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Pages in category "Tributaries of the River Severn" The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
The River Severn (Welsh: Afon Hafren, pronounced [ˈavɔn ˈhavrɛn]), at 220 miles (354 km) long, is the longest river in Great Britain. [4] [5] It is also the river with the most voluminous flow of water by far in all of England and Wales, with an average flow rate of 107 m 3 /s (3,800 cu ft/s) at Apperley, Gloucestershire.
Concrete barges on the foreshore. Purton lies on the southern bank of the River Severn about 1 ⁄ 2 mile (1 km) north of the port of Sharpness.The Severn is the longest river in the United Kingdom, at about 220 miles (354 km) [3] [4] and, with an average discharge of 107 m 3 /s (3,800 cu ft/s) at Apperley, Gloucestershire, it is the greatest river in terms of water flow in England and Wales.
Hafren (or Sabre, Sabren, or Sabrina; Welsh: Hafren; Old Welsh: Habren) is a legendary British princess who was drowned in the River Severn by her repudiated stepmother Gwendolen. The legend appears in Geoffrey of Monmouth 's pseudohistorical chronicle Historia Regum Britanniae ( c. 1136 ).
William Burges designed the fountain in 1858. [1] It was intended to commemorate Hafren (aka Sabrina), a legendary British princess. Geoffrey of Monmouth, in his Historia Regum Britanniae, records that Hafren and her mother were drowned in the River Severn on the orders of her father's first wife, and that the river derives its name from her. [2]
Saxon's Lode is a hamlet on the banks of the River Severn in the parish of Ripple, Worcestershire. Saxons Lode Manor House is a historic Grade II listed building located in Ripple, Worcestershire, England. The manor house, also known as Saxons Lode Farmhouse, is recognized for its architectural and historical significance.
The gorge carries the River Severn south towards the Bristol Channel. It was formed during the last ice age when the water from the previously north-flowing river became trapped in a lake (Lake Lapworth) created when the Irish Sea ice sheet dammed the river. The lake level rose until the water flowed through the hills to the south.
Populated places on the River Severn (3 C, 59 P) Ports and harbours of the Bristol Channel (3 C, 20 P) T. Tributaries of the River Severn (1 C, 26 P)