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The Trent is the third longest river in the United Kingdom. Its source is in Staffordshire, on the southern edge of Biddulph Moor. It flows through and drains the North Midlands into the Humber Estuary. The river is known for dramatic flooding after storms and spring snowmelt, which in the past often caused the river to change course.
The Trent–Severn Waterway is a 386-kilometre-long (240 mi) canal route connecting Lake Ontario at Trenton to Georgian Bay, Lake Huron, at Port Severn. Its major natural waterways include the Trent River, Otonabee River, Kawartha Lakes, Lake Simcoe, Lake Couchiching and Severn River. Its scenic, meandering route has been called "one of the ...
The River Trent is a river of the English Midlands, in the United Kingdom. Other rivers of the same name include: Trent River (Ontario) in Ontario, Canada; a hamlet Trent River in the municipality of Trent Hills along Trent River (Ontario) in Ontario, Canada. Trent River (North Carolina) in North Carolina, United States; Trent River (New ...
A stretch of the natural river now known as Peel's Cut in 2017, including the Andresey Bridge. Peel's Cut is a man-made waterway connected to the River Trent in Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, in England. It was originally constructed by Robert "Parsley" Peel in the early 1780s to drive a cotton mill. The mill closed in 1849 and the cut was ...
Thus the River Ure and River Ouse can be counted as one river system or as two rivers. If it is counted as one, the River Aire / River Ouse/ Humber system would come fourth in the list, with a combined length of 161 miles (259 km); and the River Trent /Humber system would top the list with their combined length of 222 miles (357 km). [ 6 ]
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To the west of the Cliff north of Lincoln lies the River Trent, with the valley of the Witham to the west south of Lincoln. The top of the Cliff is followed by two historically significant roads. Closely following the escarpment is an ancient trackway, loosely known as the Jurassic Way , [ 6 ] which in large parts now consists of the A607 south ...
Gunthorpe is a village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England. Its population was 740 at the 2021 census. [1] It lies on the left bank of the River Trent. Gunthorpe Bridge on the A6097 is the only road crossing of the river between Newark and Nottingham. It is one of six places in England with the same name.