51°41′58″N 2°29′18″W / 51.69952°N 2.488404°W / 51.69952; -2.488404

The Little Avon River is a small river partly in southern Gloucestershire and partly in South Gloucestershire. For much of its length it forms the boundary between the county of Gloucestershire and the unitary authority of South Gloucestershire. It rises to the east of Wickwar, near Horton, passes near Charfield, Stone and Berkeley, and enters the River Severn via Berkeley Pill. It was formerly navigable up to moorings at Berkeley, but a flood-prevention scheme, built in the 1960s, now prevents navigation more than a few hundred metres upstream.

Lower Woods is a 280.1 hectare biological and geological Site of Special Scientific Interest on both sides of the river near the village of Wickwar. The site is a nature reserve managed by the Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust.^[1] Lower Woods are the most extensive area of ancient woodlands in the former county of Avon.^[2]

References

External links

Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust
Natural England (SSSI information)

River Severn, Great Britain

Administrative areas	Powys Shropshire Worcestershire Gloucestershire Monmouthshire South Gloucestershire Bristol North Somerset Somerset Newport Cardiff Vale of Glamorgan

Settlements	Llanidloes Newtown Welshpool Shrewsbury Ironbridge Bridgnorth Bewdley Stourport Worcester Tewkesbury Gloucester Berkeley Chepstow Avonmouth

Major tributaries	River Vyrnwy River Tern Cound Brook River Stour River Teme Warwickshire Avon River Wye Bristol Avon River Usk

Flows into	Severn Estuary Bristol Channel

Linked canals	Staffordshire and Worcestershire Worcester and Birmingham Droitwich Herefordshire and Gloucestershire Thames and Severn Coalport Gloucester and Sharpness Stroudwater Navigation Coombe Hill

Major crossings	Welsh Bridge English Bridge The Iron Bridge Mythe Bridge Over Bridge Severn Bridge Aust Severn Powerline Crossing Severn Tunnel Second Severn Crossing All crossings of the River Severn

Longest UK rivers Severn Thames Trent Great Ouse Wye Ure/Ouse Tay Spey Clyde Tweed Avon Nene Eden Dee

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